Writing . . . and loving it! by Orla Doherty
I joined Writing.ie late in 2020, as part of my ‘what else can I join
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Stories submitted by readers to the Mining Memories and Writing & Me sections of the site.
I joined Writing.ie late in 2020, as part of my ‘what else can I join
One night in 1963, when I was four, the outside world made my little world
Real or Imposter? Maybe Kelda will reveal all I’ve had a lot more experience of
When I wrote L’assente, I was transported far away, immersed in the flow of writing.
A pointless reflection, I know, but I wonder whether there are more books than people
In the churchyard the snowdrops Push their way through cold earth, Their soft petals cover
In my final year at university, when the terrible prospect of having to get a
When I was ten, I wrote and illustrated a story called ‘The Giraffe who Sneezed’.
I have a story to tell, and if you follow me to the end of
It was April 22nd 2016, a Friday night in the small Shropshire town of Much
The husband and I were excited, if a bit confused ,when my son suggested a
I started becoming interested in writing in my very late teenage years, I must have
Through my self publishing journey I have experienced the true Irish spirit of community, kindness
I’ve been writing since I was a child, though most of what I did at
20-20 VISION: Writing my Memoirs in Lockdown In answer to the question, ‘how did you
It’s hard enough writing a novel, no matter writing a 461 pager about a continuing
Living aboard a boat is completely and absolutely about location and one’s potential ability to
Changing Times – things are being shaken up in politics, business, the enviroment and also
Recently I was asked why I am a writer of essays, plays, poetry and even
Ireland A Social History-from the Celts to the foundation of Unionism and Republicanism There are
