Do you have a folder full of half-finished stories? You’re not alone. This article explores why it’s vital to finish what you started, why many writers get trapped…
My flash fiction story, Can You Not See Them At All, has been published in Sparks Literary Journal. It’s a modern-day fantasy story, where the protagonist, Neasa, travels…
The Odessa File, Frederick Forsyth’s second novel after his bestselling debut, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1972. It was also a bestseller and was filmed…
At first glance it seems like blind judging is a great idea, but there are some surprising issues. Discover the nuances.
The organisers of the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival contacted me recently, to let me know that my flash fiction story This Will Be the Hole is one…
A lot of aspiring authors talk about writing a lot but don’t actually write. If you suspect that’s something you do, then here’s how to turn talk into action.
A review of the only coffee maker in a James Bond novel, the Chemex. It’s a design classic, but is it any good at making coffee?
My short story, The Samhain Roads, has been published in Superpresent Magazine. In it you can follow siblings Aoife and Liam as they search for their missing sister…
Maybe you spent ten years writing your novel, but you still only have ten seconds to sell it to a potential reader… and that’s why you need to know how to write a blurb.
Fade-Out, written by Patrick Tilley and published in 1975, is a cult classic, first-contact-with-aliens novel. It’s been a steady seller for fifty years and never out of print,…