Real author. High five.
I’m a sucker for book launches these days. Free wine. Check. Books. Check. Chance to meet real authors. In like Flynn. On Friday night however, I got a chance to be more than involved. I […]
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How I write – Andrea Mara
Andrea Mara is a freelance writer and blogger, who lives in Dublin with her husband and three children. She attempts – often badly – to balance work, family and writing, then lets off steam on […]
Ten hairstyles that shouldn’t be on a human head
What’s your hair like? And how does it affect your life? Does it just hang about your shoulders and behind your ears, never really bothering you? Or do you think and plan your life around […]
Seven writing competitions you should enter in 2016
I’ve written before about coming runner up in a writing competition. I was eleven. The competition was organised by An Post. I won a luminous yellow t-shirt with a green dinosaur on it. And I […]
The End. Book written. Now what?
Oh hello little blog. You are still here. Staring at me blankly. Tapping your foot. Throwing your bloggy arms up to heaven and saying ‘where were you?’ Well, frankly, it’s not you. It’s me. I’ve […]
Calling yourself a writer: the leap
I haven’t posted about writing in a while and that’s a good thing because I’ve been busy. Writing. Or rather, reading. And editing. There are three books on the go. My original book, which I […]
Get the look – Vera Wang on the cheap
You know what I’ve never done? A style post. All these lovely bloggers I follow publish pics of their dresses and shoes and shiny skinniness when they attend events. I LOVE looking at the pics, […]
Review: Ziaja Argan Oil Hand and Face Cream
All is forgiven Bill. Karma. The world is right again. The donkey socks never arrived but something else did. I know you didn’t actually send the package Bill, but I have to believe that you […]
Nothing to hold. Nothing to grieve. Nothing.
I started counting this morning. The ones that I know about. Aunties and uncles. A distant cousin. In-laws. Twins. Two babies for two Mums. Some at seven weeks. Some at thirteen. Gone. No heartbeat. I’m […]
Diary of a one year old: 14 months
The baby is crazy. She’s gone from a wriggly blob to a shuffly blob to a small girl child who can climb and run and use her hands like an adult might. I can’t understand […]
Breastfeeding: how to pump and have a life in 10 easy steps
It’s baby boom time in my circle of friends. Like the year that preceded it, the year of the seven weddings, this is the year of the seven impending births. Between family, close friends and […]
How not to do PR. A moan about donkey socks.
Right let’s get this out of the way first. I’m a moaner. I love to complain. In fact I ENJOY it. If something happens to me that I’m not happy about I get relief by […]
19 things that sucked ass in the 19th century
I recently shared out a blog post I’d written about some of the research I was doing for my historical fiction novels set in the 19th century. The comments that came back were overwhelmingly positive, […]
Lingo for gringos: five Spanish words you need to watch Narcos on Netflix
I’d heard the word ‘Narcos’ bandied about for a few weeks before we sat down to watch the new Netflix series. I’ll be honest. I didn’t really know what Narcos meant. Neither did I know […]