19th century brought to life at Johnstown Castle, Wexford
This Autumn I got a chance to visit Johnstown Castle in Wexford. It was a rare day out for me, one where I was childfree and I had a whole Saturday to do pretty much […]
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Dowth Point to Point – an ancient Irish race track
If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know that I’m fascinated by a beautiful area in Co. Meath called Dowth. This scenic setting is the backdrop to a novel I’ve written called December Girl which […]
Books I’ve been reading – Late Summer and Early Autumn 2016
I’ve discovered an amazing way to get through more books and I’m raging I didn’t start the process a year and a half ago when I began my commute to work. It has doubled my […]
Bord Gais Energy Irish Books Awards Shortlist – author interviews
This time last year I was looking to start something new. I’d just sent off an entry to the Greenbean Novel Fair and I was in the form for writing. Or talking about writing. Or […]
How I Write – Caroline Busher
Caroline Busher is an award-winning author who teaches creating writing courses. She graduated with a First Class Honours MA in Creative Writing and is a curator for Wexford Literary Festival. Her debut novel The Ghosts […]
The Siege of Jadotville – much more than Jamie Dornan loveliness
Ah Jamie. Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’ll admit I didn’t pay much attention to your sex God prowess before. This was because I have a fear of badly written books and from all accounts the literatzi […]
How I Write – E.M. Reapy
EM Reapy is a writer and tutor from County Mayo, Ireland. She was featured in The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers and released her debut novel Red Dirt, published by Head […]
When you think your book is ready for the world – but it’s not
Goddammit. It had all been going so well on the novel draft. The beta feedback came back. Better than I expected. Three readers. Three thumbs up. A few tweaks here and there, but overall, the […]
Win a signed copy of Hazel Gaynor’s The Girl From The Savoy
Going on holidays soon? Looking to read a book to drink your gin to? Well LadyNicci has just the 1920s answer for you. This week Hazel Gaynor launches her third book The Girl From The […]
Editing – ha ha ha
Hello cruel world. I mean, ‘world of possibilities just waiting to be sought.’ See what I did there? I made a negative thought into a positive one. That is what writers do. To be fair, […]
How I Write – Nicola Pierce
Nicola Pierce is a full time writer from Tallaght, County Dublin, but now lives in Drogheda in Ireland. She has worked as a ghost writer on eight books and has published three books in her […]
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 […]
Clackety clack, the keyboard talks back
Well, we’re getting there. Or somewhere. We’re definitely going to a place called ‘there’. This has mostly because I haven’t been going anywhere. If you know what I mean. This weekend I’ll stop the keyboard […]