Today we're thrilled to be joined by Lauren Mackenzie, whose debut novel The Couples is getting rave reviews. Lauren talks to us about her screenwriting background, the importance of writing masterclasses, and how she refills the creative well... ... Read the Post...
A Room of One’s Own: four writers on carving out space for their work
To paraphrase Virginia Woolf, a writer must have a room of their own if they are to create fiction. But should that room be a carefully curated work of art in itself, or a spartan space to prevent distraction? Should it come with locks and soundproofing, or an open door to invite in family life and inspiration? And can the right interiors really help to summon the muse? Rónán Hession Initially, Rónán Hession, whose debut novel ... Read the Post...
Una Mannion: “I got an email from Sinead [Gleeson] to call her straight away. Peter Straus wanted to talk to me.”
Today we're delighted to be joined by bestselling author Una Mannion who tells us about the Sandy Field Writers' Group, her 'deeply formative' MA in Writing and the importance of keeping heart Did you always want to be a writer? Probably since my early twenties, I carried this desire to write. It wasn’t something I would admit to anyone, I could hardly admit it to myself. The aspiration made me feel something close ... Read the Post...
11 Exceptional Literary Agents Every Irish Writer Should Know About
As someone whose fiction has been represented by two different literary agents (the first ran her own small UK agency and the second is a director at a big London agency), I know just how important it is to have the right person out there championing your work. The mistake I made was assuming (oh, the naivety!) that once you were signed by an agent, that was it: you'd made it. Publication was only a hop, skip and a bottle of bubbly ... Read the Post...