The Writer’s Journey

I don’t know how many other writers have this problem (I suspect the majority) but I decided to go rummaging around in my old files this week, and what I discovered shocked me. Half finished projects piled in higgledy-piggledy, and somewhat reproachfully. So I made a vow to finish at least some of them, if [...]

As I mentioned before, the writer’s life is one of ups and downs. One of the downs is watching the mailbox for cheques to arrive. Seems to take longer every year. One of the ups is getting a `best of’ anthology from an editor with your story in it.
I recently received my copy of Wondrous [...]

Forever and a day…

The writer’s life is, as we all know, one of ups and downs. But sometimes the up and the down come at the one time. I received an email recently from a well known anthology series – one of my stories is being considered for inclusion in one of their books.
Great news? I thought so, [...]

The Freelance Life

There’s nothing like the life of a freelancer - one day you are snowed under with work, the next you have enough time on your hands to blog again.
Of course, things usually die down around Christmas, but this year the period leading up to Christmas has been particularly busy - not that there’s anything wrong [...]

Small Victories

It’s getting harder to make your way as a freelance writer these days, but I have had a couple of small victories - my story Under The Lanterns is coming up in Monthly Short Stories, and the latest anthology from Atriad Press, called Haunted Encounters, features No Place Like Home. I do have a couple [...]

Haunted Encounters

I have just received my contributor’s copy of Haunted Encounters, published by Atriad Press. The anthology has gathered together true ghost stories from around the world. Mine took place in Ireland in the 50s, and is actually about my father’s encounter with a ghost.
We believe in ghosts in Ireland - Maybe it’s something in the [...]