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A couple of courses I will be facilitating through the Irish Writers Centre. Both are online. The short story course runs for 6 weeks and the publishing one is a one-day event. irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/the-... irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/from...

David Mamet: “In the bad film the fellow says, “hello Jack, I’m coming over to your home this evening because I need to get the money you borrowed from me.” In the good film, he says, “Where the hell were you yesterday?”

"I walked out to her and whispered ‘don’t let the bastards get you down’. She smiled and said, 'I’m not down'." Kris Kristofferson 🙏

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"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand." — George Orwell, Why I Write

I like to look things up on the Google myself.

P.S. I close my eyes and see a seagull in the desert, high, against unbearably blue sky. There is hope in the past. I am writing to you all the time, I am writing with both hands, day and night. Franz Wright

"There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges." Ernest Hemingway, born on this day in 1899

"My perfect day is sitting in a room with some blank paper. That’s heaven. That’s gold and anything else is just a waste of time.” — Cormac McCarthy, born on this day 1933

"I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go into the library and read a good book." Groucho Marx

"Simple" by Raymond Carver

Nowadays, I live on the west coast of Ireland.

Forty-one years ago, living in London and looking for work, I took the Tube to Wembley with my dole money in my pocket and hoping I might still snag a ticket. Somehow, I did.

It was wonderful.

On such a fabulous sunny day here in Sligo, you'd really have to wonder why I'm listening to Johnny Ray's "Just Walking in the Rain".

“Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.” ― Barry Lopez

A one-day online publishing workshop at the Irish Writers' Centre: "Demystify the publishing process in this practical, hands-on course designed for aspiring and experienced writers alike." irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/from...

From Manuscript to Publication: A Practical Guide to Getting Published with Gerard Beirne - Irish Writers CentreA 1-day online creative writing course led by facilitator Gerard Beirne on the dos and don'ts of getting your writing published. Saturday 26 September.irishwriterscentre.ie

Delighted to be facilitating this course online at the Irish Writers Centre starting in September: "This course explores a range of short stories from leading contemporary American writers, blending close reading with creative practice." irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/the-...

Yes, Canada was very good to me over the years. Indeed I published four of my books there. My latest, The Thickness of Ice (Baraka Books, Quebec), is set in Churchill on Hudson Bay.