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Jack writes in tongues

THOUGH he speaks neither Hindi, Russian nor Bulgarian, retired schoolteacher and author Jack Harte has seen his short stories and books translated into all three languages in the past year. here

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The slowness of the hand eases the creative mind
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"I use the computer to write; but when I am stuck I can unblock it by handwriting, it’s something to do with the eye hand contact and if you are stuck, it can help you," says Christine Dwyer Hickey. more

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The Velvet Bulldozer is Sandy Row
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Writing a book about your battle for educational rights for your children is something that not all writers are called to do; but now there is a waiting list in the public library for the title. Turning down a literary agent’s offer of representation was just another milestone. more

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The unfolding story
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JUST picking up a leaflet can sometimes open up possibilities for a writer. Grace Jolliffe little expected that when she read a publisher’s flyer seeking book proposals that Willy Russell (Educating Rita) would option the resultant novel for a film. Or that she would become the scritwriter of her own novel, Piggy Monk Square. more

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Get the Picture
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To be noticed you have to stand out and in a visual age the easiest way to do that is by showing your own picture and or a picture of your work, whether that is a book jacket or a still from a production of your play or even a picture of something amusing that will match your subject. more

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Playing for real
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In the United States the two most popular online fantasy games have more than 500,000 and 400,000 players playing them.

In the Far East, four million people subscribe to one online game alone.

Author Conor Kostick has signed a $50,000 book deal with Penguin in the USA for his books on the subject Epic and Saga. here

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A life in crime
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AFTER many years as a full time writer Ken Bruen still finds the sight of his published titles astonishing.

"I have been publishing two a year for the past six years. What I most like is my overnight success after more than 30 years writing."

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from B to A
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some pieces on the journey from basic to acclaim
Most people have to learn the basics of writing before they are published and read by a wider audience, so here follow a few basics.
here

At forty-two years of age Tom is the freelance cub reporter on a weekly local paper.

He lives his days in a state of controlled terror; but is he happy?.

You betcha.

here

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Some days are stones
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Some weeks bring good news and some not so good for those writers outside the ranks of young female authors currently enjoying home and international success.

True to form, for Kildare writer Martin Malone there was good news and bad news in one month.

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You write for you
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WRITING is like falling in love, anybody can do it.

It doesn’t have to be the preserve of the learning classes nor do you have to write a bestseller to be a writer.

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