Calling all aspiring authors – don’t miss your chance for a Date With an Agent at the International Literature Festival Dublin! Do you have the next New York Times bestseller sitting in your drawer? Or perhaps an Oscar-winning screenplay just waiting to be produced? If you’re a writer looking for…
Do You Have a writing dream or a writing nightmare? Want to find out? We’re not going to sugarcoat this, because you deserve the truth! Can you believe most writers struggle and ultimately fail.  Out of those who actually start writing a novel, can you believe only 3% finish? It…
I’ve always been a pretty voracious reader, taking in everything from classics to fantasy, thrillers and children’s books. While I used to write a lot in my teens, my university studies (a B.Sc. and a Ph.D in botany), followed by a job in the civil service, marriage and children, pushed…