Maynooth (Epic) Writers group

So a friend of mine started a writers group in Maynooth recently. We’re hoping to get a blog and a facebook page set up eventually and possibly an online critique system but for the minute I’ll just explain what it is. Anyone is allowed attend and we critique each others creative writing. You don’t need to […]

Ugh… Vampires

Says it all really, doesn’t it? But why does it say it all? Why do so many of us cringe at the word Vampire these days? Hmm… I wonder… Oh yeah, this heap of shite: Or “Twi-Shite” as it’s fondly known amongst my friends. I know this is probably like flogging a dead horse to […]

Decisions Decisions…

So I applied for a Creative Writing MA next year. There’s not much choice in Ireland, there’s one in University College Dublin (UCD), Trinity College Dublin (TCD) or Queen’s university Belfast (QUB). Some people argue that there’s one in National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) but that’s really a masters in Writing; it has modules […]

Necromancy

so this blog died a swift death… Rest In Peace little blog, Rest In Peace. It was probably never a good idea to make a commitment like this coming into my final year of college – unless I can get into some sort of routine with a new activity I tend to abandon it pretty […]