Episodes
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
45. Writing your author bio... in space
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
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This week Máire raises the issue of making your author page and how to write a good bio for early stage authors. You can see Cathy's author page at cathycclarke.com and Máire's at mairebrophy.com, Kate plans to do hers in space. We're talking websites, bios and author pictures, and talking about yourself in the third person... I mean herself... themselves.
Presented by Cathy Clarke, Kate Mulholland and Máire Brophy. Produced by Máire Brophy
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
44. Dungeons and Dragons and Advice
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
This week Máire talks about the opportunities for writers in the D&D world - that's the Role Playing Game Dungeons and Dragons - looking at the model of the DM's Guild for selling player written games using the D&D rules. Cathy brings up a thorny issue, how do writers find ways of getting good advice and specific insight into improving their writing. We discuss the role of classes, editors, mentors, publishers and..eh... masterchef. We talk about the art and craft of it all, and give a sneak peek into an alternate world where we do a podcast while running.
Presented by Kate Mulholland, Cathy Clarke and Maire Brophy. This episode was produced by Máire Brophy
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
43. Interview with Sinead Hamill
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
This week we have author Sinead Hamill, author of 'Scumbags and Handbags', 'Smiling Vendetta' and the soon to be published 'Dippers'. Sinead talks about her decision to self-publish, where her inspiration comes from and the drive she has to write (and of course have the craic). We talk life, death and ditties!
Sinead's book Dippers is available now.
This episode was presented and produced by Máire Brophy
Saturday Jun 03, 2017
42. It's been too long
Saturday Jun 03, 2017
Saturday Jun 03, 2017
We've been apart for awhile so now we have a lot to say. In this episode Kate tells us about finishing her epic book, Cathy talks about her latest editing and writing group activities and Máire brings us some significant news. We also talk about the difficulty in switching between writing novels and screenplays, and what we should do with advice and opinions on our writing.
Episode presented by Cathy Clarke, Kate Mulholland and Máire Brophy, produced by Máire Brophy. Music by Gavin Mulhall.
Friday Nov 25, 2016
41. NaNoWriMo past the half way point
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Two roads diverged in a wood. Kate was on the one that was going somewhere, Maire was not!
We're passed the half way point in this recording for NaNoWriMo, and we're quite far apart from each other. Kate is ploughing ahead and Maire realises she has been intensely writing very boring things.
Presented by Kate Mulholland and Maire Brophy. Produced by Maire Brophy.
Tuesday Nov 08, 2016
40. NaNoWriMo Day 7
Tuesday Nov 08, 2016
Tuesday Nov 08, 2016
It's one week into NaNoWriMo, and we discuss where we're at. Kate is getting into it working out her treatment, and Maire has faltered and changed tracks, and not sure if she'll change tracks again.
Thursday Nov 03, 2016
39. NaNoWriMo... And they're off!
Thursday Nov 03, 2016
Thursday Nov 03, 2016
The second episode of our nano podcast series was recorded on day 2 of NaNoWriMo. We meet in a surprisingly jazz filled room (just imagine us in black and white) to check in and see how the current project is going.
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
38. Prepping for NaNoWriMo
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
This is the first in our nano series of nano podcasts about NaNoWriMo. Kate and Maire signed up to NaNoWriMo.org and have committed to writing 50,000 words in the 30 days of November... although we feel the actual number of words is negotiable.
Thursday Oct 27, 2016
37. Interview with Kevin Curran
Thursday Oct 27, 2016
Thursday Oct 27, 2016
Author Kevin Curran talk to Irish Writers Podcast this week about his books Beatspoiltation and Citizens. Citizens, published earlier this year, tells a personal story of the 1916 Easter Rising juxtaposed with life in modern day Ireland. We talk about where the idea for Citizens came from, the challenges of writing dual timelines and a sense of place. Kevin also talks through the key events on his path to publication.
Thursday Oct 13, 2016
36. Walking Around
Thursday Oct 13, 2016
Thursday Oct 13, 2016