Novels, Poetry & Creativism
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Orna Ross explores how going creative transforms the way we meet and manage life’s challenges. Learn three creative codes and … Read more
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Finding out that Maud Gonne and Eavan Boland share a death anniversary got me thinking about the way each of these two great Irishwomen engaged with the concept of “Mother Ireland”.
Very pleased to find out that “Blue Mercy” is a winner again, this time it’s The Firebird Book Award as a first-place winner in the Mystery category.
In Episode 4 of the Go Creative! podcast, Orna Ross presents the second installment of the Cardinal Creative Virtues series. … Read more
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After the success of my book trailer for A LIfe Before, I’m now putting together another, this time for Blue Mercy. Here’s the audio, as scripted by Arth of BookBarns.
Host Orna Ross delves into the first of four Cardinal Creative Virtues: Commitment. Discover the pivotal role creative commitment plays … Read more
“Circle of Life” is a winner again. This time it’s a BookFest Book Gold Award for “exceptional literary achievement”.
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In Episode 2 of her new Go Creative! podcast, Orna Ross dives more deeply into the mind state that induces creative flow—what she calls the create-state, a chosen way of understanding and processing life. And outlines the difference between being creative (a quality shared by all human beings) and going creative (a mind-state consciously chosen by some).
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This is the first update about the campaign to see a monumental statue of Maud Gonne in O’Connell St, Dublin … Read more
In this first episode of the Go Creatiive! Podcast, novelist and poet Orna Ross introduces herself as a creative and creativist, and explains what to expect from her new solo podcast, for authors, artists and everyone.