by Orna Ross | Oct 17, 2013 | The Rest |
It's no coincidence that in my novels both Jo and Norah in After The Rising and Mercy in Blue Mercy write their way to resolution. This was my way of paying tribute to the power of writing to heal, transform and liberate. It’s such a miracle, that through marks on a...
by Orna Ross | Jul 17, 2013 | The Rest |
I'm taking a short break from blogging the “Go Creative!” book to post this interview with Tom Evans from The Zone Show about my own creative process. In it, Tom and I talk about: how books get started and how to keep writing the seven stages of the...
by Orna Ross | Mar 10, 2013 | The Rest |
It's Mothering Sunday in the UK, the fourth Sunday in Lent. On this side of the Atlantic, the celebration arises out of a Christian tradition. This is the day each year, Laetare Sunday, when people used to return to their “mother church”, the main church...
by Orna Ross | Feb 24, 2013 | The Rest |
I broke my arm on holiday — and lots of other personals have taken over time during the past weeks — including a burglar who made off with my computer and work I hadn't backed up. So I'm just tuning in today to explain that I'm on an enforced go slow,...
by Orna Ross | Feb 3, 2013 | The Rest |
I've been doing my last ever read through of BLUE MERCY as I finalise it for the print-on-demand (POD) edition of the book. While doing so, I've been enjoying the reconnection with two of its major inspirations. One was a place — Laragh in County Wicklow,...
by Orna Ross | Jan 6, 2013 | The Rest |
Happy New Year! I wanted to say a huge , huge “Thank You!” if you bought one of my ebooks over the Reading Season (AKA Christmas holidays). You've helped to put the three novels into Amazon's Top 5 in the British and Irish fiction, drama category. Yes, all...