by Orna Ross | Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized |
We all have attitudes, beliefs, concepts, denials, expectations and fears about life – the Go Creative! series calls these our ABCDEFs. “The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice,” says the late, brilliant, creative, eccentric...
by Orna Ross | Feb 16, 2015 | Uncategorized |
“People working in the arts engage in street combat with The Fraud Police on a daily basis… “When you’re an artist, nobody ever tells you or hits you with the magic wand of legitimacy. You have to hit your own head with your own handmade wand....
by Orna Ross | Feb 14, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Great day today with The Boxers — as the seven of us who have got together on the Women Writing Women novel box-set have taken to calling ourselves. And with other friends from the Alliance of Independent Authors. Jessica Bell is in London for a few weeks...
by Orna Ross | Jan 28, 2015 | Uncategorized |
So… if you live in London, please mark your calendar. Our Yeats event (for #Yeats2015) is set for the 1st of April. ‘I Am Of Ireland', an evening of poetry and song, will explore what it is to be Irish, in these (we hope!) post-nationalist days. And...
by Orna Ross | Jan 17, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Yen: Early in December 2014, I told Orna about my decision to go freelance, and she responded by asking me if I cared to join her on an adventure. I was scared, feeling slightly unsure, but deep down, my gut said yes. So I said yes. Since then, I’ve been getting to...
by Orna Ross | Dec 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves.” Oscar Wilde. Receiving and giving are opposite directions of energy flow, inextricably linked together. Like breathing in and out, both are needed to keep flow freely moving . People think giving...