Sinéad O’Connor: Fight the Real Enemy. Open Post.
Tuesday saw the funeral of that brave, beautiful, belligerent soul, Sinéad O’Connor. In Ireland we have a saying when a … Read more
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Fiction: Extract from A Life Before: Graignaspiddogue, the Hamlet of the Robins
This is the opening chapter from A Life Before, a prequel to Her Secret Rose, which I published some years ... Read more
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I’m on a Blog Break
I’m taking some weeks away from the blog, and other activities, as we go through an upgrade here at Orna … Read more
Taking A Blog Break
I’m taking a bit of a blog break from now until Sunday 27th March 2022–heading off to the Canary Islands … Read more
We’re back!
We’re back! Sorry it all took a little longer than expected. No matter how “realistic” I try to be, my … Read more
Blog Break and new website
I am taking a blog break as I’m working on a new website that will launch here in November, together … Read more
Sponsoring the Green Stories Writing Competitions
Do you write about environmental, eco, planetary themes… or follow a writer who does? Heads up about the Orna Ross … Read more
Happy Holidays & Happier New Year
Happy Chrismukkah, dear reader, if you live in one of the Judeo-Christian influenced lands. Or Happy Makaraa Sankranti (Hindi), Yalda (Peruvian), … Read more
The Singular They: elegant, inclusive and widely used
My non-fiction books now carry the following disclaimer: Like all ALLi guides, this book uses they and their as singular … Read more
Friday Fiction: How To Self-Edit Book 1 of A Trilogy While Planning Book 2
Writing a trilogy is a massive undertaking and I’m at work on Book 2 of my Yeats trilogy, Dancing in … Read more
Font Publications
Font Publications is my publishing imprint. Not all indie authors have an imprint though many do, for all sorts of reasons. … Read more
How I Hope To Turn Poetry into An Income Stream in my Creative Business
Howard Lovy, Managing Editor at The Alliance of Independent Authors, did a Q&A with me recently about my latest experiment: poetry on … Read more
What Is A Creativepreneur?
What Is A Creativepreneur? Creativepreneur is a relatively new job designation, unheard of before the 1990s, and only really taking … Read more
The Indie Author’s Three Hats: Maker, Manager and Marketeer
Setting up and running a successful creative enterprise like an author business, is challenging, for lots of reasons. One reason … Read more
Three Creative Practices for Body Mind and Spirit
The Go Creative method offers three forms of creative practice: . Creative Practice: Body: Effortless Exercise Effortless Exercise is moving the … Read more