Novels, Poetry & Creativism
Thoughts on other topics
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Tuesday saw the funeral of that brave, beautiful, belligerent soul, Sinéad O’Connor. In Ireland we have a saying when a … Read more
Please join me in congratulating this week’s #IndiePoetryPlease Contest Winner: Ashe Kaye (@afkayewrites), and their winning entry – When the House Creaks
I’m taking some weeks away from the blog, and other activities, as we go through an upgrade here at Orna … Read more
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! Sorry it all took a little longer than expected. No matter how “realistic” I try to be, my … Read more
I am taking a blog break as I’m working on a new website that will launch here in November, together … Read more
Do you write about environmental, eco, planetary themes… or follow a writer who does? Heads up about the Orna Ross … Read more
Happy Chrismukkah, dear reader, if you live in one of the Judeo-Christian influenced lands. Or Happy Makaraa Sankranti (Hindi), Yalda (Peruvian), … Read more
My non-fiction books now carry the following disclaimer: Like all ALLi guides, this book uses they and their as singular … Read more
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 is my publishing imprint. Not all indie authors have an imprint though many do, for all sorts of reasons. … Read more
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? Creativepreneur is a relatively new job designation, unheard of before the 1990s, and only really taking … Read more
Setting up and running a successful creative enterprise like an author business, is challenging, for lots of reasons. One reason … Read more