by Orna Ross | Oct 11, 2020 | POETRY |
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, I post the poem that has got the most Insta likes. If you’re on Instagram, let’s follow each other. You’ll find my account Orna Ross.poetry here....
by Orna Ross | Oct 4, 2020 | POETRY |
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, I post the poem that has got the most Insta likes. If you’re on Instagram, let’s follow each other. You’ll find my account Orna Ross.poetry here....
by Orna Ross | Oct 1, 2020 | POETRY |
This month's exclusive poem for my patrons on Patreon is: Things Change. I release my poems there 90 days earlier for followers who also have exclusive access to my poetry chapbooks. Find out more at Patreon.com/ornaross I hope this month's poem speaks to you …...
by Orna Ross | Sep 30, 2020 | POETRY |
Each week, I select a winning poem from the “Indie Poetry Please” feature on Instagram, which is announced here on my blog, and on the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast and Livestream from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week our winner is Liezel...
by Orna Ross | Sep 29, 2020 | GO CREATIVE! |
My non-fiction books now carry the following disclaimer: Like all ALLi guides, this book uses they and their as singular pronouns, rather than he and him, or she and her, a style choice based on the word’s common spoken usage, inclusivity, lexical elegance, and long...
by Orna Ross | Sep 27, 2020 | POETRY |
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, I post the poem that has got the most Insta likes. If you’re on Instagram, let’s follow each other. You’ll find my account Orna Ross.poetry here....
by Orna Ross | Sep 25, 2020 | FICTION |
Okay, that's it. I've done it. No more drafts. It’s done. It’s simple. It’s to the point. It works. Just press Send. From: jodevereux@aol.com To: roryodonovan1995@eircom.net Dear Rory, I read about your wife’s passing in RIP.ie. She seems to have been a wonderful...
by Orna Ross | Sep 23, 2020 | FICTION |
Do you love fiction? Would you like to help shape my next novel, In the Hour? I now post short fiction posts on Facebook most days–snippets of scenes or dialogue or setting from my next novel, IN THE HOUR, together with some behind-the-book posts. I then flesh...
by Orna Ross | Sep 20, 2020 | POETRY |
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, I post the poem that has got the most Insta likes. If you’re on Instagram, let’s follow each other. You’ll find my account Orna Ross.poetry here....
by Orna Ross | Sep 18, 2020 | FICTION |
I recently learned the most marvelous story planning technique from fiction writer and teacher Linda Cracknell—using haiku to outline/plan your story. She uses it for the short story but I’ve now adopted it for chapter plans—one haiku per chapter to release its heart...