Sandra Ireland's Blog, page 8
August 8, 2016
Barry Mill: A Creative Residency
Thanks to Creative Scotland funding and the support of the National Trust for Scotland, I am now ‘resident’ at this gorgeous place for twelve months.
This will allow me to write my second novel, a mill-inspired psychological thriller entitled The Bone Harp, and deliver five community writing workshops.
Barry Mill has a rich history, going back to the late Middle Ages, and brings with it a wealth of associated folklore and oral tradition. There are more stories than mine to be unearthed here…and I can’t wait to start digging!
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Beneath the Skin: the cover!
The grand reveal! The gorgeous cover of my debut novel Beneath the Skin, which will hit the bookshelves in September. Finally the long journey towards becoming a published author feels real. For the past twelve months I’ve been a bit like a kid on a road trip, constantly wondering ‘are we there yet?’ There have been lots of exciting diversions along the way: meeting my agent Jenny Brown over tea and biscuits, going to the Birlinn offices for the first time (the coolest book-filled basement ever!) and signing a publishing contract with a borrowed biro. (Why do writers never have pens?) But when I saw this classy and enigmatic cover; when I realised this would contain my very own words…I FINALLY thought YES! I’ve arrived!
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