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July 6, 2016
The Librarian’s Cellar: Eoin McNamee reviews ‘The Loney’ by Andrew Michael Hurley
In this series of guest reviews, Eoin McNamee reviews The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
It could be Bunyan. A small group of men and women sets out into the wilderness – in this case the untracked tidal flats of the Loney and its rank hinterland. They see themselves as pilgrims, God-haunted. They are in search of an old conformity, the stark rites of the early church. A test of their piety will be a cure for one of their number, the dumbstruck teenager Hannay.
It is the 20th century, but th...
July 4, 2016
The Librarian’s Cellar: Five Favourite Fairy ‘ish’ tales for Adults!
“For those who immerse themselves in what the fairy tale has to communicate, it becomes a deep, quiet pool which at first seems to reflect only our own image; but behind it we soon discover the inner turmoils of our soul – its depth, and ways to gain peace within ourselves and with the world, which is the reward of our struggles.”
Bruno Bettelheim The Uses of Enchantment: The Meanings and Importance of Fairy Tales
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There is nothing that delights me more than opening a beautifully cra...
July 1, 2016
Arkyne, Story of a Vampire: Read the ebook for FREE
I’m delighted to announce that Smashwords have just launched their annual Summer Sale, where you can download a copy of Arkyne, Story of a Vampire, for FREE here
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June 28, 2016
Writers and Authors Feature Interview
Many thanks toWriters and Authorsforthis recent feature interview
What genre do you write and why?
I write mostly in the horror/supernatural genre, but also in dramatic fiction. I am a screenwriter and filmmaker too, which allows me the freedom to experiment in different genres and formats of storytelling, so in terms of creativity, I have many structures to imagine and develop stories.
Tell us about your latest book.
‘Arkyne, Story of a Vampire’ is my debut novel and is a supernatural tale...
June 24, 2016
Characters from Arkyne: Caleb – An Introduction
Kilronan, Inis Mor. Aran Islands
A breeze was rising gently to move between the many dreamcatchers that old Budgie Flaherty had suspended from the gutters to decorate the exterior of her cottage home. All different in shape and size, and placed with care in front of every window and door, the handmade talismans warded off the unwelcome, the dream stealers, the custodians of nightmares and dark thoughts. Driftwood, jetsam, feathers and glass beads, all blending unique and soothing timbres that...
June 22, 2016
LET IT BLEED
So there’s a part of this story that will remain untold for now, but there’s also an amazing episode that can’t NOT be told. When I was a small child, I went to live with my Godmother, Auntie Kay, a genuine fairy godmother in a time of enormous upheaval, she nurtured my little self generously with the help of my uncle and her four teenage boys and only daughter, who was 19 when she had to share her box bedroom and single bed with me! The youngest, my cousin Derek, was sixteen at the time, and...
June 16, 2016
From Novel to Screen: Six Irish women writers who paved the way…
Always inspiring to see thenovelsof Irish female authors transfer to the big screen through film adaptations.A few that come to mind straight way are, , the late ,and Buthow many others can you name?
I came up with the following Six:
1: Katherine Cecil Thurston: The Masquerader
Katherine Cecil Madden was born in Cork in 1885. Thurston was her married name. Her novels were successful in both Britain and America. She also wrote The Gambler (...
May 29, 2016
On Writing: Breathing through the white space…
Memory makes history, and with time, thepastbecomes a collection of stories, some perhaps, better than others.
Thebad ones –if you find a way to exorcise them– lose their power over you. Writingthem down is one such way, breathing through that white space between the words.
Detachment –just enough towrite in the third person – is looking outside of the experience, and hopefully, through a fresh pair of eyes, further embeds that stripping of power; seeing it play out from another perspective....
