Louise Phillips's Blog, page 68

Words can make your day!!

I received this lovely email through the website today. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to receive something like this from a reader - Made my day!

"Hello, 

Just to say how much I enjoyed reading  Red Ribbons. As someone who devours books I have to say this is probably the best crime fiction book I have read in many a year.

I would go to bed early just to read it! Other crime books I have read would be a great cure for insomnia!

Looking forward to reading The Dolls House.

Wishing you continued success."

WRITE THAT NOVEL - One Place Left due to cancellation!

WRITE THAT NOVEL workshop starts Wednesday 7th May  - Due to Cancellation, One place is now available  - It could be yours!! 
To Book Visit HERE

Can Anybody Help Me - Sinead Crowley

Sinead Crowley’s debut crime thriller Can Anybody Help Me is a page turning read that grips you from the get-go, dealing with that daunting time of pregnancy and then motherhood, it asks the question, can any of us really trust the people we connect with online?Catching up with Sinead, it came as no surprise that she wanted to write since the age of four, ‘When I got my first toy typewriter – the first words typed were Chapter One.’ A ferocious reader, it was the L M Montgomery books, and specifically the Emily books, of whichEmily and the New Moon was her favourite, that really griped her, ‘I remember borrowing the book from Walkinstown library, and borrowing it over and over again. Emily also wanted to be a writer!’ Confidence wise, she says, ‘I never thought becoming a writer would definitely happen, but from as soon as I could pick up a pen, I wanted to write.’Read Full Interview HERE

Smoke Alley Radio Pilot!

I had the most fantastic evening at Smock Alley last night for the radio pilot with Sinead Moriarty and company! 
The audience were also fab, including Sue Leonard, Linda Bennet, Sandra Reid, Sarah Mulhall, Cassidy Murphy, Niamh Brennan, Yvonne Desmond, Theresa Schmuck, Cliona Ni Shuilleabhaine and Anne O'Leary!!! 
What a beautiful building it was! Pic without the crew and audience

WRITE THAT NOVEL - Only 2 Places Left!

WRITE THAT NOVEL workshop starts Wednesday 7th May  - Only 2 places left - One of them could be yours!! 
To Book Visit HERE

Radio Pilot!

Looking forward to taking part in a Radio Pilot being recorded this evening with the lovely Sinead Moriarty - it should be fun!!

Hitting that special number!!

Today looks like the day that the blog will hit 200,000! So a perfect time to give away a free signed copy of THE DOLL'S HOUSE! 

Share this post on Twitter or Facebook to be in with a chance, and there is another prize for visitor 200,000!!

James Plunkett Short Story Award 2014

Following the great success of the 2013 competition,the Irish Writers’ Union, in association with the Irish Writers’ Centre, are very pleased to announce the launch of the 2014 James Plunkett Short Story Award. The Irish Writers’ Union is delighted to continue celebrating the legacy of Plunkett, one of their founder members, through this competition.There is no restriction on theme or genre. Entrants are simply asked to recall Plunkett’s skill as a social commentator when writing.The judge for the 2014 competition will be Booker and IMPAC nominee Donal Ryan.First Prize: €2000
Second Prize: €1000
Third Prize: €500Closing Date for Entries: Friday, September 12th 2014Entries should be between 1000 and 3000 words and should be sent to:The Irish Writers’ Union
19 Parnell Square
Dublin 1There is no limit on the number of submissions an entrant can make. Entry costs €10 per submission (please make cheques payable to the Irish Writers’ Union).
A Long List of 30 entries will be published on the website of the Irish Writers’ Union before the winning entrants will be selected.
For more details, please visit www.ireland-writers.com

Done and Dusted!!

Edits are done and dusted and I can start picking up the pieces of my life again. All family, friends, and anyone else that I have ignored over the last 3 weeks, I offer my sincere apologies. It was a marathon run, over 14 hours editing yesterday, and up at dawn, but another one has bitten the dust, and dare I say it, I am happy with it. I've done my best. No doubt there will be some changes before it goes out in the world, but for now, a sigh of relief.....
The Blurb
LAST KISS

Her husband is having an affair with a woman who wants her life. How far will she go to take back control?

In a Dublin suburb, a wife desperately clings to her sanity. The fear of being stalked by her husband's mistress, a shadowy presence moving objects around her home and playing mind games to push her over the edge, becomes a battle for survival.

In a hotel room across Dublin, Rick Shevlin, an art dealer with a dubious sexual past, is found butchered - his body arranged with artist precision.

But what connects them?

When psychologist Dr Kate Pearson is brought in to investigate the vicious murder, she finds herself plunged into an investigation which spreads across Europe and reveals a trail of sexual power and evil......

Editing Cave!!

15,000 in edits done so far today, only another 12,000 to go....back into the dark cave, if I don't reappear by the weekend, someone come look for me!!