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Annette Sills

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Annette Sills was born in Wigan, Lancashire to parents from County Mayo, Ireland. Her short stories have been longlisted and shortlisted in a number of competitions including the Fish Short Story Prize, the Telegraph Short Story Club, Books Ireland Magazine and the emigration anthology Something about Home. Her first novel, The Relative Harmony of Julie O'Hagan was shortlisted in Rethink Press New Novels Competition 2014. Her second, My Mother's Children, was published by Poolbeg Press in March 2021. Annette currently lives in Manchester with her husband and two children.
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Annette Sills I'm not sure I believe in writer's block. I think writing is like any other job, you just have to sit down and get on with it. You may produce rubbish…moreI'm not sure I believe in writer's block. I think writing is like any other job, you just have to sit down and get on with it. You may produce rubbish at first but I think the good writing comes back.(less)
Annette Sills I love the editing and polishing stage, moving a word here or there or improving on an image or piece of dialogue. The hardest part is the blank page …moreI love the editing and polishing stage, moving a word here or there or improving on an image or piece of dialogue. The hardest part is the blank page and getting it down for the first time.(less)
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