Last week, I received an unexpected message. It was from a parent, asking me if I was offering creative writing classes for a student doing the Leaving Cert (final secondary school exam in Ireland). I hadn’t ever promoted myself as a resource for exam students. I imagined they would be too busy ingesting vast…
Author: Derbhile Graham
My Latest Writing Adventures
First up, I want to apologise for disappearing off the face of the earth for a few weeks. I was happily immersed in a mountain of writing projects. I have now climbed to the top of that mountain and I’m taking in the view. There are a few more peaks ahead for me, but I’ve…
Upcoming WriteWords Creative Writing Workshops
In a fit of organisational zeal last week, I organised a tonne of creative writing workshops that will see me through the summer. Good-quality, reasonably priced venues in my area are hard to come by, and I wanted to pounce on my favourite venue before the slots are all gone. So, I’ve set up three…
A Glorious Mix of Writing and Editing
As you know, I love to mix it up when it comes to writing and editing, meaning I love assignments that allow me to combine the two. For the past few months, I’ve been doing a somewhat unusual assignment which allows me to do just that. In the past, I have been asked to write…
How to Write A Cracking Reader's Report
In case any of you were longing for a blog entry from me last week, I was on holidays. On my return, I was delighted to discover a lovely new project waiting for me in my inbox, in which I get paid to read. It’s a reader’s report for an author who has finished a…