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What’s the Story Behind That Song?
For those who don’t know, my work in progress is a yet untitled work that is, what I hope to be, a nice blending of Sci-fi/romance with Irish history and mythology. For inspiration, I’ve copied some of...
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Beowulf Blues
Image attributed to Ganainm At the risk of sounding like I didn’t enjoy myself when I went to England and Ireland in 2005 (which is far from the truth) I’m going to post another regret from that trip....
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My thoughts on The Hobbit vs Beowulf
Reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo Lyre If you haven’t guessed already, I love the poem Beowulf. During that England/Ireland trip, I was very excited to see Sutton Hoo. Even several of you folks from...
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How O’Carolan Influenced St. Patrick’s Day
Image of O’Carolan’s memorial attributed to James Yardley. As sick as I’ve been for the last month, I couldn’t let St. Paddy’s day go by without talking about it just a little bit. Having played a...
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Who Knew My Fingers Have Their Own Brains?
Image attributed to Rama I’ve been asked to play my harp for my cousin’s upcoming wedding. I greatly admire this cousin who has been highly dedicated in serving in our military. I love my country and...
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Fly Like An Eagle
The Hampton Court Clock. Very cool looking, but seriously outdated. Note the SUN revolving around the EARTH? Image attributed to Mike Cattell via Wikimedia Commons. I’ve always liked the Hampton Court...
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Running In Heels
Somehow, I don’t think these would have helped either. Image attributed to Oxfordian Kissuth via Wikimedia Commons I’m back to what happened last week, with writing my post on Monday morning. As full...
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Inspired Again
EUREKA!! Image attributed to Mark Dumont via Wikimedia Commons. It’s fun to experience the moment when inspiration strikes. Especially when you’ve been stuck. When I regularly hired out to play harp, I...
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For the Love of Ireland
May I just stop in for a cup o’ tea and a chat? Image attributed to Joseph Mischyshyn via Wikimedia Commons. I’m about 2 chapters and an epilogue away from finishing my WIP (which I’m pretty sure will...
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How To Get Inspired – Part 1
Um, is that a ghost in the window? Whew! Nope, just a lamp shade. No, wait… Image via Wikimedia Commons. A couple of weeks ago, Hubby and I got the chance to stay for a few days at Estes Park,...
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Wednesday Welcomes – Iris Blobel!
Today I have the pleasure of introducing a wonderful author who I would love to sit down with and have a chat over a nice pot of tea. Unfortunately, she lives a half a world away. But I’m sure hubby...
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5 Quick Tips About Irish Faeries
That hat is red. Trust me. I’ve been so busy learning about screenplays this past week, that I almost forgot to write today’s post! With all due respect to the movie The Labyrinth, which I grew up...
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3 Things I’ve learned about Screenwriting…So Far
They’re doing their best imitation of Mommy. At the time of writing this post, I’ve got about 32 pages of my screenplay written. The goal, so I’m told, is to keep it around 120. While I’m having fun...
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Just Look at this Gorgeous Cover!
A huge thank you to Cora Graphics for the fabulous design! I had a hard time visualizing what would go on the cover, but when she sent this to me, it screamed “I’m perfect!” ;) Remember the release...
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Introducing…The Stone of Kings!
It’s been live on Amazon since the wee hours of the morning, but I was waiting for it to roll over to Barnes & Noble and Smashwords before writing this post. So, without further ado… If you love a...
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