You shouldn’t drive under the influence, but you should certainly write under it. Surround yourself with what you love, what gets you thinking, and drain it dry. It’d be impossible to try and pinpoint every moment and object and idea that contributed to Doors, but I’ll do my best to highlight what was most important [...]
Publications
Doors is a surreal story of a girl, two clueless detectives and a poorly behaved plank of wood. It will be published in paperback and as an eBook on 16th July 2012 and will be available from all good booksellers.
Fight the Sky is a collection of fifteen surreal short stories. You can read a preview and purchase from the publisher, or visit Amazon, Lulu, WHSmith and Waterstone's.
Revolve is a book of poetry. That's all the warning you're going to get. View a preview and purchase from the publisher, or find on Amazon, Lulu, WHSmith and Waterstone's.
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Doors 101.2: Influence
Posted by Sinéad on April 8, 2012
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You had me at fruit pies
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies,” said Jojen. “The man who never reads lives only once.” – George R R Martin I finally got my paws on A Dance With Dragons, so my life is currently a case of finishing work, locking myself in my flat, reading until my eyes burn. Occasionally [...]
Posted by Sinéad on April 2, 2012
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Doors 101.1: It begins!
Welcome to Doors 101! Every week I’m going to post snippets and previews from my upcoming novel, Doors, and by the time the release date swings round, I’m hoping to have a nice little fact-file going. There will also be mini-video blogs, each only a couple of minutes long, in which I discuss different aspects [...]
Posted by Sinéad on April 1, 2012
http://www.paintinglies.com/2012/04/doors-101-1-it-begins/
All about the 777′s
From now until my new novel Doors is published (16th July, 116 days to go!), the Kindle eBook versions of Fight the Sky and Revolve are just 77p each! A handful of characters and other interesting slivers from these two books appear in Doors, so be a swot and get your background reading done in advance, [...]
Posted by Sinéad on March 21, 2012
http://www.paintinglies.com/2012/03/all-about-the-777s/
Charleyboy’s Dinner
Charley’s journey so far: 1. Charleyboy’s Burning 2. Charleyboy’s Following 3. Charleyboy’s Kingdom 4. Charleyboy’s Camera Charleyboy’s Dinner Charley Charley Charley, what you got for tea? Are you grilling some fish fingers, did you cook enough for me? Is it pizza night, corn on the cob, spagbol or Chinese? Help ourselves or order out? After, [...]
Posted by Sinéad on March 18, 2012
http://www.paintinglies.com/2012/03/charleyboys-dinner/
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