Tag: fiction
member name: Gerard Beirne
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January 29, 2007 04:10 PM EST --
It would be wrong to interpret Dead Beat's thesis that all good writing dies when the last period is hammered into place as an incitement for murder.
There are enough writers out there murdering their . . .
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February 05, 2007 11:21 PM EST --
The Death of Jim Loney by James Welsh (Penguin 1987)
Strangest thing. The book was first published in 1979. I don’t actually read it until twenty-six years later, and as I am reading it a Canadian . . .
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February 08, 2007 11:03 PM EST --
A Writer’s Guide
If you care anything about writing, if you care anything about humanity, read The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. The older I get the more convinced I am that . . .
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February 01, 2007 02:00 AM EST --
Speaking of Death, and Dead Beatsure has been speaking of death recently. Old D.B. wants to 'weigh' in on this "size zero" debate: you know the "it has been talked about for years . . .
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February 05, 2007 11:08 PM EST --
So Penguin have joined together with De Montfort University to initiate a new literary experiment - a collaborative wiki-novel - Based on the principles of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, the . . .
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February 14, 2007 11:13 PM EST --
Speaking of Death, and Dead Beatsure has been speaking of death recently.
Old D.B. wants to 'weigh' in on this "size zero" debate: you know the "it has been talked about for years . . .
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May 01, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
A Writer's Guide has a new poem for discussion -Join the Group/Join the Discussion
If you want to become a better writer, this group is for you. This group instructs in the craft and 'art' . . .
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February 07, 2007 01:11 AM EST --
I have written before how writers’ workshops are in reality practice sessions for self-critiquing and as such may be of little benefit to the piece of writing being practiced upon. Indeed I stated . . .
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February 07, 2007 01:02 AM EST --
New Writing Group dedicated to improving your writing ability
If you want to become a better writer, this group is for you. This group instructs in the craft and 'art' of writing. A successful . . .
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February 12, 2007 02:07 PM EST --
Please consider voting for Gerard Beirne's literary blog Dead Beat
(http://gerardbeirne.blogspot.com)
in the upcoming Irish Blog Awards (where it has been longlisted) in The Best Arts and Culture . . .
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February 26, 2007 12:39 PM EST --
Two of the biggest questions in revising fiction: Whose story is it? and What is the story?
Whose story is it? - The answer to this question may be obvious, but frequently it is not as clear as . . .
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April 19, 2007 12:35 AM EDT --
http://gerardbeirne.gather.com/
group description
If you want to become a better writer, this group is for you. This group instructs in the craft and 'art' of writing. A . . .
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February 16, 2007 12:51 AM EST --
Characters are described mainly through their thoughts , speech and actions. The difference between thoughts and speech (dialogue) is very important since what we say and what we think are often entirely . . .
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February 22, 2007 02:29 PM EST --
Okay, I published a few articles on various aspects of the writing process just to get us moving along. Enjoyed your comments so far, keep them coming!
The aim of this group is to further develop our . . .
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May 01, 2007 10:30 AM EDT --
Amanda B. Lennon sent along To Bristol for discussion (the poem is part of a large sequence).
I am interested in opening the discussion up on narrative poetry. What is the difference between a . . .
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February 13, 2007 03:36 PM EST --
Point of view may be the most important component of fiction. So let's take a look.
First person means we are in the mind of the main character. We are going through what her or she is experiencing. . . .
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March 02, 2007 12:09 PM EST --
Just a reminder that -
Award winning Irish writer Gerard Beirne - author of The Eskimo in the Net (Marion Boyars Publishers - shortlisted for The 2004 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award - selected . . .
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April 17, 2007 02:53 PM EDT --
Thanks to all who have contributed to the discussion so far. Your contribution works in two ways: 1) it can help the writer when approaching a rewrite; and 2) most importantly, it helps the contributor . . .
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November 16, 2006 12:10 PM EST --
Dear Dead Beat - A Literary Agony Column
Dear Dead Beat,
I seem to never be satisfied with my writing. I edit and rewrite and then I do it again and again and again. It never ends. I have written so many . . .
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October 14, 2006 10:58 PM EDT --
http://gerardbeirne.blogspot.com
Okay, I'm on a roll. Mamet, you see, does this to me. He tips me over and sets me in motion. Has done for years.
Sock it to us, Dave: "In the bad film the fellow . . .
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