Tag: literature
member name: Gerard Beirne
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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 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 01:02 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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March 16, 2007 12:21 PM EDT --
Leslie. M sent in the first piece selected for discussion. There were many fine submissions which we will get to later. This seemed a suitable size and at a very interesting stage for our discussion.
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April 19, 2007 12:35 AM EDT --
http://gerardbeirne.gather.com/
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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 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 14, 2007 11:06 PM EST --
Dead Beat's
Dad has been right on more than one occasion. Well he is right once again - "there is not many of them left anymore."
Frankie Laine took that Old Mule Train to the Sky.
He . . .
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March 21, 2007 01:05 AM EDT --
Gerard Beirne is the author of The Eskimo in the Net (Marion Boyars Publishers, London) which was shortlisted for The Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2004 and selected by the Literary Editor Daily Express . . .
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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 12:01 PM EST --
Dear Dead Beat http://deardeadbeat.blogspot.com ,
How do you cope with lack of support and understanding from the people you live with? What do you do when the person you live with tells you that you . . .
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November 16, 2006 12:05 PM EST --
Dear Dead Beat - An Agony Column
Dear Dead Beat,
I belong to a writer's club and sometimes you can get worthwhile feedback from others in such a setting. Sometimes some people can't . . .
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