Found This site by accident today. It appears to be a great forum for writers of all abilities. There are five main sectons from Welcome Forum ,Writing, Workshops, Poets corner and Coffee shop.
There are some 4,000 plus members so plenty of posts and loads to see and read. If you take the time to join and leave a post the site will forward an email when replies are left.
joining is free and very straight forward. at www.mywriterscircle.com
Monday 4 June 2007
Friday 18 May 2007
Living the Dream
Title : No going Back
ISBN: 0751535486
Author: Martin Kirby
Martin & Maggie are living the dream. How many times, especially on a cold wet Monday morning, have you thought ,"living in Spain or France has got to be better than here"? It does not matter where "here" is . The thought of living in the sun, good wine , growing your own food, and no daily grind has got to have crossed all of our minds at some time.
Well, Martin, Maggie, and their two lucky children did just that. They gave up their jobs and moved to Northern Spain. The book "No going Back" is the story of what motivated them to take the gamble and a warts and all story of their first years at their new home they called " Mothers Garden"
The book is one of those that captures the imagination and I must admit to reading it in a day. I couldn't put it down.
I cannot recommend the book highly enough to those who wish to follow their dreams.
Martin & Maggie have progressed in their dream since the book was written. More information on their exploits can be found on their website. http://www.mothersgarden.org/
What really impressed me was following an email from me to tell them how much I envied their courage in undertaking the move I received a reply the same day. I wish them well in their future and look forward to the next episode in the series.
ISBN: 0751535486
Author: Martin Kirby
Martin & Maggie are living the dream. How many times, especially on a cold wet Monday morning, have you thought ,"living in Spain or France has got to be better than here"? It does not matter where "here" is . The thought of living in the sun, good wine , growing your own food, and no daily grind has got to have crossed all of our minds at some time.
Well, Martin, Maggie, and their two lucky children did just that. They gave up their jobs and moved to Northern Spain. The book "No going Back" is the story of what motivated them to take the gamble and a warts and all story of their first years at their new home they called " Mothers Garden"
The book is one of those that captures the imagination and I must admit to reading it in a day. I couldn't put it down.
I cannot recommend the book highly enough to those who wish to follow their dreams.
Martin & Maggie have progressed in their dream since the book was written. More information on their exploits can be found on their website. http://www.mothersgarden.org/
What really impressed me was following an email from me to tell them how much I envied their courage in undertaking the move I received a reply the same day. I wish them well in their future and look forward to the next episode in the series.
Friday 11 May 2007
Anthology Launch
I recently attended an anthology launch. The anthology was produced and published by "Creative Writers Network Ltd" here in Belfast. (More about the network later.) The anthology was entitled "Stories My Granny Used to Tell Me" . It is a well produced booklet with great art work.
One of the contibutors, Christine O` Reilly is a member of the Dunlewey Creative Writing class.
Christine has given her permission for one of her stories "Emer`s Elephant" to be published on the blog.
The launch took place in Belfast`s "Linenhall Library" and were read on the day by a great story teller Fra Gunn.
More details about the Library and its interesting history will follow shortly on another post.
New Short Story Magazine
Libbon is billed as UK`s newest short story magazine. It is published by and edited by David Soulsby. The edition I ordered was the third published and appears to be as a result of a change of direction for the magazine. From the information it would appear the first two editions were formulated as a result of a competition. Now stories of up to 5000 words will be accepted. The competition element has also been abandoned along with entry fees. The magazine will accept work from both new and published authors. Payment is for single issue rights only.
The magazine has a good quality glossy cover. The contents are well laid out on good quality paper with several black and white photographs to break up the type face. At £3 a copy is excellent value for money.
Libbon is a new potential market worth serious consideration for aspiring writers. The entries for this edition numbered 280. The odds of having a piece of work published is greater than some of the more established monthly mags.
More information can be found at the magazine web site http://www.libbon.co.uk/ or email enquiries to enquiries@libbon.co.uk
Monday 30 April 2007
Warning Warning Warning
There is an email doing the rounds which contains a worm. It appears to come from Microsoft regarding IE7. It contains a virus known as Grum-A Be wary of emails headed Internet Explorer 7 Downloads.
Friday 27 April 2007
Protect your email
The above link is for a "disposable email address" site. What is that I hear you ask. Well it was a new one on me but I have registered on this site in the last few minutes and it is simplicity itself.
The site places a browser add on to create email addresses. When in the future you are registering use the Gish add on by right clicking and a disposable address is created. Any emails sent to this address will then be forwarded to your own personal email address.
The new email address can be cancelled at anytime. It therefor provides an extra layer of security.
Competitions
I have promised to have a look at competitions on this page . The one just posted is a photographic competition by the Royal Horticultural Society with a closing date of 26Th October 2007.
The competition has six categories with an over all winning prize of £1,000. Its worth an entry at £5 or £4 for members.
The competition has six categories with an over all winning prize of £1,000. Its worth an entry at £5 or £4 for members.
WARNING Warning Warning
I placed a bid on eBay yesterday for a couple of books. This morning I received two phis hing emails supposedly from Pay Pal. The email address is "account@security-update.com " so be warned. #It probably goes without saying to all those in the know "Treat all unsolicited emails with caution."
A further update on this Post , I have now received another phishing email from this source
A further update on this Post , I have now received another phishing email from this source
update on Green Metropolis
I was initially impressed. Two of the books I ordered arrived today. This led to a little annoyance when one of the books was in worse condition than advertised.
When selling books the site allows the condition of the book to be described on a scale from "as new" through to "acceptable". One of the books described as good was rather less than that. The books pages are yellowed with age, the cover badly stained on the back and a large crease down the left side where it opens.
I have emailed >Green Metropolis >and will let you know what happens.
When selling books the site allows the condition of the book to be described on a scale from "as new" through to "acceptable". One of the books described as good was rather less than that. The books pages are yellowed with age, the cover badly stained on the back and a large crease down the left side where it opens.
I have emailed >Green Metropolis >and will let you know what happens.
Thursday 26 April 2007
| You Are Emerald Green |
 Deep and mysterious, it often seems like no one truly gets you. Inside, you are very emotional and moody - though you don't let it show. People usually have a strong reaction to you... profound love or deep hate. But you can even get those who hate you to come around. There's something naturally harmonious about you. |
Green Metropolis
What a find. The site at http://www.greenmetropolis.com/ is a must for all those who enjoy reading. Lets be honest you need to read to write well. All books are "recycled "at a cost of £3.75 with postage for the most part free. Postage can be charged for larger heavier items.
The concept behind the site is to sell second hand books or as the site states "recycle" books to save trees. £3 of the sale price goes to the sellers account, the balance less0.05pence is retained by Green Metropolis to cover costs. The five pence goes to a charity to [plant trees.
The site has thousands of books for sale on a vast range of subjects. Thankfully it is possible to search the site in several ways, book title, author, and ISBN number. A further useful facility is a "wish list" where once registered the site will email you if a particular book comes up for sale.
It is free to advertise your own books so clear your bookshelves to make room for all those titles you have not realised you wanted until now.
Use of the site is very straight forward as it is well laid out and sign posted. I have ordered several books and placed quite a few for sale so I will keep you informed of progress.
The concept behind the site is to sell second hand books or as the site states "recycle" books to save trees. £3 of the sale price goes to the sellers account, the balance less0.05pence is retained by Green Metropolis to cover costs. The five pence goes to a charity to [plant trees.
The site has thousands of books for sale on a vast range of subjects. Thankfully it is possible to search the site in several ways, book title, author, and ISBN number. A further useful facility is a "wish list" where once registered the site will email you if a particular book comes up for sale.
It is free to advertise your own books so clear your bookshelves to make room for all those titles you have not realised you wanted until now.
Use of the site is very straight forward as it is well laid out and sign posted. I have ordered several books and placed quite a few for sale so I will keep you informed of progress.
Friday 20 April 2007
Reviews 4 You
Hello and Welcome to the latest spin off from Dunlewey Muses www.dunleweymuses.blogspot.com
Dunlewey Muses began life as a class blog which due to lack of computer skills within the group morphed into my own blog on literary life in Belfast and beyond. Over the several months of blogging I had reviewed several books but always felt there was room for more. This blog will review web sites, books, magazines in fact anything that I feel relevant. If you wish to have anything reviewed contact me at mrd56@hotmail.co.uk. All suggestions, provided constructive, will be gratefully received.
Dunlewey Muses began life as a class blog which due to lack of computer skills within the group morphed into my own blog on literary life in Belfast and beyond. Over the several months of blogging I had reviewed several books but always felt there was room for more. This blog will review web sites, books, magazines in fact anything that I feel relevant. If you wish to have anything reviewed contact me at mrd56@hotmail.co.uk. All suggestions, provided constructive, will be gratefully received.
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