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Christmas Countdown: 3
Nothing says Christmas like gingerbread and I found this great simple recipe. Other recipes I’ve tried have been too bitter or even too time consuming. But this one is perfect. I advice rolling it...
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Olive the Other Reindeer is a wonderful little Christmas film and you can enjoy the whole thing on Youtube.
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‘Bye 2012
One year is coming to an end and the other is right around the corner. Time to look back (and look forward.) So here are some things I liked/disliked over the last 12 months and things I’ve planned for...
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New Author Photo
Here’s my new author photo from my very talented friend Deirdre O’Toole.
View ArticleExciting Update Time!
I’m delighted and excited and thrilled and any-other-happy-adjective-you-can-think-of to reveal that I have signed to an agent! His name is Ben Illis and he’s an Associate Agent at A.M. Heath. The...
View ArticleLucky
I studied in the National Film School, Dun Laoghaire and in 2007, I made a short film called ‘Lucky.’ I always liked the film but never completed a satisfactory final cut – (other college projects got...
View ArticleThe Scared is scared
This short goes on a bit at the end but is still a really sweet little film. Thanks to @didotdesigns for the heads up!
View ArticleWorld Book Day 2013
World Book Day is just around the corner (Thurs 7 March, in fact) and I’ll be touring a few bookshops that week. I had a fantastic time last year and can’t wait for it this time. The details are of...
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Arthur Quinn: The Card Game
The Arthur Quinn website will be rebooted in the next couple of months in the lead-up to Hell’s Keeper. And when it is, you’ll be able to download this Trumps-style card game to print and play. These...
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The Alan Early Boys Book Club
Recently a group of girls in my hometown of Mohill set up their own Jacqueline Wilson Girls Book Club. The boys wanted their own so an enterprising bunch established the Boys Book Club and they named...
View ArticleSoundtrack for Arthur (Book 3)
So, as in the previous posts (World Serpent and Fenris Wolf), here’s a little sample of the music I listened to while writing ‘Arthur Quinn and Hell’s Keeper’ and that you might like to listen to while...
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Arthur Quinn bookmarks
Sarah – the amazing designer in Mercier Press – designed the bookmarks for each of the Arthur Quinn books. I’ve loved all of them but I have to say, I think my favourite is the one for Hell’s Keeper,...
View ArticleArthur Quinn and Hell’s Keeper TEASERS (Now all in one handy post!)
Last week I posted a few teasers for ‘Arthur Quinn and Hell’s Keeper’ (aka Arthur Quinn 3) on Twitter. I figured I’d put them all here – (with the trailer!) – to give you a better chance of piecing...
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Hell’s Keeper is OUT
I’ve been very lax with blogging recently but in my defence, I have been busy. So, the last Father of Lies books (Arthur Quinn and Hell’s Keeper) has hit the shops! I hope you all like it as much as...
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The Great Fragola Brothers
On Thursday evening I was invited along to a launch for the new edition of ‘Mad About Books‘, the must-have guide from Dubray Books. While there I was honoured to meet Joe Prendergast and even more...
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Arthur – back in Farranfore!
You may not realise this but Arthur Quinn is originally from Kerry; a place called Farranfore to be precise. And this weekend, I was in Kerry. Of course I visited the birthplace of Arthur and the train...
View Article‘Peter Quinn: The Underground War’
I got sent this great little short story by a young writer in Longford and thought I’d share it here. I suppose you could say it’s the first piece of Arthur Quinn fanfic! The Underground War...
View ArticleThe Reviews Are In!
A few weeks ago I was bowled over by the amazing review that Robert Dunbar gave ‘Arthur Quinn and Hell’s Keeper’ in the Irish Times. A quick read will tell you why I was so thrilled! Alan Early’s...
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