Posts in category 'Media'
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The Gender Pay Gap – Women are subsidising men’s careers
July 24, 2017
The recent disclosures of the gender pay gap at the BBC have led to a not surprising thread of commentary that all of the people are involved are massively overpaid. However true that might be, it is still an irrelevant argument. Like the similar refra …
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Anniversary Blog Tour this week!
August 17, 2015
To celebrate my 20th novel (20 – I can’t quite believe it myself) I’m talking part in a blog tour all this week where I answer questions about reading, writing and all sorts of other things. The first stop is with the lovely people at The Book Trail wh …
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Late Lunch Live
February 7, 2015
I spent a lovely afternoon with Lucy Kennedy, Martin King and Chef Adrian for the last ever Late Lunch Live on Ireland’s TV3. We talked about my career as a writer as well as lots of other things, and I was briefly allowed into the kitchen to help with …
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Mary Stewart Interview
May 21, 2014
A very interesting interview on writing with the late Mary Stewart, who was a favourite author of mine. Well worth watching if you’re an aspiring writer!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBm_kyaPh4I&feature=youtu.be
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Writing, Ireland & Getting Married
April 7, 2014
When I popped over to London recently I answered some questions about my writing life, how Ireland has changed since I started writing and why The Man and I waited for more than 30 years before getting married…
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Authors for Philippines
November 18, 2013
The Authors for Philippines project is an auction which allows readers to bid on books and other literary gems from their favourite authors to raise funds to help the survivors of the dreadful typhoon Haiyan. I’ve donated a dedication in my next book ( …
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Harlan Ellison – Pay the Writer
July 22, 2013
This is one of my favourite videos ever. Writers are so needy and insecure that we are terrified of saying no. I watch it every time someone asks me to write a short story or something else for nothing when they are getting paid themselves. The worst o …
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BBC Radio Bristol Interview
July 13, 2013
You can listen to my interview with Livvy and Chrissie of the 12 o’Clock Show here – it starts about 16 mins in (they were lovely!) :http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/p01bks6l
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