Getting To Grips with Dialogue...

It was a great morning at the Dublin Writers Conference yesterday, when I got the opportunity to talk all things dialogue to those attending the session on 'Getting to Grips with Dialogue'.

Here are two of the slides which you may find useful.....

Dublin Writers Conference 2019!

            21st-23rd JUNE 2019

Another set of dates for the diary!

I'm so looking forward to sharing a panel with some very talented folks during this year's conference. For full details see link below.

5th Annual Dublin Writers’ Conference

This conference will help you to improve your writing craft, publish successfully, and plan the marketing necessary for any author to achieve success whether traditionally published or self-published.

For full details visit HERE

Star Line up for Dublin Writers Conference!!

There is lots happening over the next few days at the Dublin Writers Conference.....I'm delighted to be taking part on Saturday discussing the 'Writing Craft - Creative Elements', but there is certainly a star-studded line for the various events. Check it out by clicking the link below

http://dublinwritersconference.com/

3RD DUBLIN WRITERS' CONFERENCE - JUNE 2017!

Another great line up this year for the 3rd Dublin Writers' Conference.....Plenty of events and workshops in June! Looking forward to taking part again this year, and hope to see a few of you there!!! For full details, visit http://thebookpromoter.com/conference/

EVENTS!!

I’ve been a little quiet on Social Media of late. Mainly because returning from Boston, life got really hectic with things to do with the family, our business and other stuff! Anyhow, this Monday I will be back to doing what I love most – writing.

This means another break from Social Media, except for the odd sneaky post.

Here are a few dates for the diary in my absence. Hopefully I’ll catch up with some of you at an event or two!

25th & 26th June 2016 – Dublin Writers Conference

21st – 24th July 2016 – Harrogate Crime Festival

15th – 19th Aug 2016 – Intensive Crime Fiction Course IWC

End Sept 2016 – Launch of Irish Fiction Anthology

Trouble is our Business, New Island

4th October 2016 – Book Club Maynooth Library

Early October 2016 – Trip to San Francisco for festival

15th – 16th October 2016 – Dalkey Festival

29th October 2016 – 10 Week Irish Crime Fiction Workshop Irish Writers Centre

End October 2016 – Trip to Phoenix Arizona for festival

Early November 2016 – Launch of Red Ribbons in the US

12th November 2016 – Leaves Literary Festival

DUBLIN WRITERS CONFERENCE.....

 24th to the 26th June 2016

The Dublin Writers Conference will take place later this month and extra seats have been made available!!!

Judging by the success of last year's event, this conference is quickly becoming a key date on the literary calendar.

I'm really honored to be joining the list of professional speakers and workshop facilitators this year, so if you fancy taking part, I'll look forward to seeing you there.

There are a wide range of seminars and workshops available, and flexibility with bookings too, whether you are available for one day or two.....

You can check it out HERE

The workshop I will be doing....

CHARACTER, IMPACT & PACE 

This module will look at how best to begin your story, including getting that killer opening line. It will examine the role of character/characters in your fictional world, concentrating on truly engaging the reader by creating memorable ones. Pace and impact are crucial components of fiction writing, and during this session we will explore the ideal means of establishing solid pace and impact in your work. The right pacing and the the correct impact, both critical components, will have your reader turning the pages, keeping them hooked throughout. Pacing defines the speed and rhythm at which a story is told, pulling the reader through events, whilst the correct impact has the power to captivate, entertain and inspire your reader. 

And a little about me.....

LOUISE PHILLIPS is an author of four bestselling psychological crime thrillers, each shortlisted for Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year in the Irish Book Awards. Her second novel, THE DOLL’S HOUSE, won the award.  Her work has formed part of many literary anthologies, and she has won both the Jonathan Swift Award and the Irish Writers’ Centre Lonely Voice platform. In 2013, she received an Arts Bursary for Literature, and in 2015, she was awarded a Writers’ Residency at Cill Rialaig Artist retreat. She teaches crime fiction at the Irish Writers’ Centre in Dublin, and this year, she was longlisted for a CWA Dagger in the Library Award. She has also been a judge on the Irish panel for the EU Literary Award. Her first two novels, RED RIBBONS and THE DOLL’S HOUSE will be published in the U.S. in 2016 and 2017. Her latest novel is THE GAME CHANGER