Orna Ross
I write. Novels, poems, features, book reviews, essays, tweets. But mostly novels. More info: www.ornaross.com.
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Author (fiction).
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Dublin, Ireland
Birthday:
April 1, 1960
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Orna Ross
You can do anything you want but...you can't do everything you want. You can have anything you want but...you can't have everything you want. You can be
Orna Ross
You can do anything you want but...you can't do everything you want. You can have anything you want but...you can't have everything you want. You can be
Orna Ross
You and I may differ on whether an individual piece of work is art or not but however heated we get about the subject matter of the piece, or its treatment, in the end the argument rests on one thing only: on how the artwork makes us feel; on whether it induces in us that creative click of internal...
Orna Ross
You and I may differ on whether an individual piece of work is art or not but however heated we get about the subject matter of the piece, or its treatment, in the end the argument rests on one thing only: on how the artwork makes us feel; on whether it induces in us that creative click of intern...
Orna Ross
After years of typing directly onto the keyboard, Stephen King returned to writing his first draft in longhand with Dreamcatcher and Bag of Bones, "because I wanted to see what would happen," he says. "It changed some things. Most of all, it made me
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Yes, and with poetry, edit with a fine point ink pen. It lends dignity, import to the process of wordsmithing and allows scratching out and writing in, between lines. For me, it seems to connect me directly with the written word on the paper. Not to get too metaphysical, at all, at all, you understand.
November 4 at 3:26pm
Orna Ross
After years of typing directly onto the keyboard, Stephen King returned to writing his first draft in longhand with Dreamcatcher and Bag of Bones, "because I wanted to see what would happen," he says. "It changed some things. Most of all, it made me
Orna Ross
So now we meet each evening to meld/the passing and the coming life/suspended/in fading light that knows/ just what it holds...
Orna Ross
More often than not, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed. It's like your mother serving you the same breakfast you loved as a child...
Orna Ross
More often than not, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed. It's like your mother serving you the same breakfast you loved as a child. You push the meal away eaten and and she says, "but you always loved Coco...
Orna Ross
A productive, prolific creative life is always underwritten by good planning. Having witnessed and worked with hundreds of writers, I have yet to meet an exception...
Orna Ross
A productive, prolific creative life is always underwritten by good planning. Having witnessed and worked with hundreds of writers, I have yet to meet an exception. The challenge is to put in place a scaffolding that enables your writing to flow, minimising your chances of suffering creative ang...
Marlene L Hargreaves
Marlene L Hargreaves
Thank you, Orna. I shared this in two other places! Wonderful post.
October 27 at 1:08pm
Orna Ross
Remember in school when your English teacher wanted to teach you the difference between the active voice andthe passive. Active = “Johnny kicked the ball” Passive = “The ball was kicked by Johnny”. The se...
Dellani Oakes
Dellani Oakes
I like this article, Orna. As a former English teacher, I fought this battle more times than I can tell you! And I agree, moving into active voice, both literally and figuratively, is a bold and important step.
October 19 at 1:05pm
Yvonne Parle
Yvonne Parle
Ha Ha ..... as in "the homework was eaten by my dog" .... careless, stupid homework, wandering about with flapping pages just asking to be dog fodder!
October 20 at 2:12am
Orna Ross
Remember in school when your English teacher wanted to teach you the difference between the active voice and the passive.Active = “Johnny kicked the ball”Passive  = “The ball was kicked by Johnny”.The second sentence always brings to mind a reluctant Johnny sidling up to t...
Orna Ross
To Claim Your Free Copy ClickHere It’s here it is at last… Inspiration Meditation: A Guide For Writers, Artists & Everyone. Your free copy is now available for download. I’...
Orna Ross
To Claim Your Free Copy Click HereIt’s here it is at last…Inspiration Meditation: A Guide For Writers, Artists & Everyone.Your free copy is now available for download.I’ve written this ebook about Inspiration Meditation because of the benefits I’ve seen it bring to my ...