Welcome to my author website!

I'm an Irish-born author (County Mayo) who now lives and writes in coastal Massachusetts. In these web pages, I hope you read some thought or line that builds a bridge between you and me, between your life and mine.

Get some support for your writing journey in my free writers tips. Or check out my list of virtual and in-person creative and wellness-writing workshops.

Oh! And while you’re here, take a look at my latest book, “Trespassers and Other Stories.” “Trespassers” is a collection of transatlantic short fiction. It’s forthcoming in March 2025 and is currently available for pre-order.

Creative Writing Workshops and Free Tips for Writers

Creative Writing Classes in Personal Essay, Fiction, Short Memoir

Carefully prepared workshops in greater Boston and New England; Virtual Classes in U.S., Europe, Canada. Virtual, hybrid or in-person classes in Ireland.

Writing for Wellbeing

Virtual or in-person workshops and retreats for employee development, wellness, recovery, lunch `n learn sessions and healthcare provider groups.

Tips for Writers Blog
Writing Tough Stuff
Writing Tough Stuff

We all have some past life events that we’d rather forget. Yet, often, these are the very stories that keep nudging and bugging us to give them air and write them down.

Last year, I had one of those particularly hard-to-write personal essays. After many botched drafts, I came up with a way to finally write the story. Then, I penned and published a how-to, craft piece, Writing Tough Stuff: 5 Tips to Make it Easier.

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What Your Day Job Brings to Your Writing (and vice versa)
What Your Day Job Brings to Your Writing (and vice versa)

Once, during a job interview, one of the interviewers confessed that she had google-ed me.

Then, she asked me if, as a creative writer, I actually had time for any other work—including that potential job.

This wasn’t friendly small talk between two just-met strangers.

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How to Write in a Café or Coffee Shop
How to Write in a Café or Coffee Shop

New in town? New at writing? Or you just want a place to go, a place to put some psychic distance between your day job and your writing? A coffee shop may work. However, not all cafés are created equal. As a lover of cafés, I offer six tips for “cofee-ing” and writing.

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Tips for Writers