tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post2488792882977997055..comments2023-09-26T09:08:59.079+01:00Comments on WOMEN RULE WRITER: MÁIRE T. ROBINSON INTERVIEW AND GIVEAWAYGroup 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-981772661372886492013-09-17T08:24:54.023+01:002013-09-17T08:24:54.023+01:00And the winner is...Tania Hershman. Congrats, Tani...And the winner is...Tania Hershman. Congrats, Tania :)Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-20633648589482005072013-09-17T08:23:07.220+01:002013-09-17T08:23:07.220+01:00Alison Wells - you are in the hat!Alison Wells - you are in the hat!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-90725444537515037712013-09-16T19:58:03.352+01:002013-09-16T19:58:03.352+01:00Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. Best of l...Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. Best of luck to you all in the draw! And thanks again to Nuala for the great questions. xMáire T. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897409298890045266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-42178130656286818002013-09-15T12:51:53.823+01:002013-09-15T12:51:53.823+01:00I met Máire first I think at the Words on the Stre...I met Máire first I think at the Words on the Street WOW awards in Galway a few years back and I'm so delighted to see that she has had this book of short stories published. I can't wait to read and I wish her terrific success with it. Great interview, the sentiment about writing when and where you can so rings true. Congratulations again Máire. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-78055125481155018782013-09-11T16:46:01.794+01:002013-09-11T16:46:01.794+01:00Tania and Wendy - thanks for the comments. You are...Tania and Wendy - thanks for the comments. You are both in the hat.Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-11502504743480987762013-09-11T16:35:28.752+01:002013-09-11T16:35:28.752+01:00Agree that music is so inspiring and I'm itchi...Agree that music is so inspiring and I'm itching to know which songs inspired the stories. <br /><br />Will be checking out the anthology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-9641441393523863362013-09-11T15:54:44.498+01:002013-09-11T15:54:44.498+01:00Great interview, thanks N and Maire. I totally agr...Great interview, thanks N and Maire. I totally agree about not fetishing the writing process, I know I fall into that trap myself. And Powells - yes!<br /><br />N - please put me in the hat too. Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-38790049054956989502013-09-11T13:27:21.428+01:002013-09-11T13:27:21.428+01:00You're in, Claire H :)You're in, Claire H :)Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-36984778312253008482013-09-11T13:24:21.540+01:002013-09-11T13:24:21.540+01:00Love that idea for a unifying theme for a short st...Love that idea for a unifying theme for a short story collection. And yes yes yes to not fetishizing your writing process!<br /><br />(I would like my name in the hat but am likely to pick up a copy anyway.) :)Claire Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605443857833599150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-6785244740380284362013-09-11T13:03:42.209+01:002013-09-11T13:03:42.209+01:00Hi Michael - I will pop your name into the draw. T...Hi Michael - I will pop your name into the draw. Thanks for visiting, NualaGroup 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-14584370394191158462013-09-11T12:59:03.922+01:002013-09-11T12:59:03.922+01:00"The main thing is to actually write! Exactly..."The main thing is to actually write! Exactly! Well done Máire!Michael Farryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166338392128797311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-72065849167919213832013-09-11T12:44:19.917+01:002013-09-11T12:44:19.917+01:00Niamh B and Aphrodite B - both in the hat!Niamh B and Aphrodite B - both in the hat!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-1417331461615421482013-09-11T12:36:27.520+01:002013-09-11T12:36:27.520+01:00I'm delighted for Máire. I met her a few years...I'm delighted for Máire. I met her a few years ago at the Killaloe Hedge School.It was obvious then that her writing was exciting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-2686674083187499442013-09-11T12:02:36.218+01:002013-09-11T12:02:36.218+01:00I love Maires answers, my petunias are now in the ...I love Maires answers, my petunias are now in the trash:) The book looks gorgeous, sounds gorgeous...Words A Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423263654771820182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-20368883207298088332013-09-11T10:54:12.240+01:002013-09-11T10:54:12.240+01:00DOire/Lisa - you are NOT in the hat cos you don...DOire/Lisa - you are NOT in the hat cos you don't need to be...<br /><br />I have long thought that I would love Portland. Now to get me there, somehow...Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-5226446835530136962013-09-11T10:53:35.541+01:002013-09-11T10:53:35.541+01:00Brian, thanks for reading - you are in the hat!Brian, thanks for reading - you are in the hat!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-43122170097437830602013-09-11T10:34:38.961+01:002013-09-11T10:34:38.961+01:00A great interview -- insightful questions and answ...A great interview -- insightful questions and answers. <br /><br />I especially agree with Maire's sentiments on Powells. I lived in Portland on and off for five years (went to undergrad there) and spent loads and loads of times at Powells, one of the few places in the States that I miss.<br />Doire Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233301347385866786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-89566423170529264542013-09-11T10:19:34.594+01:002013-09-11T10:19:34.594+01:00Book sounds great Máire! I agree you need to let y...Book sounds great Máire! I agree you need to let yourself write even if its not perfect. I've written plenty of that stuff myself! Best wishes for the launch.Brian Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122639527362264424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-62666092454939503172013-09-11T10:07:02.728+01:002013-09-11T10:07:02.728+01:00Hey Alison, thanks for dropping by. You're in ...Hey Alison, thanks for dropping by. You're in the hat! NualaGroup 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-31424339472440723572013-09-11T09:42:33.794+01:002013-09-11T09:42:33.794+01:00'it makes me happy and I can't imagine not...'it makes me happy and I can't imagine not doing it' - exactly how I feel about writing. I love this post as it encapsulates the feeling of vulnerability that I often feel as a writer but also the impulse that drives me on. I'd like to read this author's work. Thanks for the post. Alison.Alison Lockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591659527980094443noreply@blogger.com