Grace Wynne-Jones

There was a great documentary about the artist David Hockney on the telly last night (BBC2 ‘Imagine’…’A Bigger Picture’). There is something about Hockney that makes me smile. I love his playfulness. His undiminished enthusiasm for creativity. There were many images of him up very early and painting landscapes near Bradford. He is from that [...]

It is very warm here today. It was warm yesterday too. After I’d sent off an article I went for a walk later on in the day. The sea looked deep blue and sparkly. I bought strawberries at a shop stall.
My duvet is out in the sunshine getting an airing. When I was an [...]

Hi Folks,
I went to Dublin Zoo recently. I haven’t been there for decades. I had an appointment in Dublin and after it I wondered if I ’should’ go home because I had various things to do. But no…I wanted to go to the zoo! I had fond childhood memories of it. I love animals [...]

Hi there!
I visited Limerick recently to give a talk at Limerick City Library…a most impressive library in a beautiful old building called The Granary. I hadn’t visited Limerick for quite a while. I was brought up near Limerick and went to boarding school there. I was very pleased to find the station hadn’t changed [...]

Hi there,
I’ve just been interviewed by lovely Lynsey Dolan on Dublin’s Country Mix 106.8 FM radio station. We chatted about a variety of things, but mostly about the radio documentary I made for Newstalk about the wonderful Hill of Tara. The documentary includes lots of fascinating chat re. the Sacred Feminine. If you scroll [...]

Hi There,
A little reminder that you can listen to the Tara radio documentary I made if you click on the relevant icon at the right hand side of this page. Tara is a wonderful place. I really would encourage you to visit that beautiful Hill. It has been called Ireland’s Acropolis.
Anyway…a little while ago [...]

Someone I know who knows a lot about publishing has recommended this book: ‘From Pitch to Publication’. Apparently this is a detailed and accessible book by Carole Blake, one of Britain’s best-known literary agents. It contains information on what agents want, how to produce a successful synopsis, questions to ask a publisher before signing, and [...]

I heard about this new website recently. It sounds interesting!
hostwriters.com
hostwriters.com is a new, user-generated webspace developed by the Verbal Arts Centre.
Have you got a masterpiece on your hands that no one else has read?
Do you want the world to see your work?
Do you want to get the support, advice and feedback from other writers and [...]

Hi there. I’m a webpage novice. Probably should be encouraging you to buy my novels and telling you about great reviews, but I don’t feel like it just at the moment. It’s Saturday and I’ve just had apple pie, blueberries and cream with my writer friend Philip Casey who, by the way, has a fabulous [...]