It’s a Tuesday evening in the Irish Writers Centre on Parnell Square, and a lively group of aspiring writers, publishers and anyone in between have gathered for the first of four discussions in Publishing Ireland’s “Life Cycle of a Book” series. The talks aim to expose the inner workings of the publishing process, from the author’s pen to the bookshelves. This first session, entitled “The Writing Process” featured talks from successful authors Ronan McGreevy, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, who writes under the pseudonym Sam Blake, and Anna Carey. Each author had fifteen minutes to reveal and reflect upon the writing processes behind their books. The three … Continue reading The Life Cycle of a Book: Exploring Writing Processes in the Irish Writers Centre