Skip to content

EMMA CLAIRE SWEENEY

Writer

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • Owl Song at Dawn
    • The Memoir Garden
    • A Secret Sisterhood
  • News
    • Appearances
      • Events
    • Press & Reviews
    • Publications
      • Owl Song at Dawn
      • The Memoir Garden
      • A Secret Sisterhood
      • Short Stories
    • Projects
      • Square Peg Stories
      • Camden Carers
      • Something Rhymed
      • The Silent Room
    • Miscellaneous
  • Contact Me

Tag: Rilke

Uncategorized

If I could read your mind…

January 2, 2013January 2, 2013 emmaclairesweeney4 Comments

A few months ago, my friend and fellow writer, Ben East, asked me why I write. I’ve been mulling over his question ever since. Given that writing has led me to eschew well-paid, permanent positions in favour of short-term contracts, and to turn down holidays in Lake Garda for weeks of hibernation in my shed,… Continue reading If I could read your mind…

Search

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,911 other followers

Emma Claire Sweeney Official Facebook Page

Emma Claire Sweeney Official Facebook Page

Upcoming Events

No upcoming events

Emma tweets

  • RT @EmilyJPedder: This looks good for any budding crime writers out there: @HarperCollinsUK have launched a #crimefiction competition judge… 4 days ago
  • The brilliant @betterknownshow celebrates its 150th episode by interviewing @jimalkhalili: bit.ly/3bxGck8… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
  • RT @EmilyMidorikawa: Great to see A Secret Sisterhood by @emmacsweeney & me in this selection by @explore_archive. twitter.com/explore_archiv… 1 week ago
  • RT @DHAbooks: Are you looking for a #publishingjob? We're looking for a brilliant Junior Agents' Assistant to join our team! Applications c… 2 weeks ago
  • RT @mencap_charity: Would you like to share your story? 💬 @SurvivingStory would love to hear from you. Visit survivingthroughstory.com 👈 htt… 1 month ago
Follow @emmacsweeney

Tags

Alan Bennett Amanda Craig Ann Patchett Arts Council autism Bloomsbury Institute Centre for Narrative Research character Circle of Misse Competition Disability Emily Midoirkawa Emily Midorikawa Emma Claire Sweeney female authors female friendship female literary friendship Fiction Fitzgerald Friendship Hemingway If I Could Read Your Mind Jill Dawson Joanna Penn Katherine Mansfield Laura Bates Learning Disability Liz Jensen Louise Doughty Madeleine Milburn Madeline Miller Mansfield memoir Morecambe Mslexia Notes on a Scandal Owl Song at Dawn Patricia Routledge Penny Rudge poem Poems from the words of adults with learning disabilities poetics Poetry Polly Coles Psychologies Magazine published Rilke rivalry Romesh Gunesekera Samantha Ellis Something Rhymed story structure Sunnyside Rural Trust talk The Arts Council The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Independent on Sunday The Memoir Garden The Next Big Thing The Remains of the Day The Spectator Books Blog The Times The Waifs and Strays of Sea View Lodge Thomas Coram Research Unit Twins unarticulated University of London Virginia Woolf Waterstones Berkhamsted ways to begin women writers Woolf Writers and Artists writing weekend

Category Cloud

Appearances Camden Carers Miscellaneous Owl Song at Dawn Press & Reviews Projects Publications Short Stories Something Rhymed: celebrating female literary friendship Square Peg Stories The Memoir Garden The Silent Room Uncategorized
Blog at WordPress.com.