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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Q6 Last but not least, how can readers find out more about you and your writing? #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @ainegreaney.bsky.social

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
Q6 Last but not least, how can readers find out more about you and your writing?
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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A5 That amazing moment when a book finds its home! #WomenWritersNet

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Q5 We'd love to hear about your journey to publication. How did you come to put these stories together? How did you pitch them to publishers? #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @ainegreaney.bsky.social

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
Q5 We'd love to hear about your journey to publication. How did you come to put these stories together? How did you pitch them to publishers?
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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Q4 You've written two novels as well. What's different for you about writing shorter versus longer fiction? Does your writing process change? #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @ainegreaney.bsky.social

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
Q4 You've written two novels as well. What's different for you about writing shorter and longer fiction? Does your writing process change?
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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Q3 Most of these stories have women protagonists, and they're so incredibly diverse, with some hiding streaks of unpleasantness. How do you handle writing flawed characters? #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @ainegreaney.bsky.social

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
Q3 Most of these stories have women protagonists, and they're so incredibly diverse, with some hiding streaks of unpleasantness. How do you handle writing flawed characters?
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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A2 I think we all have themes we circle back to, consciously or not. I definitely write about identity and slightly off-kilter relationships - even when I don't mean to. Yours sounds like a really engaging through-line. Do you see yourself in the women you've written about? #WomenWritersNet

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Q2 Trespassers, your latest book, is a volume of 11 short stories. How would you sum up their similarities, and were you aiming for an element of connectivity between all of them? #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @ainegreaney.bsky.social

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
Q2 Trespassers, your latest book, is a volume of 11 short stories. How would you sum up their similarities, and were you aiming for an element of connectivity between all of them?
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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Q1 Hi, Aine. We're so pleased that you've joined us for a #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview tonight. To get started, can you tell us about yourself and your writing career to date? @ainegreaney.bsky.social

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
Q1 Hi, Aine. We're so pleased that you've joined us for a #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview tonight.
To get started, can you tell us about yourself and your writing career to date?
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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Welcome to our #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview series. Today, we are chatting with @ainegreaney.bsky.social , author of the Cape Cod-based short story collection, Trespassers.

Women Writers Network Interviews Aine Greaney
We'll ask Aine som questions about Trespassers, and she'll answer below. Please feel free to join the conversation.
Remember to regularly refresh the page to see the latest posts and replies.
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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A1 Hi Aine, I come from rural Ireland too and went to college in Dublin - but now I'm in Edinburgh. I feel a kindred spirit 😆 and look forward to reading your books!! #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A5 The very best thing is how much I learn from others in the writing world. There's always something new #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A5 I teach creative writing, from community education to post-grads. And I edit fiction and memoir. I do a lot of university marking. And I speak at conferences etc whenever invited 😁 I'm so lucky to call it all 'work' #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A4 I constantly have to give myself permission to write - that it is as valid as other people's work, and it is proper work. Even with novels published, it still feels a bit of an indulgence #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 But what an achievement already, Joanna! So many people say they'll write a book when they retire...and don't. Welcome to the query trenches. I'll see you on the other side! #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 Seriously impressive! I love the variety you have. Never get bored!! #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 I'm so interested in the Master Herbalist diploma! What a fascinating topic - I can see why people asked you to share info! #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 I started writing young too, Emily, but it never occurred to me back then you could do writing as a job! You were way ahead 😁 #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 That sounds so interesting, Trish, and really creative. I can see the crossover with writing #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 Would you like to do more writing, Rita? Or is what you do enough - the icing on the cake of life (as it were!)?? #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A2 I started 'writing as a career' in 2010 - with a brand new baby. The two things fitted well, if precariously. Gradually, I built up a reputation, and now all my work is writing-ish. But I'd say that took 5or 6 years to get there #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A3 It's not about waiting to be inspired to write - it's a job like any other! Sometimes fun, sometimes a slog but needs time putting in. And the reality is the other-writing stuff pays most of the bills so prioritising is hard #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 It was great to offer a new perspective on a place people mostly know for floods and poverty. It is a tricky thing (I found) writing about the self!! It's a useful book when I teach memoir #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A2 What an amazing job - but must already take so much (creative) energy. Does your writing help with work at school? #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A2 I have what some people grandly call a 'portfolio' career - I write novels, but my 'day job' is teaching creative writing, editing fiction, mentoring writers, speaking at writing/book events etc #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 I was in Bangladesh, and kept a diary, Rita, to process everything new. It gradually became a book - and started a charity, Bhola's Children. It's called A Blonde Bengali Wife and there will be a new edition next month #WomenWritersNet 😊

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hello #WomenWritersNet I finally managed to get here 😁 Looking forward to the #skychat

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Welcome to Women Writers Chat! Please use the hashtag #WomenWritersNet in each of your posts so everyone can see your contributions.

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A1 I switched entirely but very gradually. I was working overseas as an epidemiologist, wrote a travel memoir...and that was the beginning, 25 years ago #WomenWritersNet

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We'll ask questions labelled Q1, Q2. Please answer using A1, A2. Be sure to make friends and keep chatting afterwards! #WomenWritersNet

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A5 #WomenWritersNet We need more older women demonstrating that romance and intimacy is still relevant at 50, 60, 70+. I think slowly, we are seeing female protagonists in this vein

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A4 #WomenWritersNet and it can be affirming when a protagonist actively chooses an alternative to romance

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A4 #WomenWritersNet I agree @valeriavescina.bsky.social it's the potential warmth in a relationship that draws me in

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I've been very much a 'fade to black' writers where sex scenes are concerned...

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A2 ##WomenWritersNet Characters, like people, can fall in love with the most unlikely people...but making that realistic in fiction is so much harder than in real life!

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Ah yes, different projects at different stages makes great sense

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I'm intrigued by how you go about writing about pre-history @brethertonwords.bsky.social

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

What are your best tips for juggling @brethertonwords.bsky.social ?? Something I always struggle with...but do you find several projects keep you stimulated?

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Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Yearning for a #writingretreat to kickstart your #writing or to breathe new energy into a work in progress? Here is a glimpse into my retreats – in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

One of the best 'in conversation' sessions I've heard: authors Victoria Dowd and John Curran @murderonefest.bsky.social

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Those are perfect book club questions, Lulu. Dreams and desires - I wonder if we revisit them enough as we grow and change

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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Sounds intriguing, Lulu. I look forward to delviing in

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We’ll ask Lulu some questions about Beast, and she’ll answer below. Please feel free to join in the conversation. Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Welcome to our #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview series. Today, we’re chatting with Lulu Allison, author of the recently published novel, Beast.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 25/09/2025

“The City of Dundee is full of dragons. In the Murraygate, you’ll find a green statue prowling… Atop the spire of St Andrew’s church near the Wellgate, a dragon watches the city moving below, and the crest of Dundee bears two dragons whose tails are intertwined” publicartdundee.org/listing/the-...

Dundee’s dragon sculpture, commissioned from Alastair Smart who died before being able to carry out the work. Tony Morrow adapted Alastair’s original design to create the final work. The photo shows a bronze dragon, hunched and coiled, its body low to the ground and its head raised on the end of a long neck. Ragged wings are folded across its back and its long tail wraps itself in a spiral around a tall bronze pole. The statue is in a pedestrian precinct, with trees in the background. The photo is taken at night, and the statue is illuminated by bright green lights shining up from ground level.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 25/09/2025

Calling Scottish #writers! Apply for the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship at the @universityofotago.bsky.social’s Centre for Irish & Scottish Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1 Aug–30 Sept 2026. Includes flights, accommodation & stipend. Deadline 31 Oct! #writing www.otago.ac.nz/ciss

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Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies

The Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies provides an opportunity to study the literature, history, politics and culture of Ireland and Scotland – and of the Irish and Scottish diasporas – over the pa...

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