I first heard Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova just several weeks ago. No, I don’t go out much … Actually, I do. But it’s mostly on my own. I love the outdoors. Put me on a hiking trail and you’ve just made me one really happy girl. I’ll even thank you. Right before I bid […]
People hurt you … intentionally or not. A lover. A family member. A friend. A complete stranger. They all have the power to do or say something that hurts. The older you get, the more you realize how small and insignificant these hurts are in the great scheme of life. You don’t get easily offended […]
Is there a right time to fall in love? I don’t know. Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on your tolerance for pain. Love hurts. You know that, right? There is, however, a wrong time to fall in love: the time when you feel you need love most. When that time comes pack your bags, cancel your […]
I quit writing my first romance novel before I even got started on it. It’s not because I had writer’s block. My head was buzzing with ideas. It’s not because I didn’t actually know how to write either. I wasn’t concerned with that anymore. After all, I wasn’t writing the next great American novel. My fiction […]
Me and Twitter got off to a bad start. Did you just cringe, roll your eyes, and then think I should have said “Twitter and I got off to a bad start?” First off, I did just warn you there was a bad start. Second off, or just second, please put down your red pen right […]
“To be a successful author you need to have a platform.” That’s what every writing magazine, book, and course tells me. So, despite finding this bit of advice a little odd, I decide to follow it. After all, I do want to become a successful author. My latest copy of Writer’s Magazine in hand, I go to […]
It’s 1:38 am as I’m starting to write this post. Insomniac? Yes, that’s me. I figured that, since I can’t sleep, I might as well do the next best thing at this late hour … write. Did you think I was going to say “have s-e-x”? Well, yes, that would have been the next best thing […]
Every now and then, I look at the “Missed Connections” section in “Personals”, on Craigslist. It’s not for fun, or out of pure curiosity. It’s for more personal reasons. I might try to explain what those reasons are but I don’t feel like it right now. That’s not why I started writing this post. Instead, […]
Growing up, I was the book smart in my family. I could have given you pretty detailed information about historical events and geographical facts. Mathematics was my hobby. I found physics and chemistry interesting. I could even parrot out some quasi-intelligent philosophical thoughts. My younger sister was the super witty one. When I say super […]
Ada Ireland is a pen name I came up with for myself. Unashamed Writing is a name I came up with for my blog.
The pen name is fake. The writing on this blog is real ... as close to real and truthful as I can get it to be. Read More