This is the first short story I actually tried to write in my own voice. It’s not based on real facts, just real feelings. Let me tell you, I feel as raw and exposed now as Stephen King said one would feel after talking about the place where their “secret heart is buried.” I don’t […]
I started reading when I was two. At least that’s what my parents told me. My guess is that they embellished the truth. Parents do that sometimes. Maybe because it makes them feel better about their parenting skills. Maybe because they want to make their kids feel better about themselves. Who knows? The reason why […]
I was riding my bicycle today, when the idea for a poem hit me out of the blue. I was still about thirty minutes away from my destination, so I had to force myself not to think about the poem. I realized a few weeks ago that if I think of something I want to […]
Last week, I posted the first part of a short story I’m working on. It’s called After the Top. Here is part two. I’ll be reading this tonight to my writing group. I’m very excited about it. I already know they’ll love it. After the Top – Part 2 By Ada Ireland Four […]
The latest flash fiction challenge from Chuck Wendig is to write a 100 word piece of fiction (no theme, subject, or any other detail offered). I can’t tell you how long my piece is because my word counter is broken. I smashed it right after it showed that I wrote 143 words. Ahem … what […]
Here’s the first part of a short story I’m working on. Right now it’s called After the Top. I have a feeling that name will change by the end of the story, or by the end of the week. Whichever comes first. Enjoy! After the Top By Ada Ireland The climb to the […]
A few days ago I started writing a short story that I tentatively named After the Top. I read the first three pages today to a friend and he called it … boring. Darn! That’s not the reaction I was looking for. I didn’t write a lullaby or something meant to put you to sleep. I […]
Stories of people who have become successful writers are very inspiring. When you get to know these people, you find out that talent and luck are not enough. Love for what you do and an insane amount work are what separates the ‘wanna-be-s’ from the ‘are-s’. Randy Ingermanson, the author of Writing Fiction for Dummies, […]
I wrote another simple poem. This one was prompted by some verses in a song I heard the other day. I have no clue who sang the song, or what its title was, but the words that stood out to me were: “I love you the way you are, not the way you ought to […]
Before starting to work on a story, think of some of your favorite books. What made them special? What made you stay up until 3 am, turning their pages, although you knew perfectly well you had to get up at 6 am and get ready for work? It was the story! It was what you […]
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