PinnedAine GreaneyFood Service and Bartending Jobs: Lessons for the Writing LifeBeing a restaurant server teaches us about human behavior and the writing life2 min read·Jan 19, 2019--2--2
PinnedAine GreaneyWorking the Room or Working the Zoom: Which Writing Workshop Is Best for You? — Áine GreaneyIn late spring 2020, as we all adjusted to the COVID-19 lockdown, I moved most of my creative and wellness-writing workshops online.4 min read·Apr 4, 2022--1--1
PinnedAine GreaneyWriting Truth in Personal Essays, Creative Nonfiction and Memoir — Áine GreaneyIn the bestselling memoir, “ The Glass Castle,” Jeannette Walls writes about how her mother urges her author daughter to “just tell the…5 min read·Apr 11, 2021----
Aine GreaneyOn National Write Your Story Day: Writing True Stories about Folks and FamilyIn her bestselling memoir, “ The Glass Castle,” Jeannette Walls writes about how her mother urged her author daughter to “just tell the…3 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Aine GreaneyFair Pay: 6 Tips for Writers (and writing teachers)Last spring, as I filled my dining room table with receipts and mileages and 2022 credit card bills--all to prepare and IRS file my 2022…3 min read·Jul 15, 2023----
Aine GreaneyHow to find the Perfect Gift for the Writer in Your LifeLast year, the best gift under my tree was a packet of black, ball-point pens. I mean “best,” as in, this was the gift that got me really…3 min read·Dec 7, 2021----
Aine GreaneyOn Halloween: How To Get Past Your Writing Fears — Áine GreaneyVampires? Witches? Ghouls? Politicians? Yes, they’re Halloween scary (maybe), but on our worst writing days, they’ve got nothing on our…3 min read·Oct 30, 2021----
Aine Greaney4 Questions to Ask Before You Sign Up to Lead a Writing Workshop or Retreat — Áine GreaneyI’m passionate (some would say ‘cranky’) about our right to tell our own story, to document our lived experiences as they have happened to…4 min read·Aug 25, 2021----
Aine GreaneyTips for Writing in a Café or Coffee Shop — Áine GreaneyYou know that old saying, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone?”4 min read·Jul 21, 2021----
Aine GreaneyOK, Zoomer: How to get the most out of an online or virtual writing workshop — Áine GreaneyGrowing up, we had no household telephone. Instead, in our rural Irish village, we had one of those street-side payphones. You know the…5 min read·Dec 1, 2020----