Author: Hilary Coyne
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Motherhood and magpies
From my writing desk in our spare room I look out across neighbours’ houses and the trees at the edge of the river. My companions in the (joyfully!) solitary pursuit of story-making have been the magpies that bob along the rooftops and occasionally visit my window to check on my focus. These pied ‘accountability partners’…
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Spinning a tale
Sunweys and widdershins is my latest story to spread its wings and find a home in the outside world. It was published by the lovely Soor Ploom Press on 6 March 2023 and can be read and listened to on their blog. This isn’t a new piece, however, having been first – and substantially –…
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Constructing ‘A construction of loss’
Spoiler alert: this piece describes the development of my story ‘A construction of loss’. I recommend reading the story first here. My most recently published story, ‘A construction of loss’, was begun a year ago in February 2021 and has evolved through eleven versions and half a dozen rejections. It finally found a home in…
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A piece of home
I love to read Scots and can give a fair recital of a few Burns’ poems but, bar a few words, I don’t speak it in my daily life and I’ve never tried to write in it or with it before. My son has a book that tells the creation myth of the Giant’s Causeway…
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Going live with hilarycoyne.com
Since sharing the link to this site last week I’ve made a few adjustments to make it easier to navigate. I’ve reduced the number of links on the Publications page so that you can navigate directly either to purchase printed copies or read the piece online. Work that isn’t available elsewhere online is now available…
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