When Sunday Ended is my latest novel in progress. Here, I share the journey from the first spark of an idea through drafting, revising, and everything in between. It’s a place to document the process as much as the finished story.

  • A story taking shape

    When I last wrote here about my new story idea, it was mainly just a concept. Now, I’ve written a whopping two scenes! Yes, two! At this stage it could have been more, but the awful heat we’re experiencing in Ireland right now does not a productive writing environment make. So much for making loads…

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  • Another novel in the works

    I was at Mass last Sunday and my mind very briefly wandered. During my distraction, I thought about a future world where religious practices had disappeared, and only existed within historical archives. I thought about what a disruption to such a society would look like. And so began the idea for my second novel. Yes,…

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