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Bernie McGill

Bernie McGill
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Bernie McGill

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Currently, I'm fond of 'Abandon your story'. It's about allowing yourself to stop writing and allowing other people to start reading your work, which is, after all, the point of the exercise.
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My life in 8 words: "family, writing, teaching, reading, researching, eating, cooking, laundry"
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May 23, 2012
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Bring back the beast
May 23, 2012
The Butterfly Cabinet will be released on May 01, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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The Butterfly Cabinet will be released on July 26, 2011 in eBook
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The Butterfly Cabinet is now available in eBook
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The Butterfly Cabinet will be released on July 26, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
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Bernie McGill Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Currently, I'm fond of 'Abandon your story'. It's about allowing yourself to stop writing and allowing other people to start reading your work, which is, after all, the point of the exercise. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Right now, here is good, doing this. But for a few years down the line, see my idea of perfect happiness. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. To play the guitar. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. 'Fair play to you, Dolly!' Also: 'What's for you won't go by you.' Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. I'd be interested to meet Emily Davison, the English campaigner for suffragism who threw herself under the King's horse at Ascot in 1913, in protest that women did not have the vote. I'd want to ask her if she'd thought about it fully before she did it, if she was committed to dying for the cause. I'd want to know if she thought it was worth it. I'd like to know what she makes of us all today. Learn more about Bernie McGill

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Coleraine Times, February 17, 2013
...writers associated with the award-winning arts centre have achieved significant success in the past year. Creative Writing tutor Bernie McGill attracted rave reviews and strong sales last year with the publication of her debut novel The Butterfly...
Londonderry Sentinel, February 5, 2013
...Council, they met in LCDI to write, give feedback and generally encourage each other. When funding allowed, they Bernie McGill as facilitator. The rest of the time they took turns to organise writing exercises and visits by guest authors. Weekly classes...
Guardian.co.uk, November 24, 2012
...this heartbreaking tale of what-might-have-been. My novel would probably be The Butterfly Cabinet (Headline Review £7.99) by Bernie McGill, which is based, I think, on a true story, about the darkness inside all of us, and how politeness and education...
Cleveland Live, June 8, 2012
...much fun, I'm not finicky. Here are capsules on five more noteworthy new paperbacks: The Butterfly Cabinet Bernie McGill (Free Press, 227 pp.) $14 McGill's debut novel, a gothic tale of death, love and guilt, is based loosely on real events that took...
Cleveland Live, June 8, 2012
...much fun, I'm not finicky. Here are capsules on five more noteworthy new paperbacks: The Butterfly Cabinet Bernie McGill (Free Press, 227 pp.) $14 McGill's debut novel, a gothic tale of death, love and guilt, is based loosely on real events that took...
Ballymoney Times, May 5, 2013
...and there are a number of events taking place in Ballymoney Town Hall. On Tuesday 7 May, author Bernie McGill will facilitate, a Creative Writing workshop. Writing From Scratch takes place from 7-9.30pm and costs £5. The following Tuesday 14 May,...
Derry Journal, March 1, 2013
...NI is delighted to be participating in Creativity Month for the third successive year. On Monday March 11 Bernie McGill will give a short talk on the publication process for The Butterfly Cabinet and invite participants to share their own experiences of...
Coleraine Times, February 17, 2013
...writers associated with the award-winning arts centre have achieved significant success in the past year. Creative Writing tutor Bernie McGill attracted rave reviews and strong sales last year with the publication of her debut novel The Butterfly...
Londonderry Sentinel, February 5, 2013
...Council, they met in LCDI to write, give feedback and generally encourage each other. When funding allowed, they Bernie McGill as facilitator. The rest of the time they took turns to organise writing exercises and visits by guest authors. Weekly classes...
Observer, November 24, 2012
...this heartbreaking tale of what-might-have-been. My novel would probably be The Butterfly Cabinet (Headline Review £7.99) by Bernie McGill, which is based, I think, on a true story, about the darkness inside all of us, and how politeness and education...
Guardian.co.uk, November 24, 2012
...this heartbreaking tale of what-might-have-been. My novel would probably be The Butterfly Cabinet (Headline Review £7.99) by Bernie McGill, which is based, I think, on a true story, about the darkness inside all of us, and how politeness and education...
Staten Island Live, August 15, 2012
...Tom Feeney, Ed Perpetua 7:33 ? Doug Johnstone, Neal Fredericksen, Lew Bonavoglia 7:42 ? Steve Zuntag, Bernie McGill, Gerry Archiopoli, Steve Pedersen, Sr. Boys 7:51 ? Mike Lieberman, Justin Sanchez, Joseph Lee, Michael Young 8:00 ? Steve Pedersen, Jr.,...