
Just One More Place Available at the September Free With Words Retreat!
Do you long for the headspace and support to totally immerse yourself in your writing? The Free With Words 2019 Retreat in Tuscany might...

Review of Being Various
Here's a review from the Irish broadcaster RTÉ of Being Various, this year's bestselling short story collection featuring a story by Free...

Get to Know Our Free With Words Retreat Tutor, Paul McVeigh
“I fell into writing for theatre from directing plays, then comedy while directing stand-ups in London. It wasn't until my 30s I started...

Meet Head Chef at the Free With Words Tuscany Retreat, Carla Violetti
Carla Violetti’s food is infused with a love of the produce that comes from the local region of Arezzo, and a focus on health and...

A Perfect Place To Write
The Free With Words writing retreat will take place in one of most historic and beautiful aristocratic villas of Tuscany. It’s a place...

Finding Hope: My Inspirational Ghostwriting Experience
When I was first asked to ghostwrite Collette Wolfe’s memoir, I had some reluctance. I’d ghostwritten a book about living with depression...

Books To Movies: My Five Favourite Adaptations
Brian Finnegan, Director of Free With Words shares his five favourite movies based on classic books.

Video: What Happens When You Allow Yourself The Time To Concentrate On Your Work
“When you allow yourself that time to really concentrate on your work for six or seven days, your writing speeds up every day."

Appointment in Arezzo: A Memoir Steeped in Love for Tuscany's Little-known Gem
Looking for a book to give you a hint of what's on offer in Arezzo, beautiful home of the next Free With Words writing retreat? Look no...

Check Out Two New Stories by Our Tutor, Paul McVeigh
Paul McVeigh, who will be the tutor in residence at our Free With Words retreat in Tuscany this coming September admits that he's a slow...

Why Writing Retreats Are A Great Idea
Do you dream of a time and space where you can write without the multiple interruptions of daily life dragging at your heels, and with...

Cinderella and The Three-Act Plot Structure
We’ve taken one of the most well-known fairytales of all time and broken it down to explain the three-act plot structure of the novel....

Watch: Sky Arts ‘Postcard from the Future – Northern Ireland’ with Paul McVeigh
Free With Words September retreat tutor, Paul was commissioned to represent Northern Ireland as part Postcards From the Future, part of...

Free With Words Tutor Appointed Top Literary Prize Judge
Paul McVeigh has been announced as a judge in the new 2019 Polari Book Prize competition. Founded in 2011, the Polari Prize has been...

Top 5 Writing Tips With Caroline Mitchell
Bestselling Irish author Caroline Mitchell is here to help you free your words with some fail-safe writing tips! Crime and psychological...

Free With Words Tutor Gets Faber & Faber Position
Award-winning novelist and short story writer Paul McVeigh has been appointed to a teaching role at the highly respected Faber Academy,...

It's Never Too Late! Meet the Authors Writing Debut Novels in their 80s
Older authors have a wealth of experience, at a basic level, simply because of the changes they’ve seen. Jharna Banerji, 82, began...

The Key to Overcoming Writer's Block
Andrew Sean Greer, author of the brilliant, Pulitzer Prize winning 'Less', talks about showing up to write, despite the fear of not being...

22 Simple Writing Rules For Brilliant Storytelling
Pixar's essential storytelling rules may apply to movies, but they can equally be applied to fiction. If you want the very best from your...





















