{"id":4029,"date":"2018-06-11T12:31:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T12:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukwriterscollege.com\/?p=4029"},"modified":"2022-02-18T00:33:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T00:33:08","slug":"glenn-mcgoldrick-published-short-story-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/glenn-mcgoldrick-published-short-story-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn McGoldrick \u2013 Published Short Story Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glenn McGoldrick completed the\u00a0Short Story Writing For Magazines Course<\/a>\u00a0at UK Writers College in 2016. Since then he has enjoyed a spate of literary successes with several stories published, and final placement in two writing competitions. We find out more about his progress as a writer.<\/h3>\n

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    What made you decide to become a writer?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I enjoyed writing stories as a young kid at school. Then I grew up, had a career and did some travelling. I saved some money, took some time off and thought about what I really wanted to do in life.<\/p>\n

    I\u2019ve always enjoyed reading, and read some books about writing professionally. Then I took a writing course, wrote some stories of my own and enjoyed it. Then I just carried on writing stories, hoping to improve a little each time.<\/p>\n

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      You recently completed a writing course with us, and since then you have enjoyed several publishing successes. Can you tell us a bit more about those?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I\u2019ve had three stories published on short-story.me, one story published on fictionontheweb.co.uk and two stories published in Scribble magazine.<\/p>\n

      I placed third in a competition on bookerscorner.uk, and won first prize in a competition at\u00a0http:\/\/thewritersnotebookgroup.blogspot.co.uk\/<\/a>. My story is being published in a collection on Amazon, \u2018Misshaped Dreams\u2019, which will be published in March\/April.<\/p>\n

      I have published my own short story collection, \u2018Nightmare Waiting<\/a>\u2019, on Amazon.<\/p>\n

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        How did it feel to get published?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        It feels great, especially if you\u2019ve had a few rejections before success. It\u2019s like validation, and you think to yourself, \u2018Yeah, I can do this.\u2019<\/p>\n

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          What is the most important tool or tip you got from doing your writing course?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          My tutor, Ginny Swart, was excellent. She encouraged me to keep writing, keep submitting, keep going \u2013 if my story wasn\u2019t accepted one place, then try another. And not to be put off by rejections; just get on with the next story.<\/p>\n

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            Do you have any writing rituals that you follow to get in the mood and get started with work? What does your typical writing session look like?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            I get ideas from newspaper articles. I expand the original idea, work on it for three or four days, ending up with lots of notes on paper. Then when I\u2019ve got most of the story figured out, I\u2019ll get to my laptop, start typing it up, breaking it down by scene, in random order. I usually find that the first and last scenes are the easiest to write.<\/p>\n

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              Any books or resources that you would recommend for other writers just starting out?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Try a writing course, where you\u2019ll get chance to write and receive some friendly feedback. And try to write something daily, develop the habit.<\/p>\n

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