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Bernie McGill

Bernie McGill
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Bernie McGill

Author 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.
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My life in 8 words: "family, writing, teaching, reading, researching, eating, cooking, laundry"
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May 22, 2012
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March 26, 2012
A few days ago, I gave a talk for members of the Probus Club, Portstewart, a group of retired businessmen, on the local...
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January 6, 2012
Yes it is. At least part of it is. A percentage, certainly. I’ve just come back from the Cathedral Quarter’s Out to Lunch...
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November 10, 2011
I used to work as the manager of a professional theatre company and the entire time I was there I had a recurring dream. It...
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October 17, 2011
I just got back from a weekend in Culdaff in County Donegal, host town to the Charles Macklin Festival. The Macklin of the title...
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September 20, 2011
It’s rare that I find myself in the house alone and in charge of the remote control for the television, but that’s exactly...
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September 7, 2011
Just got back from a week in Southern Spain with my family, in the beautiful hillside town of Gaucin. Several days of lying...
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July 28, 2011
The sun is out at last in Ireland and I've just remembered that this time last year a spider moved in to the wing mirror of my...
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July 13, 2011
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Bring back the beast
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Bring back the beast
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The Butterfly Cabinet will be released on May 01, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
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May 01, 2012
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Mar 27, 2012
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Is It About A Bicycle?
Jan 07, 2012
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Gibraltar
Sep 08, 2011
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Jul 29, 2011
The Butterfly Cabinet will be released on July 26, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Jul 26, 2011
The Butterfly Cabinet is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jul 26, 2011
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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. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Walking or reading, but not at the same time. I saw a woman on the beach once doing both. I think that's taking multi-tasking far too far. Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. Installed in a little villa in Tuscany or Umbria with a self-cleaning pool, my own tomatoes growing in the garden, a hammock strung between the pines, a never-emptying bottle of prosecco in the fridge, shelves groaning with books, a free trattoria within staggering distance, and family and good friends to share it. Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. I'm a big fan of Mary McAleese, the Irish President. Learn more about Bernie McGill

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Suite101.com, November 26, 2011
...of letters force him to reconsider a case he personally closed many months before. The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill weaves a story begun when a wealthy four year-old girl is murdered in the very mansion in which a newly hired teenager observes the...
Larne Times, April 20, 2012
...Big-Read, ‘The Great Northern Novel Debate’, continues with poet Martin Mooney and novelists Heather Richardson (‘Magdeburg’, 2010) & Bernie McGill (‘The Butterfly Cabinet’, Headline, 2010) all championing the merits of three more outstanding...
Staten Island Live, April 16, 2012
...and stamina to finish in second place in a younger field of 28 teams. The defending gross champions, Bernie McGill and Mike Walsh, finished in third place in the very competitive gross division. With the DeMenna team winning the net division, which was...
Staten Island Live, April 15, 2012
...70-year-old Lew Bonavoglia and 74-year-old Artie Truscelli posted a solid 1-over-par 71 to hold second place. Defending champions Bernie McGill and Mike Walsh limped through the round with 73 for third place. Chris DeMenna and Joe Termini, the 2011 net...
Staten Island Live, April 13, 2012
...rest area. The field includes the team of Chris DeMenna and Joe Termini, the 2011 net champions and Bernie McGill and Mike Walsh, defending gross division champions.Mike Buckley, may have relocated to Florida, but will return to play with partner Gerry...
Staten Island Live, April 9, 2012
...score.? Chris DeMenna and Joe Termini were the winners in the net division last year after the Bernie McGill / Mike Walsh duo had finished atop both the net and gross, but elected to take top honors in the gross section. THE BIG ONEThe 25th version of the...
Larne Times, April 9, 2012
...Read, ‘The Great Northern Novel Debate’, continues, with poet Martin Mooney and novelists Heather Richardson (‘Magdeburg’, 2010) and Bernie McGill (‘The Butterfly Cabinet’, Headline, 2010) all championing the merits of three more outstanding...
Staten Island Live, April 8, 2012
...score." Chris DeMenna and Joe Termini were the winners in the net division last year after the Bernie McGill / Mike Walsh duo had finished atop both the net and gross, but elected to take top honors in the gross section. THE BIG ONEThe 25th version of the...