Author: Terry Gorry

The dilemma of my daily writing habit

I wrote yesterday about the commitment I made in January 2022 to write and publish a blog post on this blog/site every day. I have managed to achieve that daily goal and have developed what I believe to be a tremendously valuable asset; an asset for me personally and my business. The mental health benefits… Continue reading The dilemma of my daily writing habit

The daily writing commitment I made in January 2022-how has it gone?

I have been writing on this blog every day since 31st January 2022. I made a promise to myself at that time and made a public commitment to write a blog post every day. I confess to taking some pride in having done so to date. For the most part it has been easy to… Continue reading The daily writing commitment I made in January 2022-how has it gone?

The Enoch Burke case: “what are your own personal views?”

A commenter on one of my Facebook pages, underneath a post and video, dealing with the Enoch Burke case asked me what my view of the situation was. I had published a video about Burke being released and relied on the reporting in some of the major newspapers such as the Irish Times and The… Continue reading The Enoch Burke case: “what are your own personal views?”

The sound of crust cracking and cooling

Christmas day, 2022. The sound in our kitchen is the sound of sourdough bread crust cracking while it cools on the worktop. It’s like the sound of ice thawing. As I write this there are two white loafs proofing on the same worktop. They are for the turkey sandwiches over the next two days. I… Continue reading The sound of crust cracking and cooling

Why I never think of retiring (and who I am doing it for)

I published a video recently about my typical working week. The video sets out the hours I work each week which total at least 60 hours. A commenter on one of the social media sites asked me who I was doing it for and helpfully told me “you cannot take it with you”. The answer… Continue reading Why I never think of retiring (and who I am doing it for)

Vlogging and storytelling

I’m fascinated with this idea of making better vlogs using storytelling. Finding a story that is interesting or entertaining or which will hook and retain a viewer in one’s ordinary, everyday life. There must be a story, no matter how trivial or apparently inconsequential. And I want it to have 3 acts, as in the… Continue reading Vlogging and storytelling

My holiday project-rerecording my property audiobook for Audible

My holiday project, or one of them for Christmas break in December 2022, is to re-record my property book, “Buying a House in Ireland-a Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”. This book sells well, in all formats including paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. But I have one bugbear with the audiobook: I commissioned a guy… Continue reading My holiday project-rerecording my property audiobook for Audible

The overlooked rights in the Enoch Burke case

There has been a great deal of comment about the jailed schoolteacher Enoch Burke’s rights. His right to freedom of speech, freedom of expression and rights in respect of his religion. I have seen first-hand comments about freedom of speech and persecution on religious grounds on my YouTube channel, my Facebook page, Twitter, TikTok and… Continue reading The overlooked rights in the Enoch Burke case