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Jan 23rd, 2010 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
The Irish War is officially a part of history, but not for Finnean Whelan, an IRA veteran of almost 40 years. British Intelligence has produced evidence that he is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to assassinate the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Finn is protected in his exile in the United States after having worked for the CIA. Consequently, British Intelligence has come up with a plan to lure Finn back into their jurisdiction, Northern Ireland, by revealing the identity of the man who is ultimately responsible for the killing of Finn’s wife, Shauna. Here they hope not only to apprehend him, but also lead them to another conspirator, Martin Sheehan, who hides in the Northern provinces. For Whelan this is not only a mission of revenge, but marks the beginning of a journey into the past and the return to the one true love: Ireland.
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Tags: IRA, Irish Troubles, Irish War, MI5, MI6, Northern Ireland, Provisional IRA, Real IRA, Robert Nairac, SAS, The Bleeding Hills, The Det, Violence in Northern Ireland, Wilfried F. Voss
Jan 23rd, 2010 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
The Irish War is officially a part of history, but not for Finnean Whelan, an IRA veteran of almost 40 years. British Intelligence has produced evidence that he is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to assassinate the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Finn is protected in his exile in the United States after having worked for the CIA. Consequently, British Intelligence has come up with a plan to lure Finn back into their jurisdiction, Northern Ireland, by revealing the identity of the man who is ultimately responsible for the killing of Finn’s wife, Shauna. Here they hope not only to apprehend him, but also lead them to another conspirator, Martin Sheehan, who hides in the Northern provinces. For Whelan this is not only a mission of revenge, but marks the beginning of a journey into the past and the return to the one true love: Ireland.
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Tags: IRA, Irish Troubles, Irish War, MI5, MI6, Northern Ireland, Provisional IRA, Real IRA, Robert Nairac, SAS, The Bleeding Hills, The Boys of Barr Na Sraide, The Det, Violence in Northern Ireland
Jan 23rd, 2010 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
The Irish War is officially a part of history, but not for Finnean Whelan, an IRA veteran of almost 40 years. British Intelligence has produced evidence that he is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to assassinate the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Finn is protected in his exile in the United States after having worked for the CIA. Consequently, British Intelligence has come up with a plan to lure Finn back into their jurisdiction, Northern Ireland, by revealing the identity of the man who is ultimately responsible for the killing of Finn’s wife, Shauna. Here they hope not only to apprehend him, but also lead them to another conspirator, Martin Sheehan, who hides in the Northern provinces. For Whelan this is not only a mission of revenge, but marks the beginning of a journey into the past and the return to the one true love: Ireland.
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Jan 23rd, 2010 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
The Irish War is officially a part of history, but not for Finnean Whelan, an IRA veteran of almost 40 years. British Intelligence has produced evidence that he is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to assassinate the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Finn is protected in his exile in the United States after having worked for the CIA. Consequently, British Intelligence has come up with a plan to lure Finn back into their jurisdiction, Northern Ireland, by revealing the identity of the man who is ultimately responsible for the killing of Finn’s wife, Shauna. Here they hope not only to apprehend him, but also lead them to another conspirator, Martin Sheehan, who hides in the Northern provinces. For Whelan this is not only a mission of revenge, but marks the beginning of a journey into the past and the return to the one true love: Ireland.
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Dec 31st, 2009 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
Even though this is an excerpt from my novel, this short story is complete in itself. The story describes a scene in an Irish pub in a Boston neighborhood where a young man with an Uilleann pipe plays a session of three songs. These songs remind the main character of The Bleeding Hills, Finnean Whelan, of his upbringing in Ireland, and my story describes three stages of his life.
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Tags: 14 Company, IRA, Irish Troubles, Irish War, MI5, MI6, Northern Ireland, PIRA, Provisional IRA, Real IRA, SAS, Short Story, The Bleeding Hills, The Det, The Place I Grew A Man, Violence in Northern Ireland, Wilfried F. Voss
Nov 15th, 2009 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
Sigerson Clifford was an Irish poet and playwright. I took a line from his poem The Boys of Barr Na Sraide, the line that goes “And when the hills were bleeding and rifles were aflame…”, to use it as the title for my book “The Bleeding Hills”. The research for my also revealed that there is not a lot of information available that would describe the person Sigerson Clifford in more detail, and that is the reason I created a web site in the hope that people all over the world find it and possibly add more data.
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Tags: Ireland, Irish Troubles, Irish War, Sigerson Clifford, The Bleeding Hills, The Boys of Barr Na Sraide, The Kerry Christmas Carol
Oct 30th, 2009 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
As a writer you cannot only expect praise for your work, but also criticism. That is just human nature. I have learned to live with criticism, and, knowing that I am not the ultimate source of all wisdom, I am willing to listen and learn as long as the criticism is constructive.
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Tags: 14 Company, Irish Troubles, Irish War, Julian Ball, MI5, Miami Showband Killing, Robert Nairac, SAS, The Bleeding Hills, Wilfried F. Voss
Sep 6th, 2009 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
As of today I have finished the last revision of my novel, The Bleeding Hills. The document is converted into a PDF, as is the cover. We’re ready to upload the files to LightningSource.com, an Ingram Books service. Monday is Labor Day, but they will work on the files by Tuesday, and I might receive the proof copy by the end of the week or early the week after. It really goes that fast.
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Tags: Editing Service, Publishing, Self-Publishing, The Bleeding Hills, Wilfried F. Voss
Aug 22nd, 2009 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
Well, as of today I have submitted my first novel to a professional editing service. My last entry was on July 10, 2009 at which time I was sure I was shortly before publishing. However, I decided to run yet another editing process, and I believe it was well worth the efforts. Since my first draft I had added roughly 10,000 words and another run was necessary. I like the result and, believe me, I am my worst critic. I am counting on the professional editing service to add a little cream on top of the pie.
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Jul 10th, 2009 |
By Wilfried F. Voss
I am very close to publishing my first novel, The Bleeding Hills. The actual writing is done, and we are currently going through the consistency test, before we pass the novel to a professional editor. In the meantime I feel compelled to share some experiences I made during the writing process.
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Tags: Publishing, Self-Publishing, The Bleeding Hills, Wilfried F. Voss, Writing a novel