If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you should be conscious of exactly how you are imitating him - word choice, sentence structure, motifs? - and think about why you're doing it.
Festival and conventions listings at Writing4all!
On this page you can find a growing list of links to major festivals and conventions centred around writing both in Ireland and abroad.
