The pages of this website include links to all these sites.  And there is a wealth of material to explore and enjoy:  the excerpts, illustrations and interviews on the Exciting Writing sites add up to about six hours of listening. 

The diversity of Paddy Gormley's work reflects his portfolio career, spanning both business and the arts and including web and print design.  He has written extensively for radio, the internet, stage and page, in both practical and creative spheres.  His teaching of creative thinking skills applies readily to both business people and creative types:  his course participants have ranged from board-level executives to primary school children and community groups. 

The unifying theme of Paddy Gormley's Exciting Writing is his passion for language, not only as a vehicle for expression but as a primary instrument of creativity.  His love of language shines through all his writing, teaching and public speaking.  His exploration of the possibilities of language has led him to remarkable insights into the creative process and about the workings of memory and the imagination;  insights that inform his teaching and never fail to excite his students. 

Most of Paddy Gormley's Exciting Writing projects fit squarely into one of the main categories of teaching, radio, theatre and publications.  However, the categorisation should not be taken too literally.  For example, several radio, theatre and publishing projects include a substantial teaching component, some of the radio projects are suitable for theatre, some of the publications might easily be adapted for radio, and so on.  The project descriptions are not endlessly repeated on page after page. Most projects are outlined once only, and it is hoped that you will browse through the whole site and have the pleasure of a few chance finds. 

The Exciting Writing website was newly designed in 2008 to include the full spread of Paddy Gormley's Exciting Writing projects for the first time.  The second phase of development, completed in February 2009, was to provide audio-visual overviews at the head of each of the main pages, so that you may gain a clear impression of each of the projects effortlessly, without having to scroll down the various pages and work through the text.