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WRITER: Zoe O’Connor, author of 'Duplicity', a fictional serialised story of dating, desire and deception, which she has released online on www.the-dots.eu.

By Michelle Crean

A young Firies woman has been busy filling her free time with fictional tales, which she has released online.

Third year English student in Trinity College Dublin, Zoe O’Connor (21), from Gurrane, Firies, has written ‘Duplicity’, a serialised story of dating, desire and deception.

Over 12 weeks on www.the-dots.eu, it will tell the cautionary tale of a modern dating dystopia.

In a world of streaming content on demand, she wanted to write a story that was worth waiting for - released on a weekly basis so as to allow the reader to dwell on what has happened and anticipate what will happen next.

This is Zoe’s first serialised story, although she has been writing for both her own blog and online media, since her early teens. Notably she won an award for her blog - at the .eu awards in Brussels in 2016.

"I never thought that I’d be able to write a book," Zoe told the Killarney Advertiser. "I never considered such a feat to be within my skyline, fiction never being my strong suit. However, the crushing pressure of the outside world at the moment has pushed me further and further into my own imagination, an escapism which has resulted in my first fictional pursuit!"
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Every day she slaved away, she added. "I can honestly say that I have enjoyed every single second of it. Books, works of fiction, were my main source of entertainment as a child; an insatiable craving. My adoration for writing soon grew out of such a hobby, and finally, I have been able to piece together a story which I am incredibly proud of."

The first chapter is free and thereafter each additional chapter will be released every Friday. All 12 chapters of ‘Duplicity’ can be purchased for €9.99 via www.the-dots.eu.