As a proud Australian, I could not let Australia Day go by without posting something. Sadly, I have spent a week wondering what I could post that I haven’t posted before – and that wouldn’t offend somebody. If I talk about pride in my British heritage, I may offend some […]
I can’t believe it: I’ve finally published a story on my own! I’ve wanted to ‘get myself out there’ in my own right for a while now. Don’t get me wrong: I love being part of anthologies and will continue to do that. But I also wanted to be an […]
Not claiming any credit whatsoever here: article was written by Todd James Pierce and placed in my lap by Michelle King, friend and author of There’s no such thing as people. Eight rules for writing historical short stories Read and enjoy! Cheers Kerry
When I was trying to decide if I could, in fact, write 50,000 words in stories for the medieval period, I went Google searching to see just what that looked like. In the process, I came across a great article outlining some reasons why you might be best to keep […]
This is currently the bane of my existence! As a writer of historical fiction, and essentially, the lives of everyday people at the moment, I can hear them speaking to me in my head – but I often have no idea how to write it so that I get it […]
Ok – so I’ve been getting ready to blitz my novel in November, using National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo as it is known). Basically, you commit to writing 50,000 words in a month! If that doesn’t get me into this novel in a big way – nothing will! The […]
We are up to Week Two in the workshop for Heart of a Child and are looking at characters. I could explain it here – but I will leave it to the expert Cayce Berryman again: Main Characters by Cayce Berryman Cheers Kerry
As you know, my husband and I are now empty nesters. so we thought we would take the opportunity to go through the entire house: declutter, rearrange etc. Now bear in mind we have been in this house for over 17 years and the previous house over 10 years. And […]
When I first decided to write my backstory to The Parting Glass, I had no idea that it would lead me down the path of 17th Century Irish conflict. Normally, war bores me – but this rebellion I find fascinating. Having had my DNA tested, I have 73% Irish ancestry. I […]
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