So, I have a new idea for The Parting Glass. Although it would seem that it began in Scotland, the Irish have certainly adopted and morphed it as their own. And I did originally have visions of my ‘hero’ in the story to be a dying gentleman of sorts. So I […]
Those of you who are following me on this know that I had decided to use both Thomas Armstrongs in my story. But I have tried – and I just cannot get interested in the war history! I’m a social historian and I just can’t bring myself to read one […]
Been flat out like a lizard drinking lately! But I did manage to read this story from Greg Manuel The Twilight Man – it was so wonderful I just had to share it. Cheers Kerry
Writing is a solitary activity, right? Well – it is. But that doesn’t mean that you have to do it in cultural isolation ….. I have tried a couple of different groups that actually meet to discuss writing etc. but they haven’t really suited me. I wish they had and […]
Many songs have such a long history that no-one is sure where they began: The Parting Glass is one of those songs. It has been sung, in one form or another, since at least the 18th century, and quite probably as early as the 17th century (Kloss, 2012). In the […]
I had no intention of taking this long to get back into the swing of things writing-wise. But, things just got busy and lots of changes were occurring – life was happening, as it does. The biggest change by far was the addition of our new furbaby: this is Bindi. […]
I love historical fiction. I love reading it and I love writing it. But sometimes – it is frustrating. Even though it is fiction, I am determined to be as historically accurate as possible – including the right colloquial language. I just spent and hour trying to establish without doubt […]
Kerry A Waight - Author 