Busy, busy, busy with NaNoWriMo but had to take the time out for the big announcement: I will have two stories in the upcoming anthology from Authors’ Tale! The two stories are Tell Us a Story, Pa and Goodnight – and God Be With You All. Very proud to have been selected […]
Estimated reading time: 53 seconds
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 […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
If, like me, the Eleven Years War in Ireland is new and a little confusing, I’ll give you some of the information I found while looking for information for The Parting Glass. Having a history degree has it’s advantages when writing historical fiction – but it also makes me a […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
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 […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes