by Orna Ross | Jul 10, 2018 | Fiction |
As you know, I've been writing a film script for a while, Dancing In The Wind, based on the strange love triangle between based on the true story of the love triangle between the illustrious Irish poet, WB (WILLIE) YEATS, his longtime inamorata and muse MAUD GONNE,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 3, 2017 | Fiction |
The first chapter of After The Rising 1995 The thick double door beneath the sign – Parle’s Bar & Grocery – is shut. A For Sale board juts from the side wall, with a Sale Agreed banner across it. The blinds are down, as if the house, too, has closed its eyes and died....
by Orna Ross | Aug 20, 2017 | Fiction |
The Story So Far: Mercy Mulcahy is about to be accused of murdering her elderly and tyrannical father. The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to the protection of her daughter, Star. It’s a quest that has taken her away from Zach, the only man she has...
by Orna Ross | Jul 21, 2017 | Fiction |
If you're looking at that picture and wondering: is that the image from the back cover of WB Yeats' The Secret Rose in tattoo, the answer is yes. That's Lovely Son above and yes! that is a tattoo of the Secret Rose symbol, on his chest. And it's a great example of...
by Orna Ross | Apr 26, 2017 | Fiction |
Below are three of my favorite readings of Yeats's poetry. The first is from Bob Geldof's flawed but fabulous program for RTE TV, Fanatic Heart. Liam Neeson Reads “Easter 1916” The second reading is from the film adaptation of every book lover's must-read...
by Orna Ross | Dec 3, 2016 | Fiction |
Just out: Footage of the Historical Fiction panel at The Triskele Literary Festival in London, back in September. Together with Radhika Swarup, JD Smith and Alison Morton, I was interviewed about the joys of writing historical fiction. Between us, we covered 3rd...