by Orna Ross | Jun 17, 2022 | Fiction |
This is an extract from the first book in my Yeats-Gonne series, A Life Before This One, a biographical fiction series about Maud Gonne, her daughter Iseult and the poet, WB Yeats, publishing later this year. In this extract, Rosy Cross witnesses the birth of Lily...
by Orna Ross | Jun 10, 2022 | Fiction |
I've been thinking a lot about hurting and healing lately — as I approach the end of the first draft of my latest novel, where I've *really* made my darlings suffer… (just so the healing feels all the better when it happens, of course!) Also I've just...
by Orna Ross | Jun 3, 2022 | Fiction |
One thing I love about writing historical fiction is doing the research. I often have to stop myself digging too deep while I'm working. I love the thrill of following a trail and getting to know new people, and the interconnections between them. This week I’ve been...
by Orna Ross | May 30, 2022 | Fiction |
If you don't already know, my Yeats-Gonne book Her Secret Rose (first published in 2015) has morphed into a Yeats-Gonne series. There are both prequels and sequels to that novel now and it's had a major rewrite to fit this new scheme. I'll be talking about this...
by Orna Ross | May 20, 2022 | Fiction |
Fancy taking part in this historical fiction giveaway from The History Quill? Five great historical fiction writers (and me). Six paperback #histfic books, set in the 20th century (including one of mine). A single little sign up box to fill… and they could all...
by Orna Ross | May 6, 2022 | Fiction |
It's a busy month. We've agreed an offer on our house and so we will be packing up our home of twelve years and moving on At times like this, I've got to be really careful about protecting some writing and publishing time for my own projects. So I've brought in this...