FICTION
about my novels and life as a novelist
Friday Fiction: Changes to my Fiction Patronage
I have made changes to my fiction patronage, moving it off Patreon over here to my own website. If you’ve … Read more
I’m Back and Things Are Changing Around here
Thank you for your patience with me while I did my major revamp and site move–and worked out how to … Read more
Friday Fiction: Announcing My First Three Gonne-Yeats Novels
I’m getting close to publishing the first three books in my Gonne-Yeats series and have been working on the covers … Read more
Friday Fiction: Gonne-Yeats Novel Series Running Order
I’ve mapped out and finalized the Gonne-Yeats series running order. It’s going to be a seven-book series, with each book … Read more
Friday Fiction: Supporting the WB Yeats Bedford Park Project
I’m happy to see that the WB Yeats Bedford Park Project is back in post-pandemic action! I was a proud … Read more
Friday Fiction: Remembering the Irish Civil War 1922-23
Ninety-nine years ago, my great-uncle Con (my father’s uncle, pictured left), was shot and killed in the Irish Civil War … Read more
Friday Fiction: The Life of Althea Gyles: Designer of The Secret Rose
Althea Gyles, the artist and writer who designed the cover of WB Yeats’s The Secret Rose (which I reproduced on my … Read more
Friday Fiction: “Sparks of light.” Novel Extract from A Life Before
This is an extract from the first book in my Yeats-Gonne series, A Life Before This One, a biographical fiction series about … Read more
Friday Fiction: All things hurt, all things heal
I’ve been thinking a lot about hurting and healing lately — as I approach the end of the first draft … Read more
Isabella Pollexfen Varley: Artist and Aunt of WB Yeats
One thing I love about writing historical fiction is doing the research. I often have to stop myself digging too … Read more
Friday Fiction: Extract from Her Secret Rose-Introducing Rosy Cross
If you don’t already know, my Yeats-Gonne book Her Secret Rose (first published in 2015) has morphed into a Yeats-Gonne … Read more
Fiction Friday: Enter The History Quill’s Historical Fiction Giveaway
Fancy taking part in this historical fiction giveaway from The History Quill? Five great historical fiction writers (and me). Six … Read more
Friday Fiction: Counting the Words To My Next Novel
It’s a busy month. We’ve agreed an offer on our house and so we will be packing up our home … Read more
“Honor Bright”: Extract from the novel A Life Before this One
This is an extract from the first book in my Yeats-Gonne series, A Life Before This One, a biographical fiction … Read more