Historical Fiction Archives

Friday Fiction: Announcing My First Three Gonne-Yeats Novels

August 25, 2022July 22, 2022 by Orna Ross

I’m getting close to publishing the first three books in my Gonne-Yeats series and have been working on the covers … Read more

July 23, 2022July 15, 2022 by Orna Ross

I’ve mapped out and finalized the Gonne-Yeats series running order. This involved a lot more plotting than I usually do, … Read more

August 25, 2022July 8, 2022 by Orna Ross

I’m happy to see that the WB Yeats Bedford Park Project is back in post-pandemic action! I was a proud … Read more

July 4, 2022July 1, 2022 by Orna Ross

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

July 24, 2022June 24, 2022 by Orna Ross

Althea Gyles, the artist and writer who designed the cover of WB Yeats’s The Secret Rose (which I reproduced on my … Read more

July 24, 2022June 17, 2022 by Orna Ross

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

August 25, 2022June 10, 2022 by Orna Ross

I’ve been thinking a lot about hurting and healing lately — as I approach the end of the first draft … Read more

June 29, 2022June 3, 2022 by Orna Ross

One thing I love about writing historical fiction is doing the research. I often have to stop myself digging too … Read more

July 24, 2022May 30, 2022 by Orna Ross

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

June 29, 2022May 20, 2022 by Orna Ross

Fancy taking part in this historical fiction giveaway from The History Quill? Five great historical fiction writers (and me). Six … Read more