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
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This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Dream Cycle
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … 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
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Breakthrough
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … 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 A Life Before This One-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
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Your Story
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … 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
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Configured: A True Story
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: The Journey
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more