dancing in the wind Archives

Isabella Pollexfen Varley: Artist and Aunt of WB Yeats

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

February 15, 2022August 27, 2021 by Orna Ross

Each Friday, I publish an extract from my work in progress, currently Dancing in the Wind, based on a true … Read more

February 15, 2022August 20, 2021 by Orna Ross

Each Friday, I publish an extract from my work in progress, currently Dancing in the Wind (Book 4 of the … Read more

February 15, 2022August 3, 2021 by Orna Ross

“Poets should never marry,” Maud Gonne told WB Yeats shortly before she, without telling him, became engaged to another. “The … Read more

February 15, 2022July 30, 2021 by Orna Ross

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

February 15, 2022July 23, 2021 by Orna Ross

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

February 15, 2022July 21, 2021 by Orna Ross

Like all young women of her class and time, Maud Gonne was raised to have a wide variety of accomplishments—singing, … Read more

February 15, 2022July 9, 2021 by Orna Ross

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

February 15, 2022July 2, 2021 by Orna Ross

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

February 15, 2022June 18, 2021 by Orna Ross

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

February 15, 2022June 7, 2021 by Orna Ross

John MacBride was a soldier in South Africa for a few years, fighting with the Boers (Dutch settlers) against the … Read more

February 15, 2022May 29, 2021 by Orna Ross

There is a new online biography of Maud Gonne for children, created by Sophie Harkin for Lottie.com. Unfortunately, a few … Read more

February 15, 2022May 14, 2021 by Orna Ross

Willie Yeats was not the only poet to be attracted to Iseult Gonne. His young secretary, Ezra Pound, though married, … Read more

February 15, 2022May 7, 2021 by Orna Ross

This is a snippet from my current work in progress, Dancing in the Wind. This section centers on the friendship … Read more

February 15, 2022April 30, 2021 by Orna Ross

To receive exclusive extracts from this story and give feedback on where it should go next, join my fiction … Read more