DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 49: Best Fiction About the War of Independence
The Irish Times has put together a list of the best fiction about the war of independence, which was reaching … Read more
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DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 47: Best Irish Historical Fiction Board on Pinterest
I’ve started a Pinterest board for best Irish historical fiction. Would you be interested in contributing? Check out the board … Read more
Dancing in the Wind Snippet: A War of Wits
The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 43: John MacBride – The Soldier
John MacBride was a soldier in South Africa for a few years, fighting with the Boers (Dutch settlers) against the … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 39: Maud Gonne’s Links with Free India Activists
Maud Gonne’s father, Tommy, was a Cavalry Major, which was how the English born Maud ended up living in Ireland, … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 37: Maud Gonne Biography for Children
There is a new online biography of Maud Gonne for children, created by Sophie Harkin for Lottie.com. Unfortunately, a few … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 35: Rules for writing poetry by Ezra Pound
Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work. Consider the discrepancies between … Read more
Dancing in the Wind Snippet: “You Are a Married Man, Sir!”
Willie Yeats was not the only poet to be attracted to Iseult Gonne. His young secretary, Ezra Pound, though married, … Read more
Dancing in the Wind: Extract 9: PORTRAIT OF EZRA POUND 1
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Dancing in the Wind: Extract 4: The Teller of the Tale
The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more
Dancing in the Wind: Extract 3: Who is Rosie?
The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more
Join my Reader Group and Help me Develop my new Novel: In The Hour
Do you love fiction? Would you like to help shape my next novel, In the Hour? I now post short … Read more
Different Pathways to Self-Publishing Success
This is an extract from my forthcoming book Creative Self publishing, which will publish in September 2020. If you would … Read more
Friday Fiction: Iseult Gonne and Lucien Millevoye Take Tea
Maud and Iseult Gonne are living in Normandy, taking refuge from the war in Paris, when they hear that John MacBride, Maud’s husband, has been executed. This leaves Maud frantic to get back to Ireland. She dispatches Iseult to London, to fetch their friend, the poet Willie Yeats.
Font Publications
Font Publications is my publishing imprint. Not all indie authors have an imprint though many do, for all sorts of reasons. … Read more