The Outlander Effect

The Outlander Effect

The Outlander craze is real. I think most people understand this refers to the novel and television series created by one of the most successful writers in recent times, Diana Gabaldon. Even before the television series, Gabaldon’s novels were huge sellers. The main...
Writing the Highland Clearances

Writing the Highland Clearances

When I researched my novel, ‘The False Men’, I found that the ‘voluntary’ removals attributed to famine was often the accepted version, rather than the active resistance by affected groups against their conditions.

Letter from the Outer Hebrides

Letter from the Outer Hebrides

The following is extracted from my blog published in the travel blogspot: Are my feet in the way? When I was researching for my novel, The False Men, I took a trip back to the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, where my family once lived. The visit began with a ferry ride...