Writers, Cathedrals and Folklore

Writers, Cathedrals and Folklore

I’ve just returned from the autumn-coloured villages of Europe. It was a dual mission – part novel research, part holiday. I was on the trail of medieval monks, amongst other things, and came across some wonderful sites. (The view above is of the Danube Valley from...
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.