Talks in September

UPDATE: Please see the next blog post for new information! I have several talks coming up in September and October. Here are the dates announced so far, with links to buy tickets: Saturday 3rd September 4:30-5:30pm – Nairn book festival. I will be ‘in conversation’ with Martin Edwards about Josephine Tey. Martin is the author … More Talks in September

Causeway / Cabhsair magazine – new issue 12.01

I was excited to finally receive my copy of the new issue of Causeway / Cabhsair magazine the other day. I have a new poem in the magazine, titled “The Hammerbeam Roof at Darnaway Castle, Moray”. The poem was written after visiting Darnaway and researching the castle when I was writing “Daughters of the North: … More Causeway / Cabhsair magazine – new issue 12.01

new blog post for the Society of Authors

I’ve written a blog post for the Society of Authors in Scotland about using archives in writing: you can find it at this link: https://societyofauthors.org/News/Blogs/SoA-Blog/July-2022/Using-archives-in-writing I used archives extensively for both my books: “Daughters of the North” involved reading 16th century letters and documents, while “Josephine Tey” involved a wide variety of 20th century archives. … More new blog post for the Society of Authors