When I wrote the story about Jane Keating's time in New South Wales in 1846-47, "Daughters in Exile", I planned for her to find out what...

The e-book went live last night and the paperback is in the process. Now, I can get on and finish the third in the trilogy! Hopefully...

historical research, and family history.

Indie author and self publishing my second historical novel.

My research on the failed Irish rebellion in 1848.

A morning walk beside the canal

A friend gave me a copy of this lovely book about the Irish Famine. The author, Patrick Campbell, writes about his family who lived in...

An image of a canal and the old railway line crossing above

Reading for research and also for pleasure. A history book and a crime novel.

August 2022 is looking like a slower month for my book orders. These are the total orders since I self-published my first novel back in...

Irish historical novel recounting the story of two intrepid young women, living through the Famine years.

Researching emigration in my own family. Census records and photographs.

Indie writers and creative writing workshops

The Journey My protagonist, Annie Power, and her siblings, left Ireland in June 1846. In 'Daughters of the Famine Road,' they had planned...

Developing as an Indie writer and publisher of Irish historical novels.

Inspiration for a setting in my novel about the Irish Famine, 'Coming Home.'

It started with a short drive. I was in Ireland last week to babysit my grandsons. My daughter, Fran, was going to a wedding in Rome with...

Revising the end of my novel, I felt the ending was a bit too drawn out, not just for me and the characters, but for the reader. I...

I've had a very successful KDP free e-book promotion. It's fascinating to see where copies of 'Daughters of the Famine Road' are now. It...

It is 1846 and the Famine in Ireland is still building. At the end of my first novel, Daughters of the Famine Road, Jane Keating, one of...