John Wayne in the Highlands.
I’ve been talking about the Stuarts but I’m actually rewriting a book called Drover, which will have a new title and is the first in the Drover series. The follow on is Bubbles in the […]
Tag: Historical novel
Sean Connery and Mel Gibson
Once or twice I have had people warn others to be careful or they might end up in one of my stories but when I’m writing a story I like to think of my characters […]
The tragic ending of Jacobiteism
My intention is to do a series on the Navy during the Stuart times, ending with Bonnie Prince Charlie and his escape to France but from the British point of view. That means the search […]
Darien
A brief look at the Darien adventure of the ordinary Scots.
The Plague
What happened when the plague hit London and the opportunities for story plots.
Civil War
Writing about James V1 and !st naturally leads to thinking of the civil war. It’s labelled an English affair but, in fact, it involved the whole of Great Britain. The Royalists were winning until the […]
Struggles with a struggle
Why this 1820 historical novel is difficult.
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Spin-offs from talking heads
Sometimes critical comments open plot opportunities.
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Tagged Bubbles in the Cauldron, Cowboys, Droving the Highlands, Highland Clearances, Highlands