Press gangs affected Fishermen and Gypsies in 1815 Scotland Please note that I use the word Gypsy in this article to acknowledge their assignment as an actual demographic category in the UK. Which unfortunately didn’t happen until 2011. Along with additional changes in 2021. On the whole, the early 19th Read more…
A Gypsy’s Curse news … The pre-order is out! Thank you to O for the amazing cover. Here are some pictures that show our journey towards the final publication. Creating A Gypsy’s Curse After chatting about the book and going over the idea of having Mairead and Lachland in a Read more…
Book research is the name of this article. Based on the initial research I have done into the lives of gypsies in the UK and fisherfolk in Auchmithie, to get a sense of their lives and challenges, I have begun to draft my early scenes in my new noval (The Read more…
On conducting research for my current book The Fisherwomen of Auchmithie, it’s been tough going finding information on the lives of fisherfolk in the 19th century. I began to read The Antiquary (Walter Scott), as cited on some websites. However, there’s but one description of the inside of a fisherman’s Read more…