by Orna Ross | Feb 9, 2024 | 2. NON-MEMBER POSTS, Fiction |
Does Maud Gonne deserve a statue in Dublin? Of course she does and a group of writers and readers, artists and historians, are starting a campaign to bring this long overdue monument into being in a prominent Dublin location. We believe Maud Gonne deserves this public...
by Orna Ross | Jun 3, 2022 | Fiction |
One thing I love about writing historical fiction is doing the research. I often have to stop myself digging too deep while I'm working. I love the thrill of following a trail and getting to know new people, and the interconnections between them. This week I’ve been...
by Orna Ross | May 30, 2022 | Fiction |
If you don't already know, my Yeats-Gonne book Her Secret Rose (first published in 2015) has morphed into a Yeats-Gonne series. There are both prequels and sequels to that novel now and it's had a major rewrite to fit this new scheme. I'll be talking about this...
by Orna Ross | Mar 4, 2022 | Fiction |
A while ago, I came across an idea that has made an enormous difference to how I plan my novels: It's using haiku poetry to plan my novel, from the theme to the story beats of the outline. As I return to writing fiction for publication, I'm drawing on it again. And...
by Orna Ross | Sep 4, 2021 | Fiction |
I’m delighted that After the Rising & Before the Fall (Centenary Edition) was honoured as an award-winning finalist, in the family saga category of the 2021 American Fiction Awards. The American Fiction Awards program is a speciality book award focused on honouring...