by Elizabeth Gates | Aug 7, 2019 | A-Main Blog, Locations, Novel, Research
Castle Craig Lowrie of The Wolf of Dalriada Stories is a pastiche of Castle Duntrune, Castle Tioram, Dunollie Castle and Castle Mingary in Western Argyll. Its main feature is that it rests on the coast above the sea and is a fortified defence against marauding and...
by Elizabeth Gates | Jul 22, 2019 | A Writer's Life, A-Main Blog
Just a quick note to explain my very long silence. Pleurisy/pneumonia and convalescence. Need I say more? But one thing I do want to emphasise is that – rain or snow – The Author’s Mind has ploughed on and there are some wonderful books discussed on that...
by Elizabeth Gates | Jan 10, 2019 | A-Main Blog, Genre, Writing process
I have been thinking about Romance in novels. My characters, it seems, won’t let go of the idea that they are really not stereotypes and there are reasons why they do things and there is evidence that they must change and grow. Even Adelaide de Fontenoy –...
by Elizabeth Gates | May 23, 2018 | A-Main Blog, ARC and Beta Readers, Publication Processes
23rd May 2018 More Milestones for The Wolf of Dalriada stories! Independent publishing is nothing if not teamwork. Fine – you’ve written a novel that has a story illustrating something important to you, making sense of the world as you see it. But you...
by Elizabeth Gates | Feb 24, 2018 | A Writer's Life, A-Main Blog, Locations, Research
The Call of the Wild! One of the delights of writing fiction is the imperative to bed it into reality. Sound strange? Not really. With historical fiction, for example, you wed your story to this earth through its place in place and time. And this is called...
by Elizabeth Gates | Dec 9, 2017 | A Writer's Life, A-Main Blog, Events, Writing process
A number of readers have kindly suggested The Wolf of Dalriada to their book clubs. I thought a list of possible questions to start the discussions off might be helpful. So here are thirty. Don’t feel you have to do more than say 10-15. Avoid overkill! There is...
