David Ebsworth: The holistic approach to historical novel research - from Alicante

I’m delighted to welcome the return of David Ebsworth to the blog as this week’s ‘writer abroad’. DAVID EBSWORTH is the pen name of writer Dave McCall, a former organiser for Britain’s Transport & General Workers’ Union. He was born in Liverpool but now lives in Wrexham, North Wales, and in Alicante, Spain. David took […]

July 15th, 2021 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Authors, Guests, Research, Writing skills | 3 comments

Anna Belfrage: Writing from Sweden across fictional worlds and times...

This week, I’m delighted to welcome back to the blog Anna Belfrage, truly a ‘writer abroad’! Currently, she’s roosting in Sweden, her ‘home territory’.

When Anna isn’t musing about the circle of life or considering just how much of the Graham homestead in 17th century Maryland is inspired by her own surroundings, she writes. […]

June 17th, 2021 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Authors, Guests, Insights, Research, Setting, Travel, Writing life | 2 comments

Erica Lainé: Landscape and Memory

This week’s ‘writer abroad’ is Erica Lainé (or should that be L’Ainé given her family’s origins in the Channel Islands?). She originally trained for the theatre at the Arts Educational School in Tring. Later in London, she worked in the Libraries and Arts department of the London Borough of Camden, running the box office for […]

June 10th, 2021 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Authors, Books, Characters, France, Guests, Research, Setting, Writing life | Leave a comment

Liza Perrat: The journey from Australia to France

This week my guest, Liza Perrat, originates from the other side of the world. She grew up in Australia, working as a general nurse and midwife. She’s now been living in France for over twenty years, where she works as a medical translator and a novelist.

Liza’s books include The Bone Angel historical fiction series […]

June 3rd, 2021 | Tags: , , , | Category: Authors, Books, France, Guests, Research, Setting, Writing life | Leave a comment

Tracey Warr – Writing medieval fiction in southern France

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Continuing our series about English-speaking writers based in Europe and their ‘terroir’ – the place where they live. How does it affect their writing? This week, it’s Tracey Warr who lives near Albi in southern France.

She has published five novels set in early medieval Europe. Her first […]

April 22nd, 2021 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Authors, Books, France, Guests, Research, Women's history, Writing life | Leave a comment
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