tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451497219496258450.post6484707815631393629..comments2023-06-21T00:31:47.904+10:00Comments on Reaching into the past: Why write historical fiction when you can write history?Jill Bleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758446389014596540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451497219496258450.post-7689802223911903082011-04-23T15:32:07.485+10:002011-04-23T15:32:07.485+10:00Much of the research I have done about my own fami...Much of the research I have done about my own family has found its way into the fiction I write. The ghost in my famine novel Brigid was based on stories my mother told about her great aunt. Some of the characters drinking in the bar of the Globe Hotel in The Liberator's Birthday could have been my relatives. The rest came from the research I was doing about the Irish who followed the gold to Australia. I enjoy writing historical fiction as much as I enjoy writing history.Jill Bleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758446389014596540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451497219496258450.post-71132131203001577672011-04-16T02:44:45.153+10:002011-04-16T02:44:45.153+10:00Interesting post.
My mom's people were from I...Interesting post. <br />My mom's people were from Iceland and we've traced our family back to 850--all were farmers.<br />Researching my dad's side of the family (English, Welsh and Irish) has been more challenging. However, we were able discover that that the Cronleys lived in county Mayo.<br />Thankfully, for me, others have invested much time and money in this search.<br />Good luck with your research.Author Leanne Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886667518427660865noreply@blogger.com