Researching The Druid

A short guest post I did for Tony Riches's website about researching The Druid. "What did they wear? What did they eat, drink, do for fun?" Check it out here: https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2019/01/guest-post-by-steven-mckay-researching.html

January 1, 2019 0

Writing historical fiction – My treasure trove of research books. Magic, folklore, religion, history, and an extract from The Druid!

A LOT of work goes into a historical novel. Actually writing the thing is the easy part! To begin with you have to do a lot of research before you even think about putting cursor to screen because, unless you're already familiar with your chosen period, you really need to get a feel for it.... Continue Reading →

October 21, 2017 1

Folklore Myths & Legends of Britain

I haven't posted in a while as not a lot's been happening but I've just had the copyedited manuscript of Abbey of Death sent to me from Amazon Publishing so I'll get that all sorted and hopefully it will be out soon. The Druid is coming along nicely, with new ideas coming to me all the... Continue Reading →

August 11, 2017 6

Research…rocks! Druids, pagans, Christians, Romans, the lot!

Just thought I'd share some of the books I've been using to research my new series. I've not read all of them yet but I'm getting there, so no-one can say I don't put in the hours researching my subject. The best thing is, these books, and this whole period, rock! I'm really enjoying learning... Continue Reading →