V.L. McBeath's Blog

Today marks a big day! Nearly nine years ago, I had the notion to turn my family history into a novel. Not because I’d always wanted to be an author – the thought had never crossed my mind before – … Continue reading →

It was way back in 2010 that I had the idea of writing a book based on my family history research. I’d never done any creative writing before and had never imagined being an author, but I had a story … Continue reading →

A link to an author interview I gave this week: http://www.cherylholloway.net/blog/20... Advertisements

When I made the decision to write a book out of my family history research, I literally had no idea what I was doing. Not about writing fiction, not about Victorian-era England, nothing. All I knew was that I had … Continue reading →

A recent interview I’ve given about my life and inspirations as an author … http://authorsfbenson.com/2017/11/29/...

A recent interview I’ve given about my life and inspirations as an author … http://authorsfbenson.com/2017/11/29/... Advertisements Filed under: Family History, Writing

Writing a series about my family history has taken me to places I hadn’t imagined before I started. I talked in an earlier post about how I uncovered a world where women were treated as little more than slaves and … Continue reading →

Source: Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – New on the Shelves – Condemned by Fate – The Ambition & Destiny Series by V.L. McBeathFiled under: Writing

Originally posted on PastToPresentGenealogy:
Would you pay £31.50 per hour to access your local archives? This is the charge Northamptonshire Archives and Heritage Services announced would apply from 21 August 2017. This eye-watering price is just to visit the archives and…

“You can never truly judge a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” When I started researching my family history, I wanted to do more than just collect names, dates and places. I know that’s where you have … Continue reading →