Kate Innes Writer
Navigation
  • News & Events
  • Blogs
  • Poetry
    • Poetry
    • Flocks of Words
  • Fiction
    • The Errant Hours
    • All the Winding World
  • Collaboration
    • Music and Poetry
  • What I do
  • About
  • Get in touch
  • Privacy Policy
  • News & Events
  • Blogs
  • Poetry
    • Poetry
    • Flocks of Words
  • Fiction
    • The Errant Hours
    • All the Winding World
  • Collaboration
    • Music and Poetry
  • What I do
  • About
  • Get in touch
  • Privacy Policy
View Post

The Cartography of Leaving

In Brexit, Cartography, Geography, geology, Shrewsbury Library, The New European by [email protected]27th March 2019

It was early December 2018, and I was in Shrewsbury Library filling a rare empty half-hour between appointments. I often gravitate to a particular reading room in that library – …

View Post

The Historical Novel Society reviews ‘All the Winding World’

In All the Winding World, Medieval Knights, Medieval novels, Medieval singers and troubadours, Medieval Travel, Old English, reviews by [email protected]9th November 2018

I don’t know if all writers are like me, but when I send a book off for review I immediately assume that the reviewer is going to hate it, even …

View Post

Countryfile – Highlights of Shropshire – follow in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims

In Countryfile Online, Historical Fiction, Medieval Knights, Shropshire by [email protected]12th August 2018

The following is an article I was asked to write for Countryfile Online – a lovely magazine reflecting the interests of the BBC Television Programme. It was a great pleasure …

View Post

A ship leaves port – the launch of ‘All the Winding World’

In All the Winding World, Medieval novels, Medieval Travel, The Big Issue, Uncategorised by [email protected]25th June 2018

At the very beginning of writing ‘All the Winding World’, I knew there would be maritime elements in the story. So I popped down to my old University town, Southampton. …

View Post

Waiting for ‘All the Winding World’

In All the Winding World, Medieval novels, Medieval singers and troubadours, Trobairitz, Uncategorised by [email protected]17th June 2018

As I write this, 500 copies of my second novel are in transit, due to arrive at my house on a pallet sometime tomorrow. I think this must feel a …

View Post

Poetic Encounters #1 – A guest post by Andrew Howe – Visual Artist

In Poetry, Uncategorised, visual art by [email protected]21st March 2018

Since the start of the year, I’ve been collaborating with visual artist Andrew Howe, as part of the Encounters Exhibition at the Visual Arts Network Gallery in Shrewsbury, which opened on …

View Post

Rural Women – Past, Present and Future

In Pentabus Theatre, Rural Women by [email protected]28th January 2018

Rural women – not a topic you see up for debate or discussion very often. But I believe rural women deserve more attention, and that they have been both under-estimated …

View Post

Travelling in Time and Place

In George Monbiot, Historical Fiction, medieval manuscripts, Medieval Travel, Norbert Ohler, pilgrimage, Uncategorised by [email protected]25th January 2018

I am spending a lot of time in the late 13th century at the moment, editing All the Winding World, the sequel to The Errant Hours. The story involves quite …

View Post

2017 – The hours gone but not forgotten

In Christmas, Historical Fiction, medieval manuscripts, reviews, self-publishing, Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Shropshire by [email protected]5th January 2018

I felt rather muddle-headed over the Christmas holidays. I expect I’m not alone! After all, t’is the season to be busy – at least that is how it is in …

View Post

Marrying a Murderer – The Errant Hours 2

In Arthurian legend, Medieval art, Medieval Knights, medieval manuscripts, The Errant Hours by [email protected]12th July 2017

The University of Surrey Blog supported by the Leverhulme Trust –Women’s Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon has kindly asked me to contribute another guest post. I took the opportunity to …

  • Page 2 of 3
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • →


Sign up for my Newsletter

Recent Blogs

  • Review of ‘The Untethered Space’ by Carol A. Caffrey 17th January 2021
  • Refugee Week – Creative Transformation Writing Exercise 16th June 2020
  • Wildflowers – folklore, literature, language 12th June 2020
  • Ancient Trees – Writing prompts and Resources 22nd May 2020
  • Digging up the Graveyard 10th May 2020

Archived Blogs

Copyright Kate Innes 2015

  • News & Events
  • Blogs
  • Poetry
  • Fiction
  • Collaboration
  • What I do
  • About
  • Get in touch
  • Privacy Policy