Thursday 28 November 2013
Write about what you know
Write about what you know is sound advice, and it’s been
repeated time and again. Cornish history has figured in several of my books. I
was born in Cornwall and I can trace my Cornish ancestry back to the mid
sixteen hundreds. Any self-respecting Cornishman knows about the historian, A L
Rowse, who rose from obscurity to be elected a Fellow at All Souls Oxford. I am
linked to him through a man called Ned Vanson who was the lodge gate-keeper at Tregrehan
Estate near St Austell. He was Leslie Rowse’s grandfather and my great great
grandfather. Was that what gave me an interest in history? Who knows. It
certainly doesn’t stop me enjoying writing historical novels. You’ll find more
information at: www.thenovelsofdavidhough.com
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