Family history | LOUISE ALLAN

Portland Jones: Turning Family History into Historical Fiction

by Louise Allan | Mar 8, 2022 | WRITERS IN THE ATTIC

It’s with great joy I welcome Portland Jones back to the attic today. She visited back in 2019 – read that post here – but our friendship goes back to 2014, when we were both shortlisted for the City of Fremantle – TAG Hungerford Award. Portland has just...

The Story Behind My Story: My Grandfather

by Louise Allan | Nov 15, 2016 | FAVOURITE, MEMOIR, THE SISTERS' SONG, WRITING

In the lead up to publication of my novel, I’d like to write more about the ‘The Story Behind the Story’: the genesis of my novel, and the people and places that inspired it. My Grandfather My paternal grandfather was...

What I Want to Write About …

by Louise Allan | Aug 13, 2016 | CHILDHOOD ABUSE & TRAUMA, FAVOURITE, MEMOIR, WRITING

Lately, each time I’ve sat at my computer the words haven’t come and I’ve ended up faffing. Yet my mind is overflowing with ideas and things I want to write about. So, in the end, I pulled out my notebook and pen and...