Surpised Author

[megleigh]

I received an email today from a living descendant of Patrick Halligan who was murdered near Rockhampton in the 1860s and whose story was a large part of the inspiration behind The Heart Divided

Comments

[addisonalbright]

All I can say, is Wow! Ain't the internet grand? -- It sure it. What an amazing story!

[kabuldur]

Wow, that's amazing! I hope she liked the book and was not upset by any references you made to the time - however slight.

I guess it is a compliment and scary at the same time!

[megleigh]

I don't know if she has read the book, yet. I think my handling of the fictional account of the murder is sensitive.

Scary? Yes! One would assume that descendants will know the story backwards, so I needed to point out that my novel is fiction and though it parallels the real case in some ways, it also departs from the facts so much that it had to become 'fiction inspired by historical events' rather than an accurate retelling of historical events.

I'm still a bit shell shocked!

[cass1969]

It must be so gratifying to see all your hard work in researching pay off like this!

[megleigh]

Gratifying, and scary at the same time! :). I hope they won't all want to come and get me after they read the book. LOL!

Is that kitty on your icon YOUR new kitty?

[cass1969]

Not my kitty :(

But soon -- very soon!

[megleigh]

Aww. Well, icon kitteh is teh cuteness anyway!

[magelette]

That's awesome! Incredibly awesome! I'm so glad for you. :)

[j3nny3lf]

How cool is THAT? :)

My friend, the author!

[megleigh]

That is some unusual iconage you got going on there.

I'm kind of blown away by the contact from this woman, still.