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Scotland Adventure - The Elen Chronicles --Of Love and Blood

Sharon Brubaker Start Date: Oct 13, 2024 - End Date: Sep 11, 2025
  • Scotland, United Kingdom

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by: Sharon Brubaker Start Date: Oct 13, 2024 - End Date: Sep 11, 2025
Help nationally award-winning author Sharon Brubaker and her son and co-author James travel to Scotland to complete their research for their upcoming book The Elen Chronicles – Of Love and Blood. Healer Elen, shocked at the travesty of loss of life at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, returns home to find her young daughter, Helen, and her friend, Flora, have been taken prisoner by British soldiers. Elen seeks her daughter through war-torn Scotland, battling prejudice and whispers of witchcraft. After years of searching with few clues, she continues to hope, with an inner knowing Helen is alive somewhere. When America faces war with Britain in the fight for Independence, Elen must decide whether to use her healing gift for good or revenge. Thrust back into the horrors of war, will she finally find her daughter?

Sharon and James plan to travel to Scotland in September 2025 for hands-on research at Culloden Battlefield, various libraries, and museums. They also plan to follow Elen’s path through Scotland to 18th-century Liverpool, where Elen leaves for America.

Sharon and James are researching and writing the 18th-century American portion of the novel, which is slated for publication in 2026. Donors can follow along on social media and via the blog at www.sharon-brubaker.com.
  • Scotland, United Kingdom

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  • Little By Little, Bit By Bit...

    Little By Little, Bit By Bit...
    Thank you for the recent donations. We're working hard to make this dream of Scotland and the dream of a book come to fruition.

    Two helpful books in my research for Elen are:
    "The Domestic Life of Scotland in the 18th Century" by Marorie Plant and "Agnes Finnie, the Witch of Potterrow Port" by Mary W. Craig. Enlightening books of the 17th and 18th centuries in Scotland. Marjorie Plant’s book resides in the Public Domain, but is one of the few works available on this topic. Mary Craig’s book is an outstanding tale of the witch, Agnes Finnie. Craig spins the tale about the unusual trial of Agnes Finnie and the 18th-century lifestyle. It’s fascinating and an excellent read.

    During times of strife, feelings run high, especially towards those who differ from the norm. Elen is a healer, not a witch, but rumors begin and tensions run high. The danger is high for any woman who is different. More to come in The Elen Chronicles, of Love and Blood.


  • Building Blocks

    Building Blocks
    Little by little, bit by bit, books are built like building blocks from a kernel of a story to a wonderful book. While writing, some of the blocks may tumble, files can be lost, sentences scratched out, pages, and chapters deleted. It’s a building and rebuilding process. I’ve mentioned in posts and to family and friends that The Elen Chronicles is a haunting book. It’s like a good ghost who shadows me at all times. As a writer, I am normally somewhere between a plotter and a pantser. This story literally pours from my fingers at the oddest of times – like at stoplights, in grocery stores, or in the shower. As these paragraphs unfold, I plug them into an outline of chapters – something I’ve never done before. Shelves are full of resources. Notes are scrawled on pieces of paper tucked into books and in my journal. I discover more about Elen’s character as I learn more about the 17th century. The writing process is a magical one. Here’s to building the castle of my dream story with the building blocks of words, sentences, and paragraphs.

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