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Author · Storyteller
David Palmer
@davidpalmer
Historical Fiction writer interested in character, atmosphere and the decisions that make stories difficult to forget.
Behind the stories
About the writer
David Palmer writes historical fiction and drama. Their interests range from character and story structure to editing, formatting and the practical realities of independent publishing.
The smallest detail can change the temperature of a scene.
Books and story worlds
Stories by David Palmer
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Last Ferry to Broughty
Set in Dundee during the winter of 1889, this novel follows a widowed dock clerk who quietly keeps her household together while the city’s shipping trade begins to change around her. When a missing ledger entry points to a local scandal, she is forced to decide how much truth she can carry without losing the life she has built.
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Draft progress
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