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Barbara Hartmann King's Blog – February 2012 Archive (3)
Identifying with our Characters
When writing the first of my period dramas, a historical novel set in the wilds of the Australian bush, I brought back to mind the years of living on isolated properties in the middle of nowhere. This is my personal story about a party-line telephone which we really needed on occasions. The telephone wire was very simply strung from tree to tree; being… |
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Added by Barbara Hartmann King on February 9, 2012 at 12:07am —
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Where do Titles come from?
The COLOURED SANDS sign post marked the beach where amazing multicoloured sand dunes towered over a pristine beach. I knew with my next breath that I had the title for my first book of the Outback series, COLOURED SANDS.
I had to find a way to work the title into the story line. This is how I did it:
1901: The selector's wife Mary is caring for Emily 8, who trundled down a creek bed for two days to find help after the shock massacre of her family. Emily is participating in…
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Added by Barbara Hartmann King on February 7, 2012 at 7:30am —
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Coloured Sands Trilogy
Period dramas in Australia - Not a castle anywhere, but we do have Country Mansions.
We do not have grand old castles in Australian history, absolutely not possible with only two hundred years of settlement behind us; but we do…
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Added by Barbara Hartmann King on February 5, 2012 at 6:00am —
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