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\"castintgs\"<\/a>I first discovered Pamela Freeman through her wonderful fantasy trilogy for adults The Castings<\/span>, but she writes for children as well and over many genres. She’s even written a children’s biography of St Mary Mackillop. \u00a0Currently she’s using the name Pamela Hart to write adult historical novels set around WWI<\/p>\n

Tell us about The War Bride.<\/em><\/p>\n

The War Bride is an historical novel set in 1920 in Sydney.\u00a0 It tells the story of Margaret Dalton and the life she makes for herself after being told that her husband was in fact married when he \u2018went through a form of marriage\u2019 with her \u2013 but it\u2019s all a mistake, and they are really married. I write these books under the name Pamela Hart (my married name, which I\u2019ve never used before).<\/p>\n

What initially inspired you to write the book?<\/em><\/p>\n

When I was doing the research for my last historical, The Soldier\u2019s Wife, I came across a story about an English war bride, Margaret, who had married her ANZAC husband in England during the war, then came out on a war bride ship in January 1919, only to find that her husband had lied to her about his address and was probably already married. As soon as I read that I knew I had the beginning of my next book.<\/p>\n

Then I read about a war bride ship which was so disgusting (mould, cockroaches, rats) that the women refused to travel on it and General Monash transferred them all to another ship.\u00a0 And I thought, what if I put those two ideas together, so that the husband meets the wrong ship and thinks his wife didn\u2019t come from England, while she is told he was already married, but he wasn\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n

They go on to make separate lives, but of course they later find out the truth\u2026and then it gets complicated!<\/p>\n

What else are you working on?<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently writing a book set in 1917, in Italy.\u00a0 It\u2019s about a woman war correspondent who is reporting on the naval blockade of the Adriatic sea, working around a lot of prejudice against women reporters.\u00a0 She makes a partnership with an Italian-American photographer who wants to be a war photographer\u2026<\/p>\n

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How do you start out with your stories? In the middle, beginning or end?<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m with the Red King: I start at the beginning, go on until the end, and then stop.\u00a0 Of course, in editing, that might all get changed around.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your writing process?<\/em><\/p>\n

I think a lot about the characters and story before I begin.\u00a0 I try to figure out what the book is really about<\/em> \u2013 not the plot, but the meaning.\u00a0 Why it\u2019s worth writing.\u00a0 And that guides me as I create the plot.<\/p>\n

Do you throw a lot away?<\/em><\/p>\n

Heaps!\u00a0 It varies from book to book.\u00a0 The most I\u2019ve thrown away completely is 45,000 words.\u00a0 But I rewrote one book completely five times, with a different narrative position each time (3rd<\/sup> person young, 1st<\/sup> person old, etc), until I found the right one.<\/p>\n

Basically, you have to be prepared to be ruthless.\u00a0 No change is off limits.\u00a0 After your first draft is completed, you must be willing to do whatever it takes to the manuscript to make it better.<\/p>\n

But if I throw scenes away, I always put them in a \u2018bits\u2019 file \u2013 for one thing, it\u2019s easier emotionally, and quite often, I find where that scene really belongs is later in the book, and I can go and retrieve it.<\/p>\n

Do you write every day?<\/em><\/p>\n

I wish! No, but most days.\u00a0 I have a number of family commitments which make it hard to write every day, and I\u2019m not of the \u2018you MUST write every day\u2019 school.\u00a0 If a book\u2019s not ready to be written, there\u2019s no point in forcing it.\u00a0 On the other hand, procrastination is the enemy of every writer, so you have to know the difference between the book \u2018cooking\u2019 in your mind and you just being scared of sitting down and starting it.<\/p>\n

Are you a planner or do you fly by the seat of the pants?<\/em><\/p>\n

Depends on the book.\u00a0 I\u2019ve done both, and both work \u2013 as long as you\u2019re prepared to edit and edit and edit.<\/p>\n

I see you are also Creative Writing Director at the Australian Writers Centre. What sort of things do you do?<\/em><\/p>\n

I teach writing there, and I design the \u2018vanilla\u2019 writing classes: we have a pathway going from absolute beginners to a six-month novel writing course.\u00a0 All of them are also taught online, which is terrific.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had students from all over the world.<\/p>\n

The Centre also offers \u2018flavours\u2019:\u00a0 courses in specialist writing, like children\u2019s, picture books, thrillers, women\u2019s fiction, and so on.\u00a0 I teach history and speculative fiction writing. I\u2019m very proud of our courses \u2013 we have some of the best presenters around!<\/p>\n

It must keep you busy. How do you go with social media?<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, as you know, I\u2019m a Facebook girl.\u00a0 I started my page on the instructions of Orbit Books\u2019 marketing manager in New York when my fantasy trilogy (the Castings trilogy) was published there, and I really enjoy it.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also started a page for Pamela Hart.<\/p>\n

When I became Pamela Hart for the historicals, my publicity team suggested I try Twitter (@pamelahartbooks).\u00a0 It can be fun, too, but it feels more like work to me.<\/p>\n

What do you do to increase interest in your work and how much time do you spend on it?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I am lucky in that my friends on Facebook are terrific about spreading the word \u2013 so I let them know when something is published, etc.<\/p>\n

Of course, I have a website which I keep updated with news \u2013 which can take a lot of time, as I maintain three: pamela-hart.com, pamelafreeman.com and princessbetony.com (for my children\u2019s series).<\/p>\n

I rely a lot on my publicity team, and I do public appearances (eg at libraries, or writers\u2019 festivals), and for my children\u2019s books I do school visits.\u00a0 I\u2019m beginning to feel I need to do more, though!<\/p>\n

As for time, it varies a lot \u2013 near a book\u2019s launch date I\u2019ll be devoting days to it; six months\u2019 later I\u2019m just maintaining FB and Twitter.<\/p>\n

Any social media tips?<\/em><\/p>\n

A good, clean website so people can find your books and, importantly, find out what else you have written.\u00a0 So if you have a series, it\u2019s crucial that you make it easy for people to find the list of the books in order, so they can immediately get the next one for their e-reader.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not convinced that social media sells books.\u00a0 What I do think it does is let your existing readers know when a new book is out, so that the early sales spike and give booksellers and your publisher confidence in your book.<\/p>\n

What 3 artworks (books, music, visual arts, films) have most inspired you?<\/em><\/p>\n

Argggghhhhh why do you ask me hard questions????!<\/p>\n

Ok. It\u2019s all books, I\u2019m afraid.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t possibly pick three bits of music or art or films (although Casablanca <\/em>might slip in there).<\/p>\n

When I was tiny, my father used to read to me from the poetry book he had at school, the Roma Poetry Book<\/em>.\u00a0 Apparently, even as a three-year-old I would demand to be read to \u2018from the book with all the pretty words\u2019.\u00a0 So that\u2019s number one.<\/p>\n

Then, I think, it\u2019s Twelfth Night<\/em>, which I discovered on my own when I was 10 or 11, and read before I was told it was too hard for me.\u00a0 I remember rolling on the floor laughing at Malvolio and his yellow stockings.\u00a0 I went on to become a Shakespeare tragic (still am).<\/p>\n

And probably, as third, I would have to pick Lord of the Rings<\/em>, read when I was 13 (oh, the books that you read when you\u2019re in your early teens!). I\u2019d been reading science fiction, mythology, folk tales etc all my life, but LOTR put me on the full-on fantasy path.<\/p>\n

And right now, I\u2019m writing fantasy (for kids), history (for adults), and the occasional poem\u2026 so I guess those three books are still influencing me!<\/p>\n

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