{"id":12075,"date":"2017-09-11T08:25:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T22:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=12075"},"modified":"2021-08-30T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:46:09","slug":"book-quote-thank-you-pamelahartbooks-pamelafreeman-generous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/book-quote-thank-you-pamelahartbooks-pamelafreeman-generous\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Quote Thank You \u2013 @PamelaHartBooks, @PamelaFreeman #Generous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12028\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Towards-White-Zena-Shapter-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Towards-White-Zena-Shapter-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Towards-White-Zena-Shapter-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Towards-White-Zena-Shapter-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Towards-White-Zena-Shapter-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Towards-White-Zena-Shapter.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>The generosity of some writers astounds me. Five amazing writers just read my upcoming solo debut <em>Towards White<\/em>, and gave my publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/ifwgaustralia.com\/title-towards-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IFWG Australia<\/a> five amazing quotes about it, all while juggling their own projects, writing and family. I had to know more. So today I&#8217;m asking Pamela Freeman, what else were you doing while reading and quoting on the <em>Towards White<\/em> ARC? Firstly, here&#8217;s what she said about <em>Towards White<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If you like your science fiction intelligent, pacy and thought-provoking, \u2018Towards White\u2019 is for you. Great philosophical science fiction in a noir thriller package. Crime and a challenging new technology with profound implications for humanity \u2013 I thoroughly enjoyed this SF thriller.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamelafreeman.com\/\">Pamela Freeman, author of \u2018The Castings Trilogy\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, Pamela, what were you up to?<\/p>\n<p>Well, apart from everything professional, I was being a mum (and also an aunt).<\/p>\n<h3>1. What were you writing?<\/h3>\n<p>I was researching and writing <em>Amazing Australian Woman<\/em>, a kids\u2019 non-fiction picture book about&#8230; yes, amazing Australian woman from history. Tell you what, if you want to make yourself feel inadequate, research that topic! There are so many extraordinary women in the long history of this continent. I was also beginning to research another non-fiction kids\u2019 picture book, about Kakadu, which I will be creating with Liz Anelli, a fabulous illustrator (we worked together on &#8216;Desert Lake: the story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre&#8217;). And&#8230; I am beginning the research for my next historical novel, which will be set in 1920s London.\u00a0As you see,\u00a0\u2018writing\u2019 for me involves a fair bit of research first! Of course, while I\u2019m doing that research I\u2019m also planning the book, imagining the characters and settings, working out some of the plot points\u2026 as important a part of writing as actually sitting down and typing, and a lot more fun!<\/p>\n<h3>2. What were you editing?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12077\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Soldiers-Wife.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Soldiers-Wife.jpg 126w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Soldiers-Wife-84x150.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/>Editing-as-I-go on my first draft of <em>Amazing Australian Woman<\/em> and\u00a0waiting for the structural edit notes on my next Pamela Hart historical novel, <em>The Desert Nurse<\/em>, which follows a WWI nurse all the way through the war in Egypt and Palestine. So you caught me at one of the few times in the year I am not editing!<\/p>\n<h3>3. What were you busy promoting?<\/h3>\n<p>The business of promotion is year round. I will normally be promoting my last book \u2013 in this case, <em>A Letter from Italy<\/em>, which is the story of a woman war correspondent in 1917 Italy. Most people don\u2019t realise that the first real woman war correspondent was Australian, Louise Mack. The character in this book is inspired by her. And when a sales promo comes up on one of my earlier books, I promote that on social media. Did I mention that &#8216;The Soldier\u2019s Wife&#8217; is on special on iBook for $4.99? \u00a0Here\u2019s the buy link! <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/book\/the-soldiers-wife\/id955866951?mt=11\">The Soldier&#8217;s Wife<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Pamela! I&#8217;m so chuffed you enjoyed <em>Towards White!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Want to come to one of my book launches for <em>Towards White<\/em>? There will be two \u2013 see below! You can also pre-order <em>Towards White<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/ifwgaustralia.com\/2017\/08\/16\/preorder-towards-white-by-zena-shapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12130\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Sydney-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Sydney-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Sydney-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Sydney-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Sydney-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Sydney.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12131\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Canberra-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Canberra-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Canberra-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Canberra-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Canberra-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-Invite-Canberra.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: block; cursor: pointer; top: 1113px; left: 170px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The generosity of some writers astounds me. Five amazing writers just read my upcoming solo debut Towards White, and gave my publisher IFWG Australia five amazing quotes about it, all while juggling their own projects, writing and family. I had to know more. 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