The Business of Writing, by Doctor Marilyn Hume (c)
Hi to everybody. I hope all is well in your world. I have been getting a lot of requests from people seeking advice on the technical aspects of writing, especially how to get started and the golden...
View ArticleThe Problem of Merlin
As seen by Doctor Marilyn Hume Researching the history of Myrddion Emrys Merlinus, or Merlin, almost drove me crazy. It was quite difficult to create a heroic and intensively masculine character from...
View ArticleWell, It’s Too Late Now
In the months before the release of Prophecy: Death of an Empire, I found myself terrified. After four books, you wouldn’t expect to be particularly frightened about the process, but this novel is...
View ArticleMe and Steve Vizard
When I was a younger woman, Steve Vizard ruled the television stations of Australia. Plugging into the distinctly Australian sense of humour, he came to epitomise a funny, penetrating and intelligent...
View ArticleThe Seeds of Disaster
A hundred years or so ago (or so it seems) when I was teaching, students used to accuse teachers of making up the writers’ intentions. Shakespeare, in particular, probably never intended half of what...
View ArticleThe Holy Grail of Publishing
I have just achieved the Holy Grail of literature. Some years ago, when the first books of my Arthuriad were published by Headline Review, I was over the moon. My books were about to be released by one...
View ArticleIt’s Real!!!!
My friends keep waiting for me to become excited at my great good fortune since I’ve been in the writing game for I’ve received contracts with Headline Review in the UK and the translation of my works...
View ArticleWeb of Deceit
Web of Deceit, the third book in the Merlin trilogy, was a frightening task for me but this underpinning of fear eventually added enormously to my enjoyment in writing it. I love a difficult challenge...
View ArticleAn Ancient Road To A New Future
When I was a little girl before I first went to school, I fell in love with everything to do with adventure and the glories of the past. My mother and the local library had a great deal of trouble...
View ArticleM.K. Hume writer revisits Camelot
LEISA SCOTT THE COURIER-MAIL JUNE 08, 2013 4:05PM IT’S the stuff of fantasy, this tale tumbling from the lips of Marilyn Hume, even if the scene is as ordinary as they come. I’d hoped for a knight in...
View ArticleRome’s Legions and the Grass Crown
The Grass Crown is the highest accolade that a Roman officer could receive from the legions. It’s hard for us to imagine how this particular honour came into being, because the award originated in the...
View ArticleInteresting Facets of the Military Might of Rome
We hear much of the Roman foot soldier who gave the firm base to the fame of the legions, but other branches of the Roman military machine were equally important and devastating in battle. The...
View ArticleWell, It’s Too Late Now
In the months before the release of Prophecy: Death of an Empire, I found myself terrified. After four books, you wouldn’t expect to be particularly frightened about the process, but this novel is...
View ArticleMe and Steve Vizard
When I was a younger woman, Steve Vizard ruled the television stations of Australia. Plugging into the distinctly Australian sense of humour, he came to epitomise a funny, penetrating and intelligent...
View ArticleThe Seeds of Disaster
A hundred years or so ago (or so it seems) when I was teaching, students used to accuse teachers of making up the writers’ intentions. Shakespeare, in particular, probably never intended half of what...
View ArticleThe Holy Grail of Publishing
I have just achieved the Holy Grail of literature. Some years ago, when the first books of my Arthuriad were published by Headline Review, I was over the moon. My books were about to be released by one...
View ArticleIt’s Real!!!!
My friends keep waiting for me to become excited at my great good fortune since I’ve been in the writing game for I’ve received contracts with Headline Review in the UK and the translation of my works...
View ArticleWeb of Deceit
Web of Deceit, the third book in the Merlin trilogy, was a frightening task for me but this underpinning of fear eventually added enormously to my enjoyment in writing it. I love a difficult challenge...
View ArticleAn Ancient Road To A New Future
When I was a little girl before I first went to school, I fell in love with everything to do with adventure and the glories of the past. My mother and the local library had a great deal of trouble...
View ArticleM.K. Hume writer revisits Camelot
M.K. HUME: BRISBANE WRITER RE-VISITS CAMELOT EXCERPTS FROM AN ARTICLE BY LEISA SCOTT THE COURIER-MAIL JUNE 08, 2013 4:05PM It’s the stuff of fantasy, this tale that tumbles from the lips of Marilyn...
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