Something that has come up in class lately:
Do you write about horses? Do you know the subject inside out?
This is a book you might find extremely helpful.
How far can a horse travel in a day? What does a horse eat? When is a brown horse really a sorrel (or a bay, or a dun)? What do tack and withers and canter mean?
In this long-awaited and much-requested book based on her “Horseblog” at Book View Café, author and horse breeder Judith Tarr answers these questions and many more. She looks at horses from the perspective of the writer whose book or story needs them as anything from basic transport to major plot device, and provides definitions, explanations, and links and references for further research–leavened with insight into the world of the horse and the humans who both use and serve him.
How fast can a horse run? What happens when a foal is born? How have humans and horses evolved together over the millennia? And above all, what mistakes do writers most often make when writing about horses, and how can the educated writer avoid them?
Here is a guide to the fine art of getting it right.
You can find Judy's books here at BVC, and also where other ebooks and print books are sold.
Also, I've been asked about Doranna Durgin, whose fiction is often about dogs and horses, both of which she knows a lot about.
She regularly blogs at Book View Café. You can find her dog-blogs here, in reverse order, most recent first.
Her most recent post is about Miss P, the recent Best of Show winner at Westminster.
Doranna shows beagles at agility trials so has a real affinity for the breed.
You can find Doranna's books here at BVC and also where other ebooks and print books are sold.
Do you write about horses? Do you know the subject inside out?
This is a book you might find extremely helpful.
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| Available here or on Amazon or where other ebooks are sold. |
In this long-awaited and much-requested book based on her “Horseblog” at Book View Café, author and horse breeder Judith Tarr answers these questions and many more. She looks at horses from the perspective of the writer whose book or story needs them as anything from basic transport to major plot device, and provides definitions, explanations, and links and references for further research–leavened with insight into the world of the horse and the humans who both use and serve him.
How fast can a horse run? What happens when a foal is born? How have humans and horses evolved together over the millennia? And above all, what mistakes do writers most often make when writing about horses, and how can the educated writer avoid them?
Here is a guide to the fine art of getting it right.
You can find Judy's books here at BVC, and also where other ebooks and print books are sold.
Also, I've been asked about Doranna Durgin, whose fiction is often about dogs and horses, both of which she knows a lot about.
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| Not your average glamour shot. (Stacy Keach with Miss P, from the Westminster site.) |
Her most recent post is about Miss P, the recent Best of Show winner at Westminster.
Doranna shows beagles at agility trials so has a real affinity for the breed.
You can find Doranna's books here at BVC and also where other ebooks and print books are sold.
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