Harriet Smart's Blog, page 2
June 21, 2011
Inky Fingers
Any writer in it for the long haul is going face boredom, block and general fatigue. It's inevitable – and it's something you have to find ways of dealing with. The solution is not to abandon the work in progress, … Continue reading →
June 19, 2011
Adapted – almost
I had a strange experience while watching the film "Coco and Igor", a film about the love affair between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky. It's a sumptuous, rather arty film, with lots of glorious set dressing and laconic conversations between … Continue reading →
April 15, 2011
Jane Austen and the long gap
I could not resist beginning a post about Jane Austen with this wonderful early illustration from Pride and Prejudice, which shows Lizzy telling Mr Bennet how Mr Darcy had helped Lydia and Whickham. Cleary in the 1830′s the idea of … Continue reading →
April 13, 2011
Novel Landscapes: Green Grow the Rushes (2)
This is the sort of house I had in mind for Jessie and her family when they move out to Colinton, a suburb of Edinburgh later in the novel. They live in Redford Road, but this is a similar house … Continue reading →
Novel Landscapes: Green Grow the Rushes
I have just seen the trailer for what looks a wonderfully naff film about the burgeoning romance between a certain Kate and William. What strikes me about it is the complete lack of sense of place – in this case … Continue reading →
January 28, 2011
You can be a successful woman, but you'll be miserable…
Someone at BBC drama is sending out a sinister message to women, a message worthy of the Daily Mail. Over the last few years we have had a slew of biographical dramas of iconic women of the twentieth century. We've … Continue reading →
January 10, 2011
Premature Resolution
Last night on Lark Rise to Candleford, on the BBC there was a splendid example of a storytelling blunder that I have decided to call "premature resolution" It happened at the opening of a new series, which makes it all … Continue reading →
