Hannah Hulme Hunter
Writer of literary historical fiction set in the Great War (First World War). Revising my first book, writing the next, seeking representation. Mountaineer, gardener, traveller, off-road runner. Africa, modern history, coffee, roses, and unrealistic romance. NHS midwife in a former life.
Category Archives: The Writing Process
The Lie (reading-as-a-writer 13)
View this post on Instagram The Lie by Helen Dunmore (2014) is up there on my list of Top 20 #WW1 books (and that is not a place easily gained). Accolades abound elsewhere so I won’t reiterate; suffice to say … Continue reading
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#100 days of writing 4
View this post on Instagram #100daysofwriting Days 46-54. I must confess, I found the Amnesty centenary hopelessly distracting and wrote nothing for three of these days (either side of the #WeepingPoppies @imperialwarmuseums) but I did a lot of thinking. Back … Continue reading
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Virginia Woolf (reading-as-a-writer 12)
View this post on Instagram This is one of my Desert Island Books! Every time I read Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf, 1925) I gain some new nugget of understanding, spark of inspiration, fresh writerly knowledge. This most recent reading was … Continue reading
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#100 days of writing 3
View this post on Instagram #100daysofwriting Days 19-27 Out-and-about a lot; days in London (British Library and IWM researching) and a weekend in the Lake District braving Storm Callum with early morning writing in the corner of the Youth Hostel … Continue reading
#100 days of writing 2
View this post on Instagram Top left to bottom right: Days 10-18 of #100daysofwriting Several away-days in this block: The British Library, IWM North (Sherriff’s MS of Journey’s End), and a weekend in Derbyshire. #amwriting #writingcommunity💯✍🏻 The four lines on … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast
View this post on Instagram Another unexpected literary inspiration – and evocative image – for my story; the traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast. Written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, first published in 1740 (as La Belle … Continue reading
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#100 Days of Writing
View this post on Instagram Top left to bottom right: Days 1-9 of #100daysofwriting #amwriting #autumncolours🍂🍁 #writingcommunity💯✍🏻 A post shared by Hannah Hulme Hunter (@hannahonbrillhill) on Sep 28, 2018 at 10:41am PDT
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe and a Great War (research review)
View this post on Instagram I do like audio books! I remember information according to where I was when I heard it – certain roundabouts or stretches of motorway – so things do tend to stick. The ideal medium, in … Continue reading
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#100 Days of Writing
View this post on Instagram Today I start the #100daysofwriting challenge – with a particular remit. I write full time (I’m so lucky!) and my days are usually a nice balance between writing and all the other stuff of a … Continue reading
The Hidden Machinery (research review)
View this post on Instagram The Hidden Machinery: Essays on Writing by Margot Livesey (2017) makes me feel like a writer. Why? Because when I read it I am filled with a sense of recognition: I recognise the peculiar writery … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, fiction, planning, plot, point of view, style
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