In my historical novels I’m always imagining in the gaps and with the mysteries: what happened to the 10th century Viscountess Emma of Limoges during the three years she was held for ransom by Vikings before her husband paid up? (The Viking Hostage) why did the 11th century Count Ramon Berenger of Barcelona kidnap…
Author: Tracey Warr
Author of historical novels and books on contemporary art.
Sentences on Water Affinity
I see water, any water, this water, I want to get in it, to rejoin it. Sentences on our affinity with water anyone? I’m about to begin a writing residency on the sinuous Lot river in France and was looking at this image of water from my previous post – Summer Writing Weeks in France….
Twins in Fiction
Very interesting article on twins in literature by Ann Morgan in The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/15/twins-literature-useful-storytelling?CMP=share_btn_tw My novel, Almodis, features identical twins whose lives take different directions but who continue emotionally connected. I spoke with a number of twins about their experiences as part of my research.
Guest Post on The Viking Hostage
The Viking Hostage has been a bestseller in Medieval books on Amazon Australia Kindle throughout December. A guest post by me on writing the novel has just been published on The Writing Desk Blog. http://tonyriches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/guest-post-writing-viking-hostage-by.html
The Viking Hostage top ranking in Australia
My novel The Viking Hostage is currently featuring on three bestsellers lists on the Amazon Australia Kindle Store (European History, Medieval History, Genealogy).
navigating islands
Just spent a few days on Uto, the outermost island amongst 50,000 in the Finnish Turku Archipelago. I was there with a group of artists from the Frontiers in Retreat network and students and professors from Aalto University and Helsinki University of the Arts. On the long ferry journey I ran a workshop on ‘Viking…
Remote Performances in Nature and Architecture
Remote Performances in Nature and Architecture is published at the beginning of October. It explores the relationship between place and creativity, with contributions from twenty-one artists and writers.
Writing at the Castle – postscript
Just returned from running a one day workshop for writers on writing with place, maps and objects at the fabulous 13th century castle of Sainte-Mere in south west France. The walled castle site with its tranquil gardens was a perfect environment to talk about how we write with a place, and to generate new pieces…
New book on portraits of Renaissance artists
My review of Maria Loh’s fascinating book Still Lives, on portraits and self-portraits of Renaissance artists, was recently published in Times Higher Education.
REMOTE PERFORMANCES – Radio Broadcasts from the Scottish Highlands
The last two days of the Remote Performances broadcasts are today and tomorrow 12-4.30pm on: http://radioplayer.resonancefm.com/console/ Twenty artists have been working in Glen Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, making new work and presenting live radio broadcasts every afternoon. The project is documented at: http://www.remoteperformances.co.uk/ And my daily blogs are at: http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/projects/remote-performances-online/ So far the broadcasts have…
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