Who’s next on my North of the Border guest blog series? Today we have Rachel Goldsworthy, author of Kiss in the Wind.
Where does Rachel get her inspiration? How is Canada part of her inspiration? Read on and see…
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Tuning up a tale
Even silent movies had a soundtrack. When Canadian Mary Pickford became America’s Sweetheart in the early 20th century, the theatre pianist would signal danger with bass notes, emphasize on-screen sorrow with a minor key and andante through the upper octaves to announce a happy ending.
In my head, my stories have a soundtrack too – or at least the beginnings of one. When I was writing my first novel, the harmonica intro to Blue Rodeo’s “Bad Timing” teleported me straight to the treeplanting camps of northern BC, where the story was set.
Click here to read the rest of Rachel’s guest blog.
