tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2708243359079635879..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The Year of the (Green) HorseMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-45515578592080056712014-02-12T12:56:23.149+00:002014-02-12T12:56:23.149+00:00Great post, Caroline! I used the same trick of thi...Great post, Caroline! I used the same trick of thinking about modern football matches to get the right atmosphere while I was writing my own chariot racing story, but mine is set in Roman Alexandria, where people used to bury curses, rolled up on bits of lead, in the track to make rival chariots crash... which is why I called it 'The Cleopatra Curse'.<br /><br />I had a lot of fun writing that book since worked in a horse racing yard at the time, and when I was promoting the series in Malta it turned out they actually race chariots there... or the next best thing... so could identify with the young hero.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44036158562013878862014-02-09T18:02:02.343+00:002014-02-09T18:02:02.343+00:00So interesting!So interesting!Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79570857827968238872014-02-09T17:53:56.335+00:002014-02-09T17:53:56.335+00:00'Snorteum'? REALLY? Obviously not to be mi...'Snorteum'? REALLY? Obviously not to be missed!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32005412223310864862014-02-09T15:28:05.475+00:002014-02-09T15:28:05.475+00:00Fascinating! I knew the chariots were mainly wicke...Fascinating! I knew the chariots were mainly wicker and about the colours, but I didn't know the different colours were 'matched' to different seasons, or the other things you mentioned.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.com