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Jan 12

The Birth of a Novel

by Loretta Hill on 12 January 2012

All novels come from somewhere. They start off as a seed of an idea that just grows and grows until it’s a full on tree in desperate need of pruning. That’s what it’s like for me anyway. THE GIRL IN STEEL-CAPPED BOOTS is a story that grew inside of me for nearly ten years before I was forced to put hand to keyboard. It all started when I was sent to the Pilbara to work as a construction...