{"id":31652,"date":"2016-03-09T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=31652"},"modified":"2016-03-08T22:49:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T09:49:52","slug":"homegrown-5-fun-ways-nz-features-in-the-wall-of-night-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/03\/09\/homegrown-5-fun-ways-nz-features-in-the-wall-of-night-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Homegrown: 5 Fun Ways NZ Features In \u201cThe Wall of Night\u201d Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">&#8220;People frequently comment on the fact that The Wall of Night books are epic fantasy and set in an alternative world, as well as being published overseas to boot, so in that sense are not really <em>New Zealand<\/em> stories. To which I reply (in classic Kiwi style): <em>\u201cNow hold on a minute, mate. These are books written in New Zealand, by a New Zealand born and bred author \u2013 you can\u2019t get much more \u201chomegrown\u201d than that!\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">I would also argue that there is plenty of New Zealand in my writing &#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">~~~<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, I shared <em>&#8220;Homegrown: 5 Fun Ways NZ Features In \u201cThe Wall of Night\u201d Series&#8221;<\/em> as a guest on the blog of my friend and fellow writer, Karen McMillan.<\/p>\n<p>To find out why I believe there is <span style=\"color: #333333;\">plenty of Nu Zild in my writing, check out:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenm.co.nz\/#!Homegrown-5-Fun-Ways-NZ-Features-In-%E2%80%9CThe-Wall-of-Night%E2%80%9D-Series-by-Helen-Lowe\/c9ec\/56ddd88a0cf2ef837dc5c8bb\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Homegrown: 5 Fun Ways NZ Features In \u201cThe Wall of Night\u201d Series&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>I hope you enjoy the read &#8212; because I sure had fun writing it! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three-uk-cover-revealed\/daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png\" alt=\"UK\/AU\/NZ\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11181\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/18\/no-i-didnt-forget\/bigheirofnightmmuk-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11181\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11181\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"UK\/AU\/NZ\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11204\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/catherine-asaro-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost-the-wall-of-night-book-two\/gatheringoflost-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11204\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"UK\/AU\/NZ\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;People frequently comment on the fact that The Wall of Night books are epic fantasy and set in an alternative world, as well as being published overseas to boot, so in that sense are not really New Zealand stories. To which I reply (in classic Kiwi style): \u201cNow hold on a minute, mate. 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