A Single Breath Blog Tour – The Places That Inspired The Novel

Published April 3, 2014 | By Laura

A Single Breath by Lucy Clarke.

We are happy to welcome Lucy Clarke to Novel Kicks. As part of her blog tour for her second novel, A Single Breath, she tells us about the places that inspired the novel.

I first visited Tasmania in 2011, and fell in love with its wild beauty and its remote shacks. I knew I wanted to set my next novel there, so once I had the loose plot line in place, I returned the following winter on a research trip. I spent an incredible month doing a recce of the island, working out where specific events in the novel would take place, as well interviewing many locals, including two fascinating marine biologists. While I was there, I also learnt to scuba dive, which gave me a beautiful insight into the underwater world, and helped me write the freediving scenes within the novel.

Here are a selection of photos from my research trip, which inspired the story of A Single Breath.

A real Tassie shack! A bit more rustic than Eva’s

My husband and friends preparing fish on a gutting bench like Saul’s

A graceful sea dragon similar to the one Eva and Saul see while freediving

The Cape Bruny lighthouse inspried the scene where Callie takes Eva to visit a lighthouse on Eva’s wedding anniversary

Exploring the wild beaches of Bruny island

Hiking with my husband near the cape where the bushfire happens

Learning to scubadive – my first glimpse of the underwater world in Tasmania

Over-excited by all the wild Tasmanian beauty!

My perfect choice of creative fuel – a berry muffin and clotted cream. Heaven!

Writing on the beach

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

A Single Breath Blog Tour – The Places That Inspired The Novel

A Single Breath by Lucy Clarke.

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