This is a rerun of one of Harm’s most popular posts–I promised I’d post this several weeks ago, but I got sidetracked… hope you all enjoy. Memories from the 2004 Kuskokwim 300–by Harmony Barron Part2 So there I was, meandering down the trail thinking I was the only poor soul on the planet, when it [...]
Read moreHuskies, Heartbreak & Hell: A trail of frozen tears on the K300 Part 1
September 5, 2011
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‘MEMORIES FROM the 2004 Kuskokwim 300′ by Harmony Barron Part 1– My competitive aspirations at this point were a thing of the past. I had eight tired dogs wandering down the trail in front of me, with Sage in single lead. There was no moon to speak of and my last fallen tears had nearly [...]
Read moreEarly Inspiration for ‘Ballad’
September 3, 2011
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It took me a very long time to write Ballad of the Northland. It first came into my mind to create ‘Ballad’ when I was eighteen years old. I had volunteered my services to the Iditarod as a checker, and the first place they sent me was Finger Lake. This was back in 1990, when [...]
Read moreNarrating an Audiobook #1
September 1, 2011
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During the course of listening/reading all of the feedback on my new audiobook version of the novel ‘Ballad of the Northland’, I’ve had quite a few eye openers, and a slough of new ideas—and gained a much greater understanding of the audiobook experience in general. I have a great appreciation for this particular artistic field—in [...]
Read moreNarrating an Audiobook #2
August 30, 2011
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The most difficult part about editing the audio version of Ballad of the Northland was controlling the sound– far and away a harder process then writing the book in the first place (at least it seemed so at the time!). Everything from mice scurrying in the walls to a jet-liner droning overhead at thirty-thousand feet, [...]
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