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'''Kate Orman''' was the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]''{{'}} only female author, and the first Australian author to write for a novel range.
'''Kate Orman''' was the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]''{{'}} only female author, and the first Australian author to write for a novel range.


She also wrote the reference book ''[[Pyramids of Mars (reference book)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' and contributed to ''[[Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It]]''.
She also wrote the reference book ''[[Pyramids of Mars (reference book)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' and contributed to ''[[Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It]]''.


She is known for including pyramids in several of her novels, but has revealed on an online question board that "...it was a joke based on the book covers! ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird|Hummer]]'' and ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' coincidentally featured pyramids on their covers, so as a gag I included a pyramid in ''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]'', which also ended up on the cover."<ref name="ezyboard Page 2">[http://p102.ezboard.com/fthedoctorwhoforumfrm4.showMessageRange?topicID=7.topic&start=26&stop=50 Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 2) (ezyboard membership required)]</ref> Some of Orman's favourite ''Who'' authors are [[Paul Cornell]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Lance Parkin]], [[Paul Leonard]], and [[Lloyd Rose]].<ref> [http://p102.ezboard.com/fthedoctorwhoforumfrm4.showMessageRange?topicID=7.topic&start=151&stop=175 Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 7) (ezyboard membership required)]</ref>
She is known for including pyramids in several of her novels, but has revealed on an online question board that "...it was a joke based on the book covers! ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|Hummer]]'' and ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' coincidentally featured pyramids on their covers, so as a gag I included a pyramid in ''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]'', which also ended up on the cover."<ref name="ezyboard Page 2">[http://p102.ezboard.com/fthedoctorwhoforumfrm4.showMessageRange?topicID=7.topic&start=26&stop=50 Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 2) (ezyboard membership required)]</ref> Some of Orman's favourite ''Who'' authors are [[Paul Cornell]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Lance Parkin]], [[Paul Leonard]], and [[Lloyd Rose]].<ref> [http://p102.ezboard.com/fthedoctorwhoforumfrm4.showMessageRange?topicID=7.topic&start=151&stop=175 Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 7) (ezyboard membership required)]</ref>


Kate Orman has noted that the ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' was one of the more difficult novels to write:
Kate Orman has noted that the ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' was one of the more difficult novels to write:


<blockquote>"''Set Piece'' was the hardest thing to write I've ever done. It just seemed to take forever. There were several reasons. One was that I didn't do my homework before starting — unlike ''Hummer'', I hadn't worked the plot out rigorously before starting. Another reason was [[Ben Aaronovitch]]'s very helpful suggestions (I brilliantly forgot to thank him in the book). I rang him up all a-tremble, only to discover I'd gotten him out of the shower! When I rang back, he told me all sorts of amazing things about the back story for the Doctor which was being developed during the [[Andrew Cartmel|Cartmel]] era (lots of it is in ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible|Time's Crucible]]'' and ''[[Transit]]''). It was fascinating — I still have all the notes — but it necessitated a major re-plot of the last third of the novel! I think that threw me — I was confused for the rest of the book..."<ref name="Sonic screwdriver">[http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_kateorman.html David J Richardson interview with Kate Orman, published in ''Sonic Screwdriver 88'' January 1995]</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>"''Set Piece'' was the hardest thing to write I've ever done. It just seemed to take forever. There were several reasons. One was that I didn't do my homework before starting — unlike ''Hummer'', I hadn't worked the plot out rigorously before starting. Another reason was [[Ben Aaronovitch]]'s very helpful suggestions (I brilliantly forgot to thank him in the book). I rang him up all a-tremble, only to discover I'd gotten him out of the shower! When I rang back, he told me all sorts of amazing things about the back story for the Doctor which was being developed during the [[Andrew Cartmel|Cartmel]] era (lots of it is in ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Time's Crucible]]'' and ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]''). It was fascinating — I still have all the notes — but it necessitated a major re-plot of the last third of the novel! I think that threw me — I was confused for the rest of the book..."<ref name="Sonic screwdriver">[http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_kateorman.html David J Richardson interview with Kate Orman, published in ''Sonic Screwdriver 88'' January 1995]</ref></blockquote>


In 2005, Kate was the creative consultant of the official Australian and New Zealand ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour.
In 2005, Kate was the creative consultant of the official Australian and New Zealand ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour.
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* ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]''
* ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]''
* ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''
* ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''
* ''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]''
* ''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]''
* ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]''
* ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]''
* ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' (with [[Ben Aaronovitch]])
* ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' (with [[Ben Aaronovitch]])
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* ''[[Fallen Gods (novel)|Fallen Gods]]'' (with [[Jonathan Blum]])
* ''[[Fallen Gods (novel)|Fallen Gods]]'' (with [[Jonathan Blum]])


=== Short stories ===
=== Short Stories ===
==== Brief Encounters ====
* ''[[The Useful Pile (short story)|The Useful Pile]]''
* ''[[One Minute Fourteen Seconds (short story)|One Minute Fourteen Seconds]]''
 
==== Short Trips ====
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[No Exit (short story)|No Exit]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Steel Skies]]'')
* ''[[No Exit (short story)|No Exit]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Steel Skies]]'')
* ''[[The Southwell Park Mermaid]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]'')
* ''[[The Southwell Park Mermaid (short story)|The Southwell Park Mermaid]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]'')
* ''[[Culture War]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: 2040]]'')
* ''[[Culture War (short story)|Culture War]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: 2040]]'')
* ''[[Nobody's Gift]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]'')
* ''[[Nobody's Gift (short story)|Nobody's Gift]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]'')
* ''[[White on White (short story)|White on White]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Christmas Around the World]]'')
* ''[[White on White (short story)|White on White]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Christmas Around the World]]'')
* ''[[The Five Dimensional Man (audio story)|The Five Dimensional Man]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips - Volume III]]'')


==== Brief Encounters ====
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[The Useful Pile (short story)|The Useful Pile]]''
* ''[[Steal from the World (short story)|Steal from the World]]'' (in ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|The Dead Man Diaries]]'')
* ''[[One Minute Fourteen Seconds (short story)|One Minute Fourteen Seconds]]''
* ''[[Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother (short story)|Solar Max and the Seven-Headed Snake-Mother]]'' (in ''[[A Life of Surprises (anthology)|A Life of Surptises]]'')
* ''[[The Peter Principle (short story)|The Peter Principle]]'' (in ''[[Life During Wartime (anthology)|Life During Wartime]]'')
* ''[[Buried Alive (short story)|Buried Alive]]'' (in ''[[A Life Worth Living (anthology)|A Life Worth Living]]'')
* ''[[Lock (short story)|Lock]]'' (in ''[[Collected Works (anthology)|Collected Works]]'')
* ''[[All Mimsy Were the Borogoves (short story)|All Mimsy Were the Borogoves]]'' (in ''[[Nobody's Children (anthology)|Nobody's Children]]'')
* ''[[Don't Do Something, Just Sit There (short story)|Don't Do Something, Just Sit There]]'' (in ''[[Present Danger (anthology)|Present Danger]]'')
* ''[[Hue and Cry (short story)|Hue and Cry]]'' (with [[Q]], in ''[[True Stories (anthology)|True Stories]]'')
 
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
* ''[[Rough Magic (short story)|Rough Magic]]'' (in ''[[Wildthyme on Top (anthology)|Wildthyme on Top]]'')


==== Faction Paradox ====
==== Faction Paradox ====
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=== Audio ===
=== Audio ===
==== Bernice Summerfield Short Stories ====
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother (short story)|Solar Max and the Seven-Headed Snake-Mother]]''
* ''[[The Five Dimensional Man (audio story)|The Five Dimensional Man]]''
 
=== Audiobooks ===
==== The Audio Novels ====
* ''[[The Dead Star (audio story)|The Dead Star]]''


=== Non-fiction ===
=== Non-fiction ===
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Kate Orman is (drums fingers) ''still'' the only New Adventures writer who isn't (a) male, and (b) British. Her previous books ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'' and ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'', also have pyramids in them.
Kate Orman is (drums fingers) ''still'' the only New Adventures writer who isn't (a) male, and (b) British. Her previous books ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'' and ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'', also have pyramids in them.
:''(From the back of [[Sleepy]], 1996)''
:''(From the back of [[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]], 1996)''


Kate Orman lives on the InterNet, and occasionally in Sydney, Australia. This is her fourth New Adventure.
Kate Orman lives on the InterNet, and occasionally in Sydney, Australia. This is her fourth New Adventure.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{facebook|kate.orman.50}}
* [https://dreamer-easy.dreamwidth.org/ Official blog] (continued from [https://dreamer-easy.livejournal.com/ former blog] and [https://kateorman.livejournal.com/ original blog])
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue2/interview2.html The Cat in the Hat talks back, An Interview with Kate Orman, Interview conducted by Richard Prekodravac 3rd March 1995, which appeared in issue two of ''Broadsword'']
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue2/interview2.html The Cat in the Hat talks back, An Interview with Kate Orman, Interview conducted by Richard Prekodravac 3rd March 1995, which appeared in issue two of ''Broadsword'']
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue11/interview11e.html A short interview with Kate , piece was conducted on November 6 1996, it appeared in ''Broadsword'' issue eleven]
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue11/interview11e.html A short interview with Kate , piece was conducted on November 6 1996, it appeared in ''Broadsword'' issue eleven]
* [http://kateorman.livejournal.com/ Kate Orman - livejournal]
* [http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_kateorman.html David J Richardson interview with Kate Orman, published in ''Sonic Screwdriver #88'' January 1995]
* [http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_kateorman.html David J Richardson interview with Kate Orman, published in ''Sonic Screwdriver #88'' January 1995]
{{facebook|kate.orman.50}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 3 November 2024

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Kate Orman was the Virgin New Adventures' only female author, and the first Australian author to write for a novel range.

She also wrote the reference book Pyramids of Mars and contributed to Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It.

She is known for including pyramids in several of her novels, but has revealed on an online question board that "...it was a joke based on the book covers! Hummer and Set Piece coincidentally featured pyramids on their covers, so as a gag I included a pyramid in SLEEPY, which also ended up on the cover."[1] Some of Orman's favourite Who authors are Paul Cornell, Ben Aaronovitch, Lance Parkin, Paul Leonard, and Lloyd Rose.[2]

Kate Orman has noted that the Set Piece was one of the more difficult novels to write:

"Set Piece was the hardest thing to write I've ever done. It just seemed to take forever. There were several reasons. One was that I didn't do my homework before starting — unlike Hummer, I hadn't worked the plot out rigorously before starting. Another reason was Ben Aaronovitch's very helpful suggestions (I brilliantly forgot to thank him in the book). I rang him up all a-tremble, only to discover I'd gotten him out of the shower! When I rang back, he told me all sorts of amazing things about the back story for the Doctor which was being developed during the Cartmel era (lots of it is in Time's Crucible and Transit). It was fascinating — I still have all the notes — but it necessitated a major re-plot of the last third of the novel! I think that threw me — I was confused for the rest of the book..."[3]

In 2005, Kate was the creative consultant of the official Australian and New Zealand Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour.

She is also a Wiccan, and often includes bits of Wicca-style magic and mythological references in her work[4].

Proposed novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • "I've been learning a lot by re-writing the latest submission, Storm and Stress, over and over... Storm and Stress is set in Sydney in the year 2000."[3]
  • "Godfather Death was an Eighth Doctor novel proposal strongly influenced by Grimm's fairy tales (from which the title is taken). The story was about alien refugees arriving on earth only to be badly treated by slavers on the one hand and inhumane governments on the other (torn from today's headlines, etc etc). Different versions of the novel were rejected by both Steve and Justin, so it's pretty much dead in the water. (Unlike Male Chicks, also recently rejected, it would pretty tough to rewrite "Godfather Death" as a non-Who book.)"[5]
  • "I did submit a Sixth Doctor / Peri novel to Virgin, The Pinocchio Virus - but we just never got around to it. (There are some references to this book in SLEEPY.)[5]
  • "I've got a new proposal involving Daniel Joyce which I hope to get to Justin soon, and I'm still waiting for Gary to give me word on The Why Knot.[6]

Bibliography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Virgin New Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Past Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Telos Doctor Who novellas[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brief Encounters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Faction Paradox[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Magazine[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Audio Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Non-fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Back cover information[[edit] | [edit source]]

Kate Orman lives in Australia. The Left-Handed Hummingbird is a triple first; Kate's first novel, the first New Adventures written by a woman, and the first written by an Antipodean.

(From the back of The Left-Handed Hummingbird, 1993)

Kate Orman reckons it's about time she wasn't the only woman and the only Antipodean writing for the New Adventures. Her first book in the series, The Left-Handed Hummingbird, is consistently voted one of the most popular by fans.

(From the back of Set Piece, 1995)

Kate Orman is (drums fingers) still the only New Adventures writer who isn't (a) male, and (b) British. Her previous books The Left-Handed Hummingbird and Set Piece, also have pyramids in them.

(From the back of SLEEPY, 1996)

Kate Orman lives on the InterNet, and occasionally in Sydney, Australia. This is her fourth New Adventure.

(From the back of Return of the Living Dad, 1996)

Kate Orman lives in Sydney, Australia. This is her fifth and a half novel novel in the New Adventures series. Ben Aaronovitch lives in North London and is married with one son.

(From the back of So Vile a Sin, 1997)

Kate Orman lives in Sydney, Australia, wrote most of this book in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and is feeling somewhat jetlagged. She has written numerous novels for Virgin.

(From the back of Walking to Babylon, 1998)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 2) (ezyboard membership required)
  2. ↑ Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 7) (ezyboard membership required)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 David J Richardson interview with Kate Orman, published in Sonic Screwdriver 88 January 1995
  4. ↑ Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (ezyboard membership required)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 3) (ezyboard membership required)
  6. ↑ Jonathan Blum on 'Ask Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum' - The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey (Page 12) (ezyboard membership required)
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