by SMThornton | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve been putting off writing a blog bio of Hatshepsut for a long time. Since I started blogging actually. Why? Because I wanted to wait until people would actually read the post! Imagine your hero, the one person in the world you’ve on a pedestal, one so...
by SMThornton | Mar 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
We writers wear a lot of hats. In fact, Elana Johnson just blogged about this. I’ve been wearing my editing hat since August when I finished the first draft of Hatshepsut. I did manage to put my writing hat on for a while while the MS was curing, but it’s...
by SMThornton | Mar 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s easy to spot an ancient Egyptian in art, right? They’re the ones with the white sheaths or kilts, black hair, and all sorts of goofy crowns. Today, I have for you a run-down of ancient Egyptian dress, haute couture from 3,500 years ago. Let’s...
by SMThornton | Mar 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yes, this is a bonus post today, but I just discovered that Muse in the Fog is having a fabulous contest over at her blog Confessions & Ramblings of a Muse in the Fog.You can win a copy of Michelle Moran’s new book, Cleopatra’s Daughter and a...
by SMThornton | Mar 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
WARNING: This post is a result of too much grading before Spring Break and my brain working to detox from intense lessons on the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide. I’m slightly unhinged. Beavers are cool. The little critters (actually not so big- I once mistook...
