Say What?

Today I was talking to one of my beta readers, getting some pre-discussion feedback before the whole group meets on Saturday. She admitted that historical fiction on ancient Egypt isn’t something she’d normally pick up, but then made my day telling me she...

Who the Heck is Hatshepsut?

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...

Weekend Mishmash

First, I have a thank you that’s long overdue. Julie Dao passed along this pretty little bouquet to me- I love Picasso and I love awards! So guess, what? If you love Picasso you too can swipe the award!So, I have some words of wisdom to pass along from my...

Live Long & Prosper

My brain is a mush of short-circuiting synapses right now so I’m not going to blog about writing tonight. Or ancient Egypt. Those of you visiting in the hopes of finding either of those topics are going to be sorely disappointed. I’d apologize, but...

My Ode to Delos

I thought I would go out on a limb here and post one of the rare poems I’ve written. While visiting Delos, Greece this summer I was struck by the windswept, barren beauty of the deserted island. The winds at the top of the island’s mountain must have been...