by SMThornton | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
A while ago, Voidwalker asked what I was going to name my blog when I started writing another book. I have no idea. When I started writing Hatshepsut, it was with the intention of writing this one fabulous novel. I would be Arthur Golden and Hatshepsut would be my...
by SMThornton | Feb 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
I hate math. No, hate isn’t a strong enough word. I detest anything having to do with numbers. The only thing worse than numbers is some sort of equation that uses letters too. That’s just wrong. But you know what’s great about math? There’s...
by SMThornton | Feb 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
I will start querying Hatshepsut in exactly one week. Eep!This is exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. I was one of those kids in school whose mediocre efforts were always good enough. My senior year in AP Literature I wrote an essay on Heart of Darkness by...
by SMThornton | Feb 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
I suffer from PHGS. This disorder- Post Hunger Games Syndrome- was discovered by Lisa and Laura, who are not only super cool, but apparently have joint psychology degrees as well. I can count on my fingers how many books I’ve reread in my life. You want to know...
by SMThornton | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve been hoarding awards. It’s bad, I know, but for some reason life is chaotic right now. I’m going to pass a few along in the coming weeks and today’s is the Over the Top Award which I received from a wonderful lady- Guinevere at This is Not...
by SMThornton | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
On my last edit I combed through HATSHEPSUT looking for modern expressions. I pay attention to this when I write (there was one scene where I really wanted to describe a servant nodding like a Dwight Schrute bobble head), but oftentimes those suckers slip right past...
