by SMThornton | Oct 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m getting close to the querying stage and am getting a little anxious. Granted, growing a super-human layer of skin to protect myself from massive rejections is pretty darn close to a superhero power. Is it as cool as x-ray vision or being able to fly? Well,...
by SMThornton | Oct 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just finished Stephen King’s book On Writing and have to say I really enjoyed it. (Thanks, Judith!) I’ve got several how-to writing books on my shelves that were cracked open and put aside to fulfill their secondary job as dust collectors. A how-to...
by SMThornton | Oct 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Surviving calendars from ancient Egypt categorize each day of the year as either lucky or unlucky (Reminds me of that goofy country song- the stars are stacked against you dear, get back in bed!). Days were apparently categorized based on mythical events that...
by SMThornton | Oct 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Wealthy ancient Egyptians had plenty of leisure time and definitely knew how to enjoy themselves. On informal occasions men and women would eat together, but for formal occasions the sexes would be separated (a little detail I haven’t always stuck to in my...
by SMThornton | Sep 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Over the years I’ve written a lot of ancient Egyptian stories and one thing that pops up a lot is food. And as I’m a huge fan of eating (thank goodness for running!) I thought I would share with anyone interested what those poor Egyptians had to eat....
by SMThornton | Sep 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have succumbed. I went to the book store today and bought Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol. Typically I avoid the trendy books on the market, at least until the storm has died down. I didn’t read Twilight until this summer and I still haven’t read any...
