by SMThornton | Nov 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
So far I’ve written three Egyptian weddings in two books. And there’s more to come. After all, I’m writing about royal women, those who were used as pawns to solidify claims to the throne and sometimes political alliances. So it’s kind of...
by SMThornton | Oct 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
I didn’t even make it a week. *sigh*I was reading through one of my books on ancient Egypt tonight, looking for information for Novel #2, when I discovered several nifty historical tidbits that would fit perfectly in HATSHEPSUT: FEMALE PHARAOH. Now, many of...
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....
