by SMThornton | Aug 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m back!The trip was truly fantastic and I picked up a lot of gritty fodder for the sensory details for Hatshepsut. I’m still kind of bummed that I didn’t get to go to Luxor, but just being in Egypt reminded me of so much of the little stuff- the...
by SMThornton | Jul 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just finished Chapter 18 in Hatshepsut’s story, bringing the total page count to 417. Woo hoo! People always ask me for the word count, something that’s totally understandable as it’s what agents require. At this point I’m not sure about the...
by SMThornton | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Now I recognize that prologues are on the top of every list out there about what not to do if you want to get published. However, I’ve wracked my brain trying to figure out a better way to include these three pages of back-story that are pretty integral to the...