by SMThornton | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love historical fiction. In fact, I love all types of historical fiction, from epic Gone With the Wind-type sagas to historical mysteries like Gary Corby’s The Pericles Commission to read-through-the-night dramas in the style of Kate Quinn’s...
by SMThornton | Feb 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve been sitting on this cover for what feels like forever, and it’s been killing me! I love all my covers, but this one seems extra drool-worthy, I think because I want the costume for myself and the background is just so wild… and perfect. ...
by SMThornton | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s almost exactly 1 1/2 months until the debut of The Secret History, and things are starting to get busy. There will be a blog tour, giveaways (books and Byzantine coins–ohlala!), and I might even have some other excitement hidden up my sleeve. ...
by SMThornton | Apr 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Writing The Tiger Queens has presented me with a new and unexpected quandary: too many characters. And I’m talking waaay too many characters. Granted, there was a fair bit of information on Theodora’s family and friends from Procopius’...
