by SMThornton | Nov 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
This has been a rough week complete with migraines shared by many (yes, Wendy and L.T., I’m looking at you), I thought I’d share something a student passed on to me. It’s a list of extracts from actual high school essays in which students were asked...
by SMThornton | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today I was talking to one of my beta readers, getting some pre-discussion feedback before the whole group meets on Saturday. She admitted that historical fiction on ancient Egypt isn’t something she’d normally pick up, but then made my day telling me she...
by SMThornton | Nov 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been putting off writing a blog bio of Hatshepsut for a long time. Since I started blogging actually. Why? Because I wanted to wait until people would actually read the post! Imagine your hero, the one person in the world you’ve on a pedestal, one so...
by SMThornton | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
For some reason I really enjoyed writing that title. She’s mine, all mine!Mwahahaha! Now for your regularly scheduled programming.Yesterday we talked about obesity in ancient Egypt and I let you all in on a little secret: Hatshepsut was obese at the end of her...
by SMThornton | Nov 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
All the inscriptions and pictures of people in ancient Egypt are like this one- svelte Pharaohs, nobles, and gods, each individual equipped with rock hard abs and buns of steel. But was this the reality?Heavens no!I get a kick out of the Egyptians when it comes to...
