by SMThornton | Nov 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m thinking out loud here so I’m warning you ahead of time- things could get scary. Very scary. As many of you know, HATSHEPSUT: FEMALE PHARAOH is in the hands of my first round of beta readers. I’ll get the full run-down in a couple weeks when we...
by SMThornton | Oct 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I mentioned my self-imposed deadline for HATSHEPSUT: FEMALE PHARAOH so today I thought I’d elaborate a bit. When I first set out to write this book I gave myself three years just to finish it. I’m not sure if that meant to write it through the...
by SMThornton | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been writing the second to last chapter of my book for a few days now. Everything was humming along quite nicely- I had the rough plot outlined in my head and a couple scenes that I’d been envisioning for months now. I plugged away, got those two...
by SMThornton | Jul 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m going on a Mediterranean cruise in a couple weeks which is incredibly exciting. There are a whole slew of wonderful ports we’ll be stopping at- Athens, Rhodes, and Ephesus to name just a few. But the real reason I chose this particular itinerary is...
by SMThornton | Jul 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Almost a year and a half ago, I started writing a novel. It’s been a long (and sometimes painful) process, but I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel now that I’m close to the 400 page mark.Writing a novel is a big change for me-...