by SMThornton | Apr 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have invented a magic wand. It makes the best peanut-butter chocolate brownies ever (calorie free, of course) AND gives you the choice of either magically finishing that pesky first draft of your WIP or revising it to a spit-polished shine. But you can only choose...
by SMThornton | Mar 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
I won’t do it. You can’t make me. Nope, nuh-uh, not on your life. Not even if you promised me an all-expense paid trip to Egypt.Well… maybe. There is one rule for writing historical fiction.Don’t mess with history.I can’t make Hatshepsut...
by SMThornton | Feb 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Some say the glass is half-full, others say it’s half-empty. Really, there’s just a glass with some liquid in it. (Preferably a full-bodied shiraz). I’m a realist. And I’ve been thinking (bad habit) about people who have novels stuffed in a...
by SMThornton | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, “Why god? Why me?” and the thundering voice of God answered, “There’s just something about you that pisses me...
by SMThornton | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
“What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.” -William Shakespeare It’s hard to argue with Shakespeare. Like arguing with Socrates or Confucius. (Or my daughter.) Do you ever feel like you’re resisting...
