Was it too Dark/Gross for YA? Another Deleted Scene
I can’t remember why my editor deleted this scene from my novel about Cleopatra’s (true life) daughter. Perhaps she cut it from Cleopatra’s Moon because Octavian/Augustus was already established as Selene’s nemesis. Or maybe it was just too creepy for YA. After all, the scene implies that Rome’s first emperor may have been a pedophile. I got the idea after reading … [Read more...] about Was it too Dark/Gross for YA? Another Deleted Scene
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
My favorite egomaniac, Alexander the Great, has some funnies of his own about his horse, Bucephalus. Check it out here. And now back to our regular Friday Funnies: Totally Looks Like...Uh, Oh...Dear Teenage Boys: Please stop wearing body sprays altogether....Thanks, Our Collective Noses … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
On Growling at Kids and Unintentionally Hilarious Letters
Grrrrrrrrrrrr...I love making school visits and I've been fortunate to have several recently. At St. John Neumans Regional Catholic School, I met with students K-8 (not at all at once, thank goodness!).Obviously, I told different stories to different age groups: for the K-2, I focused on the story of how Alexander tamed the wild horse, and of how he "took" the Sogdian Rock in … [Read more...] about On Growling at Kids and Unintentionally Hilarious Letters
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Original spell-check. Satyr speaks... … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
