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Educator’s Guide for HADES SPEAKS! and ANUBIS SPEAKS!

September 23, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter 3 Comments

  It's a poster! And on the back, is an educator's guide for using these booksin the classroom (Core Curriculum standards too). Want one? Leave a comment! … [Read more...] about Educator’s Guide for HADES SPEAKS! and ANUBIS SPEAKS!

And We Have a Winner!

September 20, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter Leave a Comment

Because of my travels to the Southeastern Independent Bookseller's Association conference, I failed to announce the winner of Hades Speaks! A Guide to the Underworld by the Greek God of the Dead.  Congrats to Donna! Thank you all for participating and for spreading the word about "H-man." … [Read more...] about And We Have a Winner!

Six Authors…One Amazing Book

September 17, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter 3 Comments

Imagine six different historical fiction writers getting together and deciding to "play" with story-telling. What if we all focused on a single famous event? What if characters from each others' stories wove in and out of everyone's tales? What if we each took a period before, during and after an explosive event, but kept them connected to the very end? What if we inspired each … [Read more...] about Six Authors…One Amazing Book

Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!

September 12, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter Leave a Comment

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Excellent New Video on Life as a Gladiator

September 9, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter Leave a Comment

My novel of Pompeii is set in a gladiatorial school, so I was excited to see this short documentary-like video about what life was really like for gladiators. I'll admit I gave a little squee when the medicus showed up, given that Tag, one of the main characters in Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii, is a medical slave in a struggling gladiatorial school of his own. The film … [Read more...] about Excellent New Video on Life as a Gladiator

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