"You DARE forget me???"See, it seems I have been forgetting to bring ‘her manliness’ with me on various jaunts. Even telling her that Cleopatra’s Moon, the story of her daughter, Selene, won a Crystal Kite award from our awesome Southern-Breeze SCBWI region did nothing to lift the cold steel of her rage.I mean, look at that face. Seriously, she is not happy.“But it’s the … [Read more...] about Drag Queen Cleo is NOT Happy…
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Friday Funnies–Ancient Style
Liver, again? Seriously? … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style
Antony and Cleopatra: The Original “Brangelina”
Amateurs at scandal, really..."Brangelina? Antopatra came first!" The handsome, boyish man's man and the powerful, dangerous vixen who steals his heart -- it's a trope that started waaaaay before Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie highjacked the tabloids. The original outrageous, illicit power couple was none other than the pair who … [Read more...] about Antony and Cleopatra: The Original “Brangelina”
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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
