Author Judy Ridgley tagged me in a "Meet my Main Character" blog-hop chain. So come on along and I'll tag others who might want to play. 1. What is name of your character? Is he/she fictional or a historic person? There are two main characters in Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii, and their voices alternate. However, today I’m just going to focus on Tages or Tag, a … [Read more...] about Well, Hello There! Meet My Main Character
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A Newby at the Historical Novel Conference
Me with Kate Quinn and Stephanie Dray. These gals rock! I attended my first Historical Novel Society conference last weekend and, y'all, I have found mah people! Seriously, it was so awesome to be around folks who don't roll their eyes when you start talking history but actually share your obsession. Plus, I got to be on a panel about writing fiction set … [Read more...] about A Newby at the Historical Novel Conference
Best Gift Ever for a Writer: Words
The teens at camp. They read my book!The teens who participated in Auburn's creative writing camp this summer gave me an amazing gift. They wrote poems based on the opening of Cleopatra's Moon. Some wrote from the perspective of the dead brother, others from the ship or even the ocean. I have to share some of them with you:From the perspective of the ship: Oak BeastA beast made … [Read more...] about Best Gift Ever for a Writer: Words
The First Egyptian God of Writing was a Goddess
I'm fascinated by the fact so many Egyptian male gods have female counterparts--all except Ra (or Re). Ra, supposedly, created the world by, um....making himself happy. No woman involved.Still, many of the other lesser gods have both male and female representatives (Osiris, Isis; Set, Nepthys; Geb, Nut; etc.).I'm always delighted to discover less well-known goddesses in the … [Read more...] about The First Egyptian God of Writing was a Goddess
Strong Girls and Reading
Getting fan mail is a writer's dream. Getting fan mail where young readers question your choices are even better. Why? Because it shows how engaged they were in the story.Strong girls: not intimidated. One thirteen-year-old reader contacted me through Facebook to tell me that although she loved my book, one thing bugged her and she wanted an explanation.In the scene where … [Read more...] about Strong Girls and Reading
