Last month, I attended the Historical Novel Society (HNS) conference in Las Vegas. The conference itself was terrific, and I loved meeting and seeing other writers, including my Day of Fire co-writers, Kate Quinn, Eliza Knight, and Sophie Perinot. I also served on a panel, thanks to the amazing Donna Russo, and presented alongside Donna, Zenobia Neil, and the incomparable … [Read more...] about Point of View Pointers, Vegas, and Wretched Excess
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Unexpected POV Wins Short Story Contest!
Rob Cain of Ancient Rome Refocused challenged those of who love ancient Rome to write a short story about the arguably emotional pre-Raphaelite painting, "The Romans Leaving Britain," by Sir John Everett Millais (mid19th-century). And what a scene it is! The Roman soldier's body-language is one of despair and pain, and the woman's appears shocked but stoic. What was the … [Read more...] about Unexpected POV Wins Short Story Contest!
Secret of the Gods Series are on Sale!
Re-Issue of Song of War Out Now!
The release of this novel snuck right past us during Thanksgiving Week, but A Song of War: A Novel of Troy is finally out! Like our other collaborative novel, A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii, we joined with authors who love ancient history and wrote the novel together, each of us taking a specific character from the Homeric epic and weaving them in and out of each other's … [Read more...] about Re-Issue of Song of War Out Now!
Wait, This is a CHILD, not Circe!
At first I was beguiled by the sweet intensity and realness of the girl in this image from The Met Collection . Then I saw the artist's title for the photograph: CIRCE. I immediately went into mama-lionness mode: This is a CHILD! Why would the photographer name her after the wily, sexual witch who turned men into pigs and kept Odysseus in her bed?! Sexualizing … [Read more...] about Wait, This is a CHILD, not Circe!
