I’m a little late getting this up, but for such a fun reason. I had the pleasure of my first author interview this morning with Karen Randau. Check out her wonderful blog about writing and finding joy in life. Her interview with me will be up October 7th. In the meantime enjoy her interviews with an array of talented people in the publishing community. Link here
Also I encourage you to explore the various nautically themed blog posts of my fellow historical fiction writers. All the writers’ links are listed at the beginning of my post on a particularly fun Bronze Age shipwreck. Link here
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Major finds at Mycenaean site near Sparta (legendary palace of Helen and Menelaos). Linear B tablets and other artifacts prove this famous location was indeed a major palace with centralized administrative bureaucracy. Previous digs in Laconia had been strangely unproductive given the Homeric fame of this location. Link here
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A great interview on Heather Webb’s website with Alyson Richman talking about how, for her as an historical fiction writer, a strong research base leads as a natural extension to authentic voices and cultural history. Link here
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Should you spring for a book trailer? A useful discussion by Elaine Vets, who says yes you should and describes some cheap methods Link here
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A much maligned Roman woman: Clodia Metelli. Catullus’s lover? Lust-driven or just bad propaganda? Oh those Romans, so many angles to explore. This is a knowledgeable writer about the Roman period. Worth following. Link here
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Understanding the Five Phases of Book Marketing by Kristen Mclean. Another no nonsense post on Writer Unboxed. If you’re interested in how to get published, editing issues, etc. this is a must follow website and community. Link here
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The Muses to the Rescue, Donis Casey tells tough truth: how hard/unique each book is no matter how many times you’ve written books before. Darn, it will never get easier writing these things called books? Of course not. But this is a good version of that truth. Link here
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The ubiquitous potato. Know when and from where it entered the culinary stage? For a history/foodie post that’s lots of fun, read all about the potato on Anna Belfrage’s blog. Link here
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When science is used to verify history. Using the study of tsunamis and comets to deepen our understanding of the 11th C Anglo-Saxon chronicles. Patricia Bracewell on English Historical Fiction Authors. Link here
Oooh – what a treasure trove of links. I’m going to visit a handful of them. Thanks, Judith!
Thanks, Melissa. I continue to enjoy doing this weekly post. It’s fun to be able to highlight whatever I thought was cool. The power of one’s own platform!
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