Judith Starkston has spent too much time exploring the remains of the ancient worlds of the Greeks and Hittites. Their myths and clashes inspire her fiction and open gates to magical realms. She has degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She loves myths and telling stories, and her novels imbue fantasy with the richness of ancient worlds. The first book in her Trojan Threads Series, Hand of Fire was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. Priestess of Ishana, the first in her historical fantasy Tesha series, won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. Judith is represented by Richard Curtis.
Some of my favorite posts from around the web this week: blog tour etiquette by Gail Martin, ancient music on the lyre, ASOR Palmyra update, Bruce Holsinger takes on Trump & Beowulf, More on the Mycenaean palace near Sparta, Alison Morton’s selection of books involving history, mystery & derring do
Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: Archaeology at Troy, Aztec skulls, Mycenaean Palace near Sparta, Writing internal dialogue by Marcy Kennedy
A question about complicated names for my readers and posts I enjoyed around the web this week: how to write dialogue by Linda Clare, this season’s finds at Tel Kabri near Haifa Israel, Hand of Fire in the news.
Flame Tree Road: Shona Patel Discusses her Latest Novel, Article from August Historical Novels Review
Posts I enjoyed this week: Ancient Greek Inventions, archaeology in Turkey both Neolithic and Late Bronze Age, Shona Patel’s Flame Tree Road and Kate Quinn’s Lady of the Eternal City, Nailing your Email Subject Line by Sharon Bially
Don’t forget to register for the WriteNow! Conference. Some posts I enjoyed this week: a cartoon via Janet Rudolph, writing advice from Marcy Kennedy and Donald Maas, paint on Greek statues in Pella
Here are the posts I enjoyed this week: 5th C mosaics in the Galilee with Dionysus, Capturing one second of detail in writing by Barbara O’Neal and the Power of Fiction by Jo Eberhardt
Posts I enjoyed around the web this week: Viking sword, writing tips from Laura McNeill, mythic Celtic monsters, Dickens, and the truth about Bloody Mary fr Nancy Bilyeau.
Posts I enjoyed this week: Etruscan bling by Elisabeth Storrs, Linen fragment with Cleopatra’s father’s name on it, using adj and adverbs wisely by September C Fawkes, and those Greek statues were really brightly colored!
Posts I enjoyed around the web this week: Egyptian papyri, Israeli ritual bath 1 C CE, wrap-up HNS from Nicole Evelina, a writing cartoon fr Janet Rudolph & BoookBub advice
