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Downton Abbey, ancient helmets, the Sixities as HF, microbes in Pompeii, Speller’s WWI novel, ancient climate change & the Argo sails again.

My fav’s fr the web this week: aliens at Pyramids, what a copyeditor does & an app for Hemingway’s style, Kim Rendfeld’s writing process, & my nominee for best-written review, Ron Charles on A Burnable Book.

Next AZ HNS meeting April 5, history of sex, Ann Chamberlin. Links to archaeological finds fr 9000 yr old linen to a bronze Apollo. Historical preservation of sacred buildings. Tips on historical fiction fr Stephanie Dray, character motivation by me, cover art, and lively medieval games by Tinney Heath.

What makes a young woman pick up a sword against a powerful Greek Warrior? My guest post on Linda Collison’s blog “Sea of Words” about character motivation in Hand of Fire.

New Sappho poems discovered and two good historical fiction reads by JF Ridgely and Cynthia Neale.

New Egyptian tomb, interviews with Deborah Swift, Sam Thomas, Tom Rizzo & advice on how to write historical fiction.

Challenged Heroes at RT New Orleans, AZ HNS FEb 8 meeting with Shona Patel, Tucson Festival of Books, ancient Greek foodie techniques, prizes and surveys to rock the HF world. Get it all here!

A wedding, historical anecdotes, good books, and some very old, bad wine. What I enjoyed on the web this week and why I’ve been away.

Around the web this week: Doggy humor, HF author news fr James Rollins, Rebecca Cantrell, Jess Steven Hughes, Shona Patel, Odysseus’s journey & why historical fiction matters.