Setting Refinements, Monumental Messaging, Vikings
I’ve finished adding “grounding” details to my settings. In archaeology news, read about propaganda purposes of monuments both Hittite and Confederate, and the uncovering of a Viking warrior.
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Opening Paragraphs, Roman Cuisine & Ancient Epidemics
On my blog: Offer a critique of my current opening paragraphs. In archaeology, read about Roman fruit salad recipes and Mesopotamian contagion control.
Writing Workshop, Stone Art & Palmyra
On my blog: Sign up for my Intermediate Fiction Workshop in October from Piper Center for Creative Writing. In archaeology news, read about earliest British Isles art and a reconstruction of the Temple of Bel.
Bernard Cornwell Review & Roman Emperors
On my blog: A review of Bernard Cornwell’s Sword of Kings. In archaeology, read about a machine learning reconstruction project of the faces of Roman Emperors.
Clear Spaces, Bronze Age Harness & Fire Beacons
On my blog: I’m clearing the desk to clear the mind. In archaeology news, fr Scottish dig, a harness & sword & all about ancient message systems.
Guest Post: Etruscans
A guest post by Laura Morelli about Etruscan women and their more equal status to men.
Trimming words, Hagia Sophia & Roman Gold
On my blog: Trimming & tightening a manuscript. In archaeology news, the otherworldly sound of Hagia Sophia & a Roman sarcophagus has hidden treasure.
Gaudi, Mesopotamian Women & Medieval Antibiotics
On my blog: Using Gaudi to inspire my griffin world-building. In archaeology news, read about the roles of ancient women & medical advance from a medieval manuscript.
Big Edits, Stone Circles & Gender from Teeth
On my blog: I’m editing character, plot & world-building. In archaeology news, read about Castlerigg standing stones & a new technique to determine the gender of skeletal remains.
Fantasy Hive Interview, Iron Age Murder & Mesopotamian Cooking
On my blog: Judith Starkston’s interview on Fantasy Hive as part of Women in SFF. In archaeology news, read about Iron Age murder & cuneiform recipe experiments and Silk Road Gourmet.