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Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 12-18

Some posts I enjoyed this week: this year’s finds at Minoan Zominthos, Crete, the abandoned district of Famagusta, Cyprus in the news and fiction from Sarah Johnson, 100 hundred words for “slut” by Jo Ann Butler, resurrecting Nero’s Domus Aurea and who knew elephants lived in Arcadia, Greece?

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 5-11

Reminder of Sept 19 AZ HNS meeting on Scrivener. Here are some posts I enjoyed on the web this week: Girls’ education in Tudor, Regency and American Revolutionary periods (with Anna Castle, Libi Astaire, Suzanne Adair), huge ritual monument near Stonehenge discovered, busting Gladiator myths (with Faith Justice), and reconstructing 4,000 year old Hittite foods.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 29-Sept 5

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

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 15-21

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.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 8-14

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

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 2-8

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

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom July 25-Aug 1

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

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom July 18-24

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.