Interview about Revenge of the Witchfinder with Simon Rose
On my blog, an interview with Simon Rose about Revenge of the Witchfinder, 3rd bk in his Stone of the Seer series, historical fantasy for young adults.
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Review: Love and Death among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
With her Royal Spyness series, Rhys Bowen excels at giving readers lighthearted mysteries with a chewy under layer of thought-provoking elements. I particularly enjoyed Love and Death among the Cheetahs. Here’s my review.
A Hittite Bronze Helmet
Most ancient armor comes to us via burial goods, but we have virtually no grave gifts from the Hittites, so this bronze helmet from the Hittite royal city of Sapinuwa is a big deal and lots of fun. Even more so that it matches the famous King’s Gate at Hattusa.
Tut’s Missing Collar
What happened to King Tut’s faience and gold collar? Revealed in 1925, it was gone by 1968. Read the case of Tut’s missing collar.
Writers Seminar: Do’s & Don’ts, Dialog, & Setting
Join me for a writers seminar on November 5, 12-4:15 pm in Elk Grove, California (near Sacramento). I’m teaching how to write better dialogue.
Review of The Monsters We Defy, by Leslye Penelope
Here’s my review of Lesley Penelope’s engaging fantasy set in Washington, D.C. in 1925 that incorporates Black folk traditions of magic.
Review of What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine
My review of Julia Fine’s What Should Be Wild, a fairytale-like novel of a wild wood and several generations of magical women who live there. Both dark and dryly humorous.
Briseis off to Cyprus? Hala Sultan Tekke Report
One of these not-so-far-off days, I’ll write the follow up book to Hand of Fire, my novel set in the Trojan War with Briseis as the main character. She might go to the island of Cyprus, perhaps even to the Bronze Age city that is now the archaeological site called Hala Sultan Tekke
Let Me Tell You My Origin Story
I wrote my origin story for Donis Casey’s regular series “Let Me Tell You My Story.” I don’t have the usual writer’s tale.
Medicinal Mummies
This week’s post takes a step into the macabre with a medieval cure made of ground-up mummy. And that wasn’t the end of the mummy abuse.