Usually I face that blank white screen and fill it with words. For the last week or so in our new home, I’ve been turning old, brown, flaking surfaces into fresh white ones, and painting miles of baseboards. It’s kind of fun.
I haven’t actually been writing the last couple months. Instead I’ve been house hunting, buying, and now moving/renovating. Utterly disruptive of writing, but a fun adventure.
A post in which I tell you all about our big move.
Egypt built a new museum to house some of its most famous mummies and royal treasures. The remains of Ramses II and Queen Hatshepsut, the female Pharaoh, among many others, now have a beautiful new home. To celebrate and, let’s be honest, to draw tourists back to Egypt, the government put on a spectacular parade.
A guest post from M.K. Tod. She has set her latest novel, Paris in Ruins, in an iconic place at a time of great upheaval and conflict–during the Prussian invasion of 1870. It is a novel of the human spirit overcoming the worst of times.
If you’re up for a bit of exciting virtual travel, come along to ancient Athens in 3D and see the Acropolis in all its classical glory or the agora as Socrates walked through it.
My review of The Steel Beneath the Silk, set in 11th C England. Bracewell brings Emma to life with meticulous research and powerful writing.
I’m sharing a fun podcast interview from the intrepid duo of sword-wielding pirate librarians, Jenn and Mary of Casing the Cover. They got down to the details of my cover art and then we also dove into the history and the fantasy of my novels. We had a blast together and I hope you’ll have a good time listening in.
The renewed Pompeii excavations bring us many delights, including a stunningly decorated neighborhood cook-shop. Enjoy a 3D virtual reconstruction as well as details from the official Pompeii website.
My review of Untrue Till Death: Murder in the 17th Century. Delve into an intellectual puzzle with a Dutch philosophy master turned amateur sleuth.
We all adore our pets, but historians often deny such loving relationships with dogs and cats in the ancient world. Now there’s some hard evidence for ancient fuzzy feelings.
