Weekly Posts

Writing characters into cooperation. In archaeology news read about the origins of pig taboos and tree ring news about Thera.

I’ve been fixing plot holes. In archaeology news read about the afterlife servants in Egyptian tombs & Roman mosaics in Turkey.

The disorientation of writing in a world turned upside down. In archaeology news, read about Vindolanda’s top treasures & a chest with Thutmose II’s name on it.

I saved my main character from the writing pit of passivity. In archaeology news, read about medical exam of a mummy and 83 unexpected graves in Egypt.

Writing complex character. In archaeology news read about a grand model of ancient Rome and an Iron Age king uncovered in Turkey.

I’m tackling the complex problem of developing foes in my fiction who are at least partially on the right side of history. In archaeology news, read about a possible chamber behind Tut and Amazon warriors in Russia.

How to write believable, emotionally engagin fantasy using history. In archaeology news read about ancient human sacrifices & a beautiful Egyptian coffin.

My research and fictional reconstruction of a Hittite oracle. In archaeology news read about Athenian curse tablets and the Bronze Age site in Turkey of Tilmen.

I quote Le Guin on the balancing act & responsibility of writers. In archaeology news read about the Parthenon marbles and the olive’s origins.