Weekly Posts

Join me at LepreCon 45 April 18-21 in Phoenix for panels with fantasy authors & more Con fun. Archaeology underwater, oldest Bronze Age shipwreck

Writing transformative scenes and mythological griffins. In Archaeology, a cuneiform argument about Mesopotamian laundry, a theory about Alexander the Great’s death, and tracking down the survivors of Pompeii

Writing from a blind pov. In archaeology, Sicilian evidence about ancient Greek theaters & monument shows why Octavian beat Cleopatra’s bulky ships

Writing character meltdowns. In archaeology: Nordic Bronze Age horned figure & ceremonial ax excavated, lost rules of ancient Chinese game found in tomb. Reading list of mythological retellings

Editing in new threads in my fantasy novel. In archaeology: Pomegranates ancient to modern, Bronze Age trade from Scandinavia to Egypt, Pompeii seen by drone

Meeting Readers. In archaeology, a new ram-headed sphinx found in Egypt and the earliest tattoo kit from Tonga.

Attending Tucson Festival of Books, Writing with a story board for character development involving a magical curse. In archaeology, mummy parts intercepted and the origins of cats

Book Launch at the Poisoned Pen. In Archaeology: a recently found Pompeian fresco of Narcissus & a medieval woman’s seal with a cleverly represented family

An interview & a conversation about Priestess of Ishana. In archaeology, Medieval Sewage, It’s not what you thought it was

Writing with friends. In archaeology, new Egyptian mummies found & Goebeklitepe’s mysterious Stone Age questions and art