I’ll be teaching a workshop on writing historical fiction at the Scottsdale Historical Museum (on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall) on Oct 24 from 1-4pm. Everyone is welcome, all skill levels. It’s called ArtiFACT to FICTION. Deborah Hilcove and I will demonstrate how to use artifacts from your historical period to trigger ideas and build scenes. Sponsored by Arizona Authors Association. To register, email Toby at info@azauthors.com
Here’s our workshop flyer:
Some posts I enjoyed around the web this week:
Whether you are a writer or reader of historical fiction, you’ll enjoy Stephanie Dray’s “10 More Tips for Historical Fiction Authors” They are all right on the mark. I suffer seriously from not practicing the Think like a Salesman that she opens with. I’m hoping heading toward mystery while keeping to my beloved obscure historical period of Hittites/Troy is going to cure that problem. I’m totally with her on immersion in the period and making historical author friends. Click here for “10 More Tips for Historical Fiction Authors” on Stephanie Dray’s website.
Smart ideas from the ancient Greeks being applied to modern recovery and war: The Theater of War Click here for The New York Times Book Review “The Theater of War by Bryan Doerries”
The archaeologist who thinks Nefertiti’s tomb is hiding behind Tut’s also thinks Tut’s treasures may have belonged to Nefertitioriginally also. One of his pieces of evidence: the mask had gold foil covering holes in the ears. Tut did not have pierced ears and men did not wear earrings, he says, so why pierced ears on the mask? Recycled finery? This all will be so much fun as they figure this out. I noticed the antiquities department of Egypt is closing the tomb for “restoration.” Recent work on Tut has been more destructive than helpful, so we’ll hope this isn’t more of the same. The announcement of closure didn’t mention the search for the tomb behind Tut’s as a reason. Click here for Archaeology News Network “Reeves: Tutankhamun’s treasures may have originally belonged to Nefertiti”
For my writer friends or people who use writing to process life in a journal, here’s a spark causing post about introducing random elements to get the ideas goings. Kathryn Craft’s inside look at where her early ideas for her novels come from and how she unsticks herself when mired in. Click here for Writer Unboxed “Increase Creativity with Random Elements”
Congratulations to the Macavity mystery winners, especially Catriona McPherson for historical mystery, A Deadly Measure of Brimstone. Click here for Janet Rudolph’s Mystery Fanfare “Macavity Winners”