Guest Post by Edward James: England’s Homer
A guest post by Edward James about his novels of English sea adventure based on the writings of Hakluyt.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 27-Oct 10
Join me at the Chandler library Oct 18 for National Archaeology Day! Also, my favorite posts around the web this week: HNS self-published author award, archaeology from Spain, Macedonia, Hattusa & Athens, & Donis Casey on dialogue.
Guest Post by Sherry Jones: The Greatest Love Story of All Time: Abelard and Heloise
Guest post by Sherry Jones about her novel, The Sharp Hook of Love, the star-crossed story of Abelard and Heloise.
Archaeology and Imagination: On Building a Fiction Scene Set in the Ancient World
Anatomy of the balancing act all historical fiction writers must accomplish: the historical details of world building versus speed of story telling. A close up of two scenes from Hand of Fire.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 20-26
My weekly favorites around the web: Karen Randau’s interview, ancient tombs & frescoes, Anna Belfrage on royal gluttony
Sisters in Crime September Blog Hop
The Sisters in Crime September blog hop came to my corner of the world. What writers I am inspired by, my advice to novice writers and, most fun, meet the two remarkable historical authors I’ve tagged or been tagged by as we hop along.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 13-19
Favorites on the web this week: Lindsey Davis on writing Roman, a smart review by Cynthia Robertson of Sarah Waters, inside historical fiction with Heather Lazare, an editor who knows, & digging up Alex the Great era tomb continues.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 6-12
My favs around the web this week: interview with Ann Weisgarber, Helen Hollick on pirates, Nancy Bilyeau on Richard the Lionhearted, how to write real people into fiction, wondering if Achilles had ptsd, archaeological excavations of an ancient shipwreck and a tomb. A lot all in the same week Hand of Fire launched!
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 30-September 5, 2014
My favorites around the web this week: news about Hand of Fire, 19th C sisters who make fortune with their long hair, mysterious boulders solved, & BA copper smelting.
Nothing Personal, I Just Need to Kill You: A Guest Post by Kim Rendfeld
Kim Rendfeld talks about what happens when “the enemy” starts to feel like a real person in her latest release The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar.