Hello, Bloglandia! Well, look who woke up to a nice little Boxing Day gift! And no, we don't do Boxing Day in the U.S., but that doesn't mean I won't accept Boxing Day gifts. Many thanks to Jonny Pongratz for another cluster of stars to tuck into my writing belt. By the way...I blazed my … Continue reading Book Review: Domna, Part One: The Sun God’s Daughter (Reblog from Jaunts & Haunts)
A Quick Favor… (Book Cover Survey)
Hey My Bloglandian Friends!! I know it's a crazy busy time of year, but if you have about 30 seconds, it would super wonderful of you to head over to the Kobo Writing Life blog and do a little voting. See, my newly designed cover for my historical fantasy series, Domna, has made it into … Continue reading A Quick Favor… (Book Cover Survey)
Centaurs: The Good, The Bad, and The Big Debate
Centaurs! These half man half horse beasts of mythology have long been a source of fodder for the imagination. The origins of these imaginary creatures are a matter of speculation but the best guess (meaning this was the idea presented by the scholar who bought the most rounds of beer for his colleagues) is that … Continue reading Centaurs: The Good, The Bad, and The Big Debate
Holy Moly: Domna Takes on Roman Religion
This week (and the next, and even the next) we have a break in the crazy book release schedule I've created for Domna (A Serialized Novel of Osteria), which means I can finally share with you another aspect of the influence of Roman culture on Domna. And this week's influential aspect is....drum roll, please...religion. No groaning, please. … Continue reading Holy Moly: Domna Takes on Roman Religion
Another Round of Roman Culture…This Time with Gladiators
A couple weeks ago I introduced you to one aspect of Roman culture that I completely stole adapted for my serialized historical fantasy novel Domna. Then last week we were held up by that pesky break to announce Domna's paperback release, but now I'm back in the cultural swing of things with two more items … Continue reading Another Round of Roman Culture…This Time with Gladiators
Giving Domna a Touch of Culture…Roman Culture, That Is
Hello Bloglandia! Enough with the cat memes, it's time to add a touch of culture to this blog. Okay, who am I kidding, I can't resist a cat meme, but I do want to share with you some of the culture from Ancient Rome that went into the making of Domna and explain how George … Continue reading Giving Domna a Touch of Culture…Roman Culture, That Is
Time for Another Reveal
Yes, after many surveys, design changes, more surveys, cursing at the computer, and more surveys, the book cover for Domna is finally ready. Now, I'm going to have to admit to a tad bit of election fraud here (hey, it's America, it's what we do). In the blog and newsletter surveys I've posted to assist me in … Continue reading Time for Another Reveal
A Little World History
Hey Everyone! I'm back!! Well, sort of back. I did manage to charge through all my editing on my little break last week, but since most of Part Six of Domna was all freshly written in the last draft, it required another (ugh) read through over the weekend due to some confusingly wonky bits I … Continue reading A Little World History
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