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Octavius’ Room Where It Happens: The First Settlement
The breaking of so great a thing should make/ A greater crack [Octavius Caesar, Antony & Cleopatra, Act V, scene i] This week I thought I’d talk about some background history that sets the stage for what’s coming next in the sequel. Mainly, about Octavius and what is generally referred to as the First Settlement. …
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A Roman By Any Other Name
I know last week we got into narrative and genre discussions, so this week I thought I’d write about something a little more basic: namely, names. When I was writing The God’s Wife, I inevitably had to come to grips with the plethora of duplicate names involved in my story, the most obvious and vexing…
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The Set Paradox and Historical Fiction
But what is truth? … We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? [Pontius Pilate, Jesus Christ Superstar] I confess I was a bit at a loss as to what to start off with here, particularly because I feel I’m very much in danger of completely spoiling the rest of The God’s Wife…
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A New Beginning
Howdy, folks. Yes, I know, I know. I’ve left you all hanging on the promise of an author blog for over a year, and now I’m only making a post with more promises of things to come in the future. I’m still working out what to do with an online blog that isn’t full of…
Sarah Holz 