Tag: Children of Actium
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Where Fours are Green and the Ocean is Tart: Writing and Living in a Synesthetic World
Today I thought we’d get a little science-y, and talk about the multifaceted neurological condition synesthesia, which, broadly, involves the conflation of sense stimuli along divergent perception pathways in the brain. Synesthesia is more well known and discussed today than it was in the past, but it’s one of those topics that’s still a little…
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Home By Any Other Name: The Multifaceted History of Ombos
“Once upon a time, there were larger, more elegant cities here, though now it was just one of many out-of-the-way places that dipped their feet in the river’s edge. Tombs from before even the Egyptians’ long memories begin dotted the surrounding desert, ones of massive scale said to be made when the gods were young…
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History’s Henchman: The Rise and Fall of Lucius Aelius Sejanus
“Sejanus was feared, loathed, despised, and loved…at times disarming and amiable, always efficient and reliable, but arrogant and cruel when they occasion demanded.” – Sejanus: Regent of Rome (John S. McHugh), p. 16 “He’s a Caesar with no mercy and a Sulla with no restraint.” – Daughter of Scorpions, Chapter 29 Okay, two weeks ago…
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Release Day for DAUGHTER OF SCORPIONS
Gods defend us, dear readers, we have (finally!) reached release day for my sixth book, and fourth God’s Wife novel, Daughter of Scorpions! I’m so excited for all of you to (re)meet my girl Zosime as she unravels another deadly plot against Rome with the help of both some familiar faces and some new allies.…
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Publication Announcement for DAUGHTER OF SCORPIONS and Ebook Sale!
Howdy folks, I know that I’ve been MIA for a couple of weeks, but I’ve been getting the last proofs and minutiae ready for the next book, and I am delighted to announce that my fourth God’s Wife novel, Daughter of Scorpions, is wrapped up and arriving at the internet storefront of your choice MAY…
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Preview for 🦂DAUGHTER OF SCORPIONS🦂
Okay, folks, this week—as promised—I’m going to get into the next book a little bit, since I’m working through my editor’s notes and giving final approvals on the cover design (stay tuned to the bottom of this entry for a sneak peek at the latter!) I’ve mentioned this here before, but I had no expectations…
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Here Be Rakshasas: Creative Fantasy Writing for the Non-Fantasy Writer
A little over a month ago, one of the classicists I semi-follow on the internet’s premier hellscape made the following observation in response to someone else’s tweet about creating magical systems in fantasy literature: Certainly, as a general fantasy non-enthusiast, I was inclined to agree. I don’t really care if a fantasy story’s magical system…
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Something Serious, Something Fun
I was going to make this week’s post a writing-focused one, mainly about creating worlds with magic/fantasy elements as a non-fantasy writer, but it’s been kind of draining week here in the US, and since I’m already late getting any kind of update out on schedule, I figured we’d shelve that for the next time.…
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Letting the Inmates Run the Asylum: Writing and Character-Led Plot Development
This week, I thought we’d get back into some writing mechanics content and talk more about the process of constructing a story that is satisfying to write as well as read. A debate that gets a lot of airtime in creative circles is whether it is better to plan out every aspect of a story,…
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Amateur Historian Hour: Velleius Paterculus’ History of Rome
“His [Paterculus’] admiration of Caesar is questionable, of Augustus justified, of Tiberius excessive.” — Jacket copy to the Loeb edition “Velleius Paterculus does not rank among the great Olympians of classical literature either as a stylist or as historian.” — Introduction to the same Some of you probably breathed a sigh of relief that I…
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