I’ve spent a fair amount of time working with ways to create stunning scenes with these tools full of imagery, detail, and a bit of wonder. Most writers who work with forms of historical content can all pretty much agree. One of the most challenging aspects of recreating the past is that – depending on…
I’ve been busy figuring out war and the nature of power these days. To Read Up On Hypatia of Alexandria and build more of the Sibylline world, I went to the Greek warriors. Here is my novel research reading for this week. Greek Philosophers and War Thucydides’ was exactly the kind of wisdom Hypatia would…
A sense of place. That is something for which I strive. One of the key ancient-world settings in the Seals of Annach is Daphni, Greece. Since ancient times, a temple has stood on the site 11 kilometers northwest of Athens on the Sacred Way to Eleusis and the National Road to Corinth – Daphne Monastery, in massive…
Warrior Queens – That’s nothing short of awesome. I am a visual writer. Building out worlds in which I can actually envision each character as they evolve is key . Only then can I summon the emotions necessary to write them into existence. The Sibylline Chronicles is written as a parallel narrative. It moves between the…