Avoidance
Ever realize you haven’t been writing because of what you used to write about you can’t quite face?
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A while back, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History had an exhibit about Stabiae, called In Stabiano. (Stabiae was a small resort town near Pompeii and Herculaneum when Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E.) The exhibit was widely advertised on television and online. I managed to be in Washington, DC, on a business trip shortly…
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I tend to create playlists for stories I’m working on. I have a playlist on Rdio that I created for Lady in the Tree (novel) and also use for Ride Softly (short story). I was helping a friend with her writing project yesterday and we started discussing play lists we make for our characters. Here…
Recent Books on Equine Archaeology/History
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Score! I’ve been working on gaming material in addition to the short story, Ride Softly. Play-through of newly written material is worth five points. Monday we had a gaming session and a play through. Definitely a work in progress because we were carefully revising material as we went. However, it was FUN and amazing! The…
Signal boost: Foreclosure and cross-country moving book sale
Vera Nazarian, of Norilana books and author of Mansfield Park and Mummies, needs your help. Like many other people, she has been hit hard by the economy and an impending foreclosure. You can help her by seeing if some of the books available (see links below) would find good homes with you. Great ideas for…
