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Free Historical Mysteries, In Archaeology: Two Underwater Archaeology Finds,...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: I’m participating in a “History and Mystery” exchange of books. You get to choose from 22 novels in the historical fiction genre, with an emphasis on historical...
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Writer Community at the Pen and In Archaeology: A Pompeian “Sorcerer’s Trove”...
From my Fantasy Writing Desk: Last Saturday I joined a big crowd at the Poisoned Pen bookstore for the launch of Rhys Bowen’s latest historical mystery, Love and Death Among the Cheetahs. I caught up...
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Plotting Novels in Full Color, and in Archaeology News, Bronze Age Cyprus,...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: I’ve been plotting. The third book in the Tesha series, that is. The second book, Sorcery in Alpara, will be published October 14. Between now and then, I have a pile of...
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Writing the Biography of a Hittite Queen, and in Archaeology, Mycenaean...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Rock carving relief depicting Queen Puduhepa pouring a libation to the goddess Hepat, on the Old Hittite Road, Turkey In preparation for the Oct 14 launch of Sorcery in...
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Outlining a New Book, and in Archaeology, a Mosaic in Galilee and a Revealing...
From my Fantasy Writing Desk: I’m in the early laying-out stage with the next Tesha book. It seemed like a good time to read Libbie Hawker’s highly regarded book on outlining, Take Off Your Pants. I...
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Plotting the Next Book, and in Archaeology, the Greek invention of the crane...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Sorcery in Alpara is coming soon. I’ve been juggling marketing duties for the Sorcery launch with laying out the next book. In book 3 (title a long way from decided)...
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Sorcery in Alpara Preorder Special! In archaeology, an “anomalous” burial on...
From my Fantasy Writing Desk: Sorcery in Alpara, Book 2 in the Tesha series, launches on October 14! I’m giving you two big reasons to preorder right now. For a short time, I’ve dropped the price of...
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A Short Story for You and Archaeology News about Tin and Stone
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Sorcery in Alpara Arrives 10/14 This is the best moment to place your preorder for Sorcery in Alpara. It’s priced for a short time (along with all my other books) at only...
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Priestess of Ishana is FREE and Archaeology news about Dionysus Getting...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: If you haven’t read Priestess of Ishana, Book 1 of my Tesha series, I’m helping you fix that oversight right now before Book 2 launches on October 14. Priestess of Ishana...
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Last Chance for Story and Archaeology News about Bronze Age Baby Bottles &...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk This weekend is your last chance for the Sorcery in Alpara Preorder Special–a great price ($2.99) and a bonus short story. Easy instructions: 1. Before Oct 14, preorder...
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Launch Party at Poisoned Pen Bookstore and Archaeology News about Cuneiform...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Phoenix Area Friends! Launch at Poisoned Pen Join me at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore November 9, 2-3 pm for a whirl of a launch party. Give Sorcery in Alpara a warm welcome...
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Hittite Funerals and Archaeology News from Egypt and Jerusalem
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Hittite funerals I’m in research mode these days. I’ve been reading about Hittite funerals (14 days long and decidedly not what you’re used to) and Egyptian magical...
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Two Launch Parties and Archaeology News about Herculaneum and Tenea
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Double the Poisoned Pen Launch Fun Sometimes the best of plans just get better. I announced a while back that for Sorcery in Alpara’s launch party, I’m celebrating with...
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Baking Daggers and Archaeology News about Egyptian Coffins & a Bronze Age...
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Cutting cookies with a round biscuit cutter and an ex-dreidel reshaped by my handy husband into a dagger I should say from my fantasy baking kitchen. I’ve been preparing...
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First Draft Research and Archaeology News about Troy Exhibit & Cuneiform Cooking
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: I’m writing a first draft of the next book. This is the stage that is both the most fun and personally compelling, but also the most exhausting. The job is to write every...
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History Rhymes, Troy Exhibit & 17th C Witchcraft
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: This week I’m going to share an article that originally appeared in the Nov issue of the print magazine Historical Novels Review about the function and importance of...
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Good Food, Egyptian Necropolis & Ur’s Size
From My Fantasy Writing Desk Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you’re enjoying good food, family, and friends. Around here, we’ve cooked the usual copious abundance of delicious food and are still enjoying...
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Opening scenes, Hittite Royal Bones & Roman Tools
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: New Beginnings Last night I went to the book launch of a member of my critique group, Bob Ryan. It’s always fun to welcome a friend’s new book into the world, this one a...
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Becoming a god, Mycenaean Kings & Cuneiform
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Funeral Fit for a God Here are two snippets from my work in progress. I’m incorporating a royal funeral in this book. A Hittite king’s funeral had huge significance...
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Egyptian Magic, Meggido graves & Helen of Troy
From My Fantasy Writing Desk: Learning Magic Egyptian statuette in the Louvre identified as Heka, the god of magic–although gods in general had heka I’ve been reading about Egyptian magic as I do the...
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