Does this picture look familiar? No, it’s not Lucretia (Dying for Rome) but this woman’s story is depressingly similar to that of the tragic Roman matron who was raped by an Etruscan prince. She is Virginia, whose death, just like Lucretia’s, was the catalyst for significant change in Rome. The… Read More »Dying for Rome by Elisabeth Storrs
When I write historical fiction I look for the holes in history, because that’s where I can fill in the gaps and allow imagination free reign. Writing historical fiction is similar to writing fantasy, except, when writing historical fiction, there are limitations. To some extent, we know about other times,… Read More »Holes in History—license for imagination by Suzanne Tyrpak
Hermetica refers to information or knowledge acquired and disseminated by Hermes Trismegistus, some say the god Thoth, others a real man who lived a long long time ago and was responsible for all the amazing things the ancient Egyptians knew…and know no longer. Collected writings attributed to him and bound in… Read More »What is an Hermetica? by Annmarie Banks
When asked about research by M.M Bennetts for her guest blog on October 16, 2011, Cheri Lasota responded in this fashion. “Research. Writers either love it or hate it. I’m fair-weather about it. I love it when I find the information I’m looking for, but otherwise… “Until September 2011, I had been… Read More »Researching the Azores for Artemis Rising by Cheri Lasota
We’ve all heard the axiom that those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. And so we study our history lessons and believe our teachers and know with everything that is in us that we would never allow another dictator to take control of us, to… Read More »Why It Matters, by V.R. Christensen