I was fossicking around in my collection of books looking for sources relating to research on a new idea for a story when I happened across a thin book: Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days. It may be thin in size but definitely not in its telling. I bought it some years back now and remembered…
Homer The Iliad Book 24 Scene: Hektor’s funeral, he’s just been cremated. This passage is taken from the last page, part of the final paragraph. 1950 version translated by E.V. Rieu, 2003 amendments Peter Jones. ‘…They took the bones, wrapped them in soft purple clothing and put them in the golden coffin. This coffin they immediately…
Homer, the poet of the legendary tales, of The Iliad and The Odyssey is one of the reasons I wanted to write. I first read The Iliad and was completely enthralled by the richness of the characters, the storyline and narrative. Being an oratorical piece, it took some time to get into the flow of the…
For all the agents out there trawling blogs and e-books looking for your next big client, take heed for I am coming your way. I have two completed manuscripts with a third still in progress that form part of a trilogy. If you are a Historical Fantasy fan with a penchant for Greek mythology then…
I was thinking about purchasing the software program ‘Dragonspeak’. I first came across it while at a specialist and during the appointment he dictated his findings. I thought how cool would that be for the days when the pain was too great to type. As I said, was thinking. I then started to wonder at the application of it. context of…
I have just spent the last 4-5 hours researching Literary Agents and I am exhausted. Reading their submission guidelines and agent profiles is enough to make your head spin! I’ve tried to narrow my search to agents who are more inclined to read Historical Fantasy. I even checked out best-selling Historical Fantasy’s and to be honest, what…
A close friend of mine gave me a great suggestion on keeping tabs on the characters in my story. She heard about a Fantasy author who uses this strategy as most Fantasy stories have a lot of characters. It is a great tool. Each of my characters has their own folder. In it I have included: physical…
I was watching Castle on DVD, and yes, I am a fan. I like the quirkiness and pace of the stories. I flicked over to the bonus features and watched a ’round-table’ discussion between creator, producer, graphic novelist and author Michael Connelly. The creator asked Mr Connelly what he does about distractions. That same day…
Luciana Cavallaro 