A Lesson in Italian
In my blog of August 23, 2016, Miriam brought us to the agora. She mentioned the reek of salted meat, but it’s only in THE DEADLIEST...
THOSE INNOCENT DAYS
Miriam gets a panoramic view of the lake when, in THE DEADLIEST LIE, she climbs the steep, one-hundred-step spiraling marble staircase in...
Pretty or Pretty Deadly?
In his 1957 hit song, All Shook Up, Elvis Presley speaks of his girlfriend as his “buttercup.” I guess his songwriters didn’t know that...
Let me introduce you to THE INTROVERT to be released on November 25 by Black Opal Books
“He left without saying anything further, but the way he looked at me as he did, and the way he looked at Molly, gave me the greatest...
Roman Men Wore Hairpieces
Many Roman men wore toupees of human hair to cover their baldness. Unlike a woman’s wig, toupees were made to look natural. Judah’s...
HOW MANY FEATURES OF A PIRATE CAN YOU IDENTIFY IN THIS IMAGE?
There are twelve features in this stereotypical image that are commonly associated with a pirate. Take a minute and see whether you can...
Physical actions bring to life the scenes you write
Last month Book Daily published my blog on how physical actions enable the reader to imagine your scene more vividly. For example: When...
MIRIAM’S HOUSE WAS AIR CONDITIONED
The peristyle is an interior garden bound by evenly spaced columns that support a shady roofed portico over a stone walkway. In Miriam’s...
Come Smell the Roses
Rather than as a place for contemplation or inspiration or as a place to represent or control nature, the purpose of a Roman garden was...