And that's exactly why well-written books are having trouble these days. I'm afraid it's going to get worse instead of better with the surge to e-books. Puma
Hello and welcome! I say that like I'm even a blip on the radar - I have been around AW a few years, but don't seem to say much, and never leave the Historical fora. I'm in VA too, BTW.
Hedy is FASCINATING and I've often been amazed she hasn't been novelized before. A scientist and game-changer in WWII? Holy smokes, this woman's contributions resonate still today. And did you know she performed the first cinematic, ahm, "Big O" - she starred very early on in a very odd flick called "Ecstasy".
Hello fellow Virginian! Yes I love Hedy even though she wasn't used for more than sitting pretty and acting stupid a lot of the time. She was good at it and she didn't mind it so much. The beauty doesn't seem to be the same now and I get teased for all the black and white pictures of old dead ladies I have in my phone as background lol. There are plenty of crazy stories surrounding her especially the one about her hiding from a husband or boyfriend and sleeping with a man so he wouldn't tell on her. I actually have that movie in my DVD collection. Of course it wasn't an official release like they put out recently.
I think I probably have the least amount of formal education of anyone here -- high school diploma only.
I'm looking for blogs to link to. They have to be principally about historical stuff or historical novels and they have to have been appearing for long enough that I know they won't vanish as soon as I recommend them. I've linked to angeliz2k because her (truly impressive) blog is the sort of thing that is likely to interest people who read blogs by historical authors. Are there any others like that?
I'm not making a general value judgement about blogs - just about the blogs that I want to link to. My blog has enough random photography and chat about poets that I like. I need to keep some sort of focus.
EDIT: Nan Hawthorne has just joined AW. Her blog - http://www.nanhawthorne.com/ - looks pretty much spot on the sort of thing I'm talking about. I probably ought to add that.
Where've you been c.e.? We've missed you. Julie and I were wondering how your Sparta WIP was doing.
I'm looking for blogs to link to. They have to be principally about historical stuff or historical novels and they have to have been appearing for long enough that I know they won't vanish as soon as I recommend them. I've linked to angeliz2k because her (truly impressive) blog is the sort of thing that is likely to interest people who read blogs by historical authors. Are there any others like that?
I'm not making a general value judgement about blogs - just about the blogs that I want to link to. My blog has enough random photography and chat about poets that I like. I need to keep some sort of focus.
EDIT: Nan Hawthorne has just joined AW. Her blog - http://www.nanhawthorne.com/ - looks pretty much spot on the sort of thing I'm talking about. I probably ought to add that.
I think I probably have the least amount of formal education of anyone here -- high school diploma only.
Hi pdr!
I was in my cave finishing this Sparta story. I still lurked on occasion. Now the story's polished and query/synopses are done, so I started querying a couple of weeks ago. Only sent out three so far. Got one reject, one "no response means no after two weeks", and waiting on the other I just sent out a few days ago. Why aren't agents banging on my door to represent me? This is a lonely process, and I'm having a hell of a time figuring out what to write next (though I want it to be in Sparta - prob aftermath of Sphacteria). Will send out a few more queries today. *fingers crossed*
How are you?