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Syria, the dead Cities, Sargilla.
Syria, the dead Cities, Sargilla. Originally uploaded by french irishWriting a novel set in Syria I’m learning more and more about a fascinating country. As I’ve said before–thank you to everyone who shares their photos and enables us armchair adventurers to “see” the world. My imagination is buzzing.
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Inspired by Food
A friend just sent me a recipe for Syrian toast which is unbelievably decadent. It’s from Delicious magazine (scroll down the page, it’s the third recipe). Somehow drizzling honey and romance novels just go together 😉 Cooking is the most indulgent of research and weaving mention of food into a novel adds a lovely layer…
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The Embankment {The Fantasia of a Fallen Gentleman on a Cold, Bitter Night) by T E Hulme
Once, in finesse of fiddles found I ecstasy, In a flash of gold heels on the hard pavement. Now see I That warmth’s the very stuff of poesy. Oh, God, make small The old star-eaten blanket of the sky, That I may fold it round me and in comfort lie.
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GalleyCat raises the issue of an author’s age.Is a teenage writer’s voice more genuine than an older writer writing for the same YA market? Is it better to write in the midst of teen angst, or…
How Old is Too Young?
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I just posted about The Price of Freedom on Dear Author’s Open Thread for Authors for June. It is an indescribable pleasure to present your own novella to the world. Happy, happy, happy, … I…
Open Thread for Authors at Dear Author