Disclaimer: this post is geared primarily towards historical-fiction writers, specifically those writing about classical antiquity–apologies for the narrow scope! I’ve started putting together a master post of the most helpful online resources I’ve found in doing research for my Cymeria series, in the hopes that somewhere, somehow, someone else might also find them useful. I’ll [...]
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17 Dec 11
Writing and college
When I started drafting this post in my head, I was thinking I would come up with some Practical and Helpful Advice on how to balance writing and college, since I know I’m not the only young writer out there trying to juggle the two. Then I realized I had nothing really helpful to say [...]
18 Oct 11
A few worldbuilding ideas
So you have this idea for a story. You have a plot, you have some characters, you have the general idea of when and where your story will be set. Now you need to flesh out your setting so that it becomes real and even familiar to the reader–and that’s true whether you’re writing general [...]
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I'm a student, amateur historian, coffee connoisseur, movie buff, hockey fan, cat lady, and all-around nerd. I'm currently pursuing a degree in history and political science at the University of West Georgia. In my spare time, I write historical fiction and fantasy. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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