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January 29, 2012
I Can't Get Her "Sound Perfume" Out of My Mind! What?
"Sound perfume" has the vibe of something out of a science fiction romance, doesn't it? Something to remind the hero of his sexy, much beloved heroine?
Out of our five senses, smell is often considered the one most associated with memory, with one whiff capable of bringing vivid remembrances of things past, good and bad. Our nose and olfactory sensors are part of the brain's limbic system, an area closely related to long term memory, emotion and pleasure. Additionally studies have shown that ...
January 28, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
Today's excerpt is from Dancer of the Nile, a new WIP in my connected series. It's close to being ready for submission but not…quite…there. Yet!
Nima, the dancer, has been kidnapped by the enemy Hyksos during a raid on a border town. She finds she's not the only captive they're taking back to their fortress. This is from the opening scene of the novel, as the column has stopped for a brief rest:
Nima lifted the cup to her dry lips and then stopped, gazing over the edge of the ...
January 24, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy – Quotes & Photos
In keeping with my Ancient Egyptian theme for the week, to celebrate the release of Priestess of the Nile:
Mysterious Flood,—that through the silent sands
Hast wandered, century on century,
Watering the length of great Egyptian lands,
Which were not, but for thee.
Bayard Taylor—To the Nile.
Son of the old moon-mountains African!
Stream of the Pyramid and Crocodile!
We call thee fruitful, and that very while
A desert, fills our seeing's inward span.
Keats—Sonnet. To the Nile.
And then this one...
January 22, 2012
Release Day – Priestess of the Nile is *OUT*!
I'm so excited, I'm beyond words (which is bad for a writer! LOL)
And you can buy it at Carina Amazon or Barnes & Noble
No release date as yet for the audible book
I'm busily working on more Tales of the Nile, in various stages of editing, submission, etc.
Thanks to everyone for all their support during this first (but not last) journey to e publication!
I hope you'll enjoy reading the story of Sobek and Merys as much as I enjoyed writing it…
January 21, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Priestess of the Nile
My final excerpt from Priestess of the Nile, out from Carina Jan 23rd TOMORROW!!!
Next week I'll move on to another WIP…
Sobek the Crocodile God is doing his duty, maintaining the Nile, far from the village where Merys lives, but he can't shake an ominous premonition...
Something is wrong.
The feeling persisted until at last he had finished,
and the Nile flowed serenely on its appointed course
again. Bek shifted from his crocodile form and stood
on the bank as a human, trying to understand where
January 18, 2012
Quotes & Flowers
"Memories are forget-me-nots gathered along life's way,
Pressed close to the human heart into a perennial bouquet."
- Clara Smith Reber
"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."
- Henri Matisse
"Flowers seem intended for a solace of ordinary humanity."
- John Ruskin
"To see the world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wildflower,
hold infinity in the palm of...
Wednesday Whimsy – Apologies!
My sincere apologies, the beautiful poem I had hoped to feature today was not the one written by my friend – TOTALLY an error and misunderstanding on my part, not hers – so I have removed the post of course, as soon as I was notified of the mistake. I would like to offer my apologies to the actual poet for the confusion.
January 15, 2012
Do Legos have to Be Pink & Curvy for Girls to Play With Them?
Did you play with Legos as a kid? Do your kids play with them? Probably billions of those colorful little plastic bricks have been sold worldwide. (And I've personally stepped on at least 100 barefoot in the middle of the night – ouch.)
Recent articles on the company reveal that while the tightly engineered, "click-fit, clutch power, plastic bricks" are unchanged since their invention in the late 1940's, Lego has been giving a lot of thought to how the toys are played with, at least by little ...
January 14, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
Continuing with excerpts from Priestess of the Nile, out from Carina Jan 23rd
The goddess Isis suspects Sobek is hiding something, as he visits Merys more and more often. Isis comes to confront him as he goes about his appointed tasks, keeping the Nile clear and free flowing:
One minute the light was shining on
sand and scrub brush and the next minute the queen
stood there, tall, silent, swathed in her customary black
sheath.
"What a surprise to find you working." Scorn
burned in her voice. "You ...
January 10, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy
Haven't done one in a while – quote and a photo:
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
William Blake
