Secrets in the Sand (Book) - 8/21/2019 8:34:59 AM
I like historical fiction, and from the little bit that you provided and from my reading about some of the pharaohs and some of the dynasties and their struggles with infighting and intrigue, I believe you have a lot from history to work from. I am disappointed when someone compares your book to Game of Thrones, an obvious fantasy with dragons and other elements that never occurred in history.
From your success with your earlier novel, I believe, since Nefertiti, is probably the most famous Pharaoh for her supposed beauty, that this novel also a success.
Ron
Salvation in the Sun (Book) - 5/23/2018 8:13:53 AM
I love historical fiction because it brings history to life. And I love the history of ancient Egypt because it is so early in the development of civilization and it is well chronicled thanks to the Rosetta Stone helping to translate the hieroglyphs.
In my second novel, Alone?, I devoted a chapter to the life of Seti II. He later returns in the 21st-century as a clone from the repaired DNA of his mummy. When I was in the mummy room in the Cairo Museum in 1977, I was very impressed with the ability to look down at Seti's face and see him the way he looked 3500 years before--amazing. On the other hand, the great Pharaoh, Ramses II's mummy was merely merely a pile of wrapping material, indistinguishable mummified flesh and bones.
A reviewer that I trust told me that I needed to throw out that chapter and another one because they were irrelevant to my book's story. In a way he was right, but I wanted to show the link of our civilized beginnings between our past as hunters and gatherers, to civilizations, and finally, into the scientific and technological beings we are today.
An excerpt would help us as readers see if we like your writing. Your professional reviews have no reviewers, making them suspicious. I'm sure they are real, but you should give them credit and some promotion for reviewing the work. I usually put down one or more of their works as well as their name.
Ron
The Spirit Stew (Poetry) - 1/10/2019 12:03:26 PM
Truly creepy and well penned. I enjoy writing and reading horror stories.
The Spirit Stew (Poetry) - 10/20/2018 9:27:55 PM
Hi Ron - Sorry you found it morbid. The Disney kid Halloween movie Hocus Pocus is about three witches who kill children with a spell and a brew, so they can eat their souls to stay young. This poem was inspired by that beloved Halloween movie with a few twists for adults. I wanted to entertain with a creepy plot but threw in some funnies like spirits with cornbread and a trout's eye.
Hi Michael - Honey! Yes! Should have thought of that! ;)
Hi Sandie and Richard- Thank you very much!!
The Spirit Stew (Poetry) - 10/20/2018 11:31:27 AM
I don't find murder and cannibalism as a "fun" way to celebrate Halloween. I don't think it is creepy, just morbid. If that's what you intended, you succeeded.
Ron
The Spirit Stew (Poetry) - 10/19/2018 8:49:32 AM
Creepy for sure. And there's nothing like spirits and cornbread. I like mine with a dash of honey.
The Spirit Stew (Poetry) - 10/19/2018 7:34:08 AM
Great story!
Sandie
The Spirit Stew (Poetry) - 10/19/2018 5:35:38 AM
A fun story-poem, Lauren. Kept my attention from beginning to end. Thanks for sharing. Continued inspiration. R
