by Stephanie Dray | Jul 24, 2013 | Miscellany
I met with several editors at RWA 2013 this year and I was gratified to hear that editors are actively acquiring romances set in the 19th Century, with a particular emphasis on the World Wars, the Edwardian period and the 1920s. Harlequin emphasized their unusual...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 27, 2013 | Historical Fiction Genre, Upcoming Events
My plan was to arrive early on Friday and sneak into the hotel without being noticed by anyone so that I would have time to dress and accessorize for a slightly more highbrow locale than the cattle-car experience of the airport. (Sadly, I am old enough to remember...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 13, 2013 | Miscellany
This photo comes courtesy of the lovely Mindy Klasky. And I think it speaks for itself, my friends.In case you can’t read what that says… Glazed composition hippopotamusMiddle Kingdom, about 2055-1650BCProvenance unrecordedThe destructive character of the...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 5, 2013 | Daughters of the Nile, Excerpts, My Works
I’m in the process of editing DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE. I’m having to cut my darlings. This one was very interesting to me because my books tackle religious history the stone mentioned here is the same one mentioned in the Koran. I had to take it out of the...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 3, 2013 | Food, Fun Stuff
Today I’m taking part in the Summer Banquet Blog Hop in which readers will discover wonderful new historical fiction…and more than a little bit about new foods and culinary trivia. I’m not giving away a prize because I apparently forgot to sign up...
