by Stephanie Dray | Feb 7, 2011 | For Writers
For the aspiring author, the internet is a place to build a platform. It’s a place to give yourself a leg up so that publishers and agents take you more seriously. For a published author, it’s the place you can get the most eyes for the least money. The downside to...
by Stephanie Dray | Feb 7, 2011 | For Writers
Update: I started this series a long time ago and much of the information isn’t relevant or helpful anymore. It’s just here now for posterity. I’ve had a lot of help getting where I am, but there are still many more things I wish I’d known...
by Stephanie Dray | Feb 3, 2011 | Bad Girls of the Ancient World, Lily of the Nile, Miscellany, Upcoming Events
When I schedule events in bookstores, I try not to limit myself to sitting behind a table waiting to pounce on passersby and ask them to buy my book. That always seems like a recipe for social awkwardness, so I like to give a talk. It helps to entertain the crowds and...
by Stephanie Dray | Jan 30, 2011 | News
I’ve had the opportunity to learn a great deal about Egypt’s past as a nation and as a religious inspiration throughout the world. I’ve studied battles that took place in the streets of Alexandria and I know that the Egyptians are no strangers to...
by Stephanie Dray | Jan 26, 2011 | Historical Fiction Genre, Miscellany
I’m about to do something ill-advised. I’m about to pick a fight with a blogger. I don’t do this to be disagreeable. It’s just that I’ve decided not to shy away from my claim that Historical Fiction Doesn’t Have to be Good For You....
