by Stephanie Dray | Feb 15, 2011 | News
I have a disturbing tendency to fall apart when introduced to people that I admire. It’s happened to me on more than one occasion, often with hilarious results, culminating in humiliating stories which my friends delight in retelling. There was the time I met a...
by Stephanie Dray | Feb 14, 2011 | Miscellany
No, I’m not going to get into a brawl with those historians who insist that Kleopatra should be spelled in Greek fashion when trying to market a novel to an American audience who is used to seeing the name spelled with a C. That path is just an internet flame...
by Stephanie Dray | Feb 11, 2011 | For Writers
I learned quickly that there’s a really good reason that publishers won’t go out of their way to arrange a book signing for most debut authors. Hordes of adoring fans aren’t likely to flood into the local B&N because you–a complete...
by Stephanie Dray | Feb 9, 2011 | Other Writers, Reviews
I couldn’t be more pleased about the resurgence of interest in Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Given that I’ve spent the past few years of my life working on a trilogy about Cleopatra’s daughter, I admit a ready bias in favor of Stacy Schiff’s new...
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...
