What did you blog about today?

[thaddeus6th]

A mere 24 centuries after publication, I review Xenophon's The Persian Expedition: The Wayfarer's Rest: Review: The Persian Expedition, by Xenophon

 

[night_wrtr]

A mere 24 centuries after publication, I review Xenophon's The Persian Expedition: The Wayfarer's Rest: Review: The Persian Expedition, by Xenophon

Also for those interested - Paul Kearney wrote a fantasy version of this called The Ten Thousand.

 

[thaddeus6th]

Thanks for that, night_wtr, was unaware that existed. I think there are also fantasy versions [maybe sci-fi...] of Alexander the Great's exploits. Although it'd be hard to match what history tells us whilst retaining suspension of disbelief.

 

[night_wrtr]

Thanks for that, night_wtr, was unaware that existed. I think there are also fantasy versions [maybe sci-fi...] of Alexander the Great's exploits. Although it'd be hard to match what history tells us whilst retaining suspension of disbelief.

I remember seeing a few, but I feel any fantasy story of Alexander would fall short of the historical shadow. Its amazing enough already.

Gemmell wrote a fantasy about Troy, but I've never read it.

 

[HareBrain]

Mary Renault's Alexander trilogy (Fire From Heaven, The Persian Boy, Funeral Games) is brilliant. (Perhaps less emphasis on the military nuts and bolts than some would want, but that suited me.) The characters in it very much felt to me like real people of those times, rather than modern day people in fancy dress.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I was joined by Amy DuBoff, an indie author who writes really good Space Opera, the kind just up my street. Here she's talking about the importance of having an author brand, something I fail spectacularly at but am now musing on. Dysfunctional families? Norn Irish SF (but then where does Abendau fit in?) Edge of Madness (but then where does Inish fit in?) Character led spec fiction? Can you guys do any better with your own stuff:

Fostering An Author Brand: Amy DuBoff - Jo Zebedee

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Can you guys do any better with your own stuff:

Surreal transformation, apparently.

 

[thaddeus6th]

In which I compare social media to the Reapers of Mass Effect (without the galactic-scale genocide, obviously): The Wayfarer's Rest: The Mass Effect of social media

On a lighter note, Tales of Knights and Nitwits, episode 10. Lord Grimshag discovers an old friend who has undergone the most horrific torture: Thaddeus the Sixth: Tales of Knights and Nitwits: Episode 10

 

[CTRandall]

When does fiction become non-fiction? When it's Borges.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Class of 2011 - Jo Zebedee

Enjoy whatever your writing career brings. Oh, and @Kerrybuchanan 's singing prowess.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

The Palmer Luck Timeline - why worrying is mostly a waste of time.

 

[Cli-Fi]

Unfortunately some people never gave it more than ten minutes. That's one of the problems remaking a franchise. Lost In Space Suffers From Racist Reviews

 

[thaddeus6th]

Reviewed The Last Wish (a Witcher book), by Andrzej Sapkowski: The Wayfarer's Rest: Review: The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski

"It’s a charming mix of old school European fairytale and modern day grim cynicism."

 

[Toby Frost]

Very true. I enjoyed it a lot.

It occurs to me that, if anyone ever would like me to interview them on my blog, I'd be up for that.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Very true. I enjoyed it a lot.

It occurs to me that, if anyone ever would like me to interview them on my blog, I'd be up for that.

I'd be up for that, Toby. I like answering questions and making lists and anything that wastes time, generally.

 

[Biskit]

Sheep, just because our oldest ewe is 17 today, which is crazy-old for a sheep: Happy Old Sheep Day

 

[thaddeus6th]

A quick rundown of some books that are good for those looking to do a spot of world-building in a medievalish setting [or who just like history]: The Wayfarer's Rest: Three guides to the medieval mindset

 

[Phyrebrat]

I just posted in my Chons blog, particularly on how critiquing isn't the only way to contribute on Chrons.

pH

 

[CTRandall]

How I learned to love the killer robots

 

[Biskit]

Sheep, just because our oldest ewe is 17 today, which is crazy-old for a sheep:

And now I need to blog sheep AGAIN. Our youngest one has just been born.