WOOOOOOO!!!! IT’S RELEASE DAY!!!! Can I believe it? Nope. Not one bit. Regardless of my spinning head, I wanted to let everyone know how much your support has meant to me. It’s been a long haul (over TWO YEARS!) since I started my publication journey, but so many of your took the time to seeContinue reading “It’s Release Day for Not by Sight: a novel of the patriarchs!”
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Not by Sight: a novel of the patriarchs is available for preorder!
Releasing March 16th! You GUYS! I can’t believe that it’s almost March 16th. I can’t wait to share Not by Sight with everyone! If you’re interested in preordering the book in Kindle or hardcover, you can head here! Paperbacks will be available for preorder soon. Thank you all for taking this journey with me! SoliContinue reading “Not by Sight: a novel of the patriarchs is available for preorder!”
It’s Cover Reveal Day!
Not by Sight: a novel of the patriarchs is coming soon! It’s HERE! I’m SO thrilled to show everyone the cover of Not by Sight: a novel of the patriarchs, coming soon from WordCrafts Press! (Yes, that is a name change. The working title was Not by Sight: The Story of Joseph.) Not by SightContinue reading “It’s Cover Reveal Day!”
I’m Getting Published!
I’m SO thrilled to announce that my novel, Not by Sight: The Story of Joseph, has been picked up by WordCrafts Press for publication! Not by Sight is a retelling of the story of Joseph, his brothers, and his coat, from the Biblical book of Genesis. Focusing on both historical and Biblical accuracy, the novelContinue reading “I’m Getting Published!”
The Writing System That Drove 19th Century Europe Up the Wall
Hieroglyphs Someone at some point probably told you that hieroglyphs are “picture writing”. As in, one image means one word and another means a different word, and so on and so forth. Here’s the problem. That’s true. It’s also not true. The hieroglyphic writing system was such a crazily complex system that it’s a wonderContinue reading “The Writing System That Drove 19th Century Europe Up the Wall”
Your Guide to Ancient Egypt (Part 3)
What changed and what didn’t over the centuries Well, today we are back to finish off our Timeline of Ancient Egypt! Let’s crank this out. For reference, last time we made it up to the Middle Kingdom. So that means we now have to talk about: The Second Intermediate Period (1650-1550 BC) The Second IntermediateContinue reading “Your Guide to Ancient Egypt (Part 3)”
Your Guide to Ancient Egypt (Part 2)
What changed and what didn’t over the centuries Okay folks, it’s go time. Let’s dive into this oft-referenced and oft-misrepresented ancient society. So one of the first things you need to know is that Ancient Egyptians divided their country into two areas. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Now, this is not a reference to northContinue reading “Your Guide to Ancient Egypt (Part 2)”
Your Guide to Ancient Egypt (Part 1)
Why does Egypt sit so clearly in our cultural consciousness? Okay. So after winning the poll (by a nose), you’re getting a multi-part ”Brief Overview of Ancient Egypt”. I include the word brief despite also saying “multi-part” because we’re talking about 4,000 years of history here and despite whatever I can say about it, IContinue reading “Your Guide to Ancient Egypt (Part 1)”
That Time I Stretched the Research
Now about those horses Okay, so after my #bronzeageproblems post you can probably see pretty easily all the unexpected difficulty that comes with setting a story in a time period that is in many ways very alien to our own. And unfortunately the Bronze Age had one more curveball to throw at me. The horses.Continue reading “That Time I Stretched the Research”
#bronzeageproblems
The Middle East 4,000 years ago I’ll probably do a #supernerd post at some point about why I chose to date my Joseph retelling during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (12th Dynasty), but for now I don’t think anyone actually interested in dating the Bible would have any argument over the story taking place during theContinue reading “#bronzeageproblems”
Elizabeth Jacobson 