tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post2703609906869825698..comments2023-10-22T04:53:10.706-07:00Comments on LIVING THE WRITER'S LIFE: PROGRESS REPORT #10: PLANNING THE COUPWynn Bextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-28736362076235227492007-09-04T18:06:00.000-07:002007-09-04T18:06:00.000-07:00Hi Gabriele, yes Kass is very devious and of cours...Hi Gabriele, yes Kass is very devious and of course has no intentions of letting her 'rule' even though she believes they are in cahoots.<BR/><BR/>Re "Memnon" - yes I have a signed copy here and actually Scott put an acknowledgment for me in front which I truly appreciate. I have to admit I haven't finished reading it though and it's on the top of my TBR pile at the moment. I just got so busy with writing and research etc that I decided to save for when I can really immerse myself in Memnon's world.Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-10185349938547205322007-09-04T16:15:00.000-07:002007-09-04T16:15:00.000-07:00dressed in her cuirass, greaves and helmetHehe, th...<I>dressed in her cuirass, greaves and helmet</I><BR/><BR/>Hehe, there's nothing that fits a woman better than some military gear. :)<BR/><BR/>I wonder how she's going to deal with Kassandros, though. He doesn't look the type who'd let a woman rule the roost. <BR/><BR/>Btw, have you read Scott Oden's novel about Memnon?Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-16630962799754971272007-09-01T11:01:00.000-07:002007-09-01T11:01:00.000-07:00hi Sam, yes those ancient philosophers and orators...hi Sam, yes those ancient philosophers and orators spoke such truisms! <BR/><BR/>I have 3 major females in my novel, all 3 of them formidable women who of course the historians largely didn't say much about considering their influence and power. ROXANA, Alexander's Soghdian wife; OLYMPIAS, his mother; and ADEIA-EURYDIKE, his niece and wife of Philip Arridaios.<BR/>(Yes, Olympias was suspected of having tried to poison poor old Arridaios while he was an infant but only succeeded in causing brain damage that retarded his mental growth)<BR/><BR/>There are 3 other women who have 'cameo' roles in the novel and these 3 are also very important in the history of Alexander:<BR/>THESSALONIKI, his half sister who later married Kassandros and had a city named after her<BR/>THAIS: The Corinthian courtesan who was the lover of Ptolemy (she lasted for many years and bore him 3 children but as it wasn't a legal marriage and because she was a courtesan they were not considered heirs to his throne)<BR/>BARSINE: The widow of Memnon of Rhodes who was later Alexander's first lover. She was Persian and came from a distinguished family. Had probably known Alexander during her youth when her father was an ambassador in Pella. She bore Alex. a son but Herakles was never recognized as he was illegitimate. <BR/><BR/>I just love writing about these women and hope that I have given them a fair voice as they certainly deserve to be known.Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-81453084241732455702007-09-01T01:26:00.000-07:002007-09-01T01:26:00.000-07:00I love Demosthenes saying about self - deceit - it...I love Demosthenes saying about self - deceit - it's so true!<BR/>And that's an interesing heroine you've picked - I know that most people suspected Olympias of poisoning Arridaios - so I can imagine the resentment that simmered there!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.com