I have just submitted Aphrodesia to the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest. I will update as judging progresses.
Latest Blog Entries
Who was Queen Tiye?
In Papyrus, I describe Tiye as a Nubian commoner who married Amenhotep III, and I describe Tutankhamun as the last of their four known sons. Both of these portrayals are somewhat controversial. I’ll take up the Tutankhamun issue in another post. Here, I briefly discuss Tiye.
The Origins of Aphrodesia
The basic ideas for Aphrodesia came slowly over many years. My first story notes date from 2007, but I first became interested in perfumes more than a decade earlier.
The Ideas for Tepui
The ideas for Tepui came to me in 1999 when I was working in Venezuela. I liked the country so much that I asked my wife to join me there for a few weeks of vacation. One of the places we stayed was in Canaima National Park, a huge preserve that includes much of the “tepui country.”
Original Idea for Papyrus
The original idea for Papyrus came to me one afternoon in 1983 when I was wandering through some of the less-glamorous exhibits in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum and spotted a potential way for thieves to break in.
Podcast Interview with David Allen
In November, 2010, I gave a podcast interview about writing — the craft in general, how I do it, some of my stories. You can listen to the podcast at: http://answer20q.com/2010/11/writers-20q-podcast-13-john-oehler/