Aphrodesia failed to reach the semi-finals of the Amazon contest. Next stop: I submitted it to one of Amazon’s publishing imprints. Fingers still crossed.
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Aphrodesia has made it to the quarter-finals of the Amazon contest. That puts it in the top 250, out of 5000 original entries.
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Aphrodesia, has passed the first round of judging in the 2012 Amazon contest. It is one of the 20% that have moved on to the second round.
Fingers Crossed
I have just submitted Aphrodesia to the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest. I will update as judging progresses.
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.
Origin 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.
Origin of 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.”
Origin of 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/