Did King Saul Know David Before He Killed Goliath?
(Image public domain from Wikimedia Commons) The story of David and Goliath is an iconic underdog story and “David and Goliath” is applied as a catch-phrase every time there is an underdog pitted against a gargantuan foe. But how well do we know the story...
Just In Time for Father’s Day
Gary Ivey’s books make great Father’s Day gifts, especially the newest ones from the Age of the Kingdom series. Some women have felt like the battle scenes are too intense, but men say, “That’s why I like them!” Just in time for...
How To Research 3,000-year-old Historical Fiction (part 2)
(Image created in Dall-E AI and extended using Adobe Photoshop Generative Extend) In my previous post, I began with generalities about my research for writing the Age of the Kingdom series. Now I’ll share a little of the source material I leaned on in my...
How To Research 3,000-year-old Historical Fiction (part 1)
I was not prepared for what I got when I gave Quest for a King to a company which offers feedback to authors (for a fee). I never talked to the reviewer; we only corresponded through email, but from the tone and content of the review and counsel I received, I’m pretty...
Regressive Progressives and Democrats Against Democracy
There has been a lot of hand-wringing and hyperventilating about “threats to democracy” coming from the left side of the aisle in our country, ever since Trump supporters got upset on January 6, 2021. I still think they were egged on by Fed plants in the...NEW! Exile of the King
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