Monthly Archives: April 2019

10 Holiday Gifts to Give to the Writer in Your Life

Do you have a friend or family member who’s a writer? I’ll bet you’re wondering what the heck to get that person for the holidays aren’t you? Writers can be some of the most difficult people to buy for. I mean I don’t know about you, but most of my family and friends seem to think giving me an unending supply of those lined journals with flowers and or cute animals on the cover is what I want. I mean I have a drawer full of those things, and umm…hate to tell you this family and friends, but they aren’t getting used any time soon!

So, what do you give the writer in your life for Christmas? There are many more gifts that writers will appreciate than the oft-used lined journal. Here are ten ideas to get you started!

1. The latest version of Microsoft Word. Yup, you guessed it, a word processing program. This can be an expensive item for writers and most of us would just as soon use our 2007 or 2010 version than buy a new version. So, make sure they don’t have the latest version first but if not this is a great gift for …

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Masters & Slaves in #VirtusSaga

If the masters are two, the slave is always one. And she remains the same throughout the Virtus Saga.

But she’s far from a regular slave, so things aren’t always as they appear to be.

Sometimes, the slave becomes the master, and there’s nothing to do except accept it.

It’s what happens to the three main characters of the Virtus Saga, which isn’t just another erotic dark fantasy series. It’s the making of a trio, of two gorgeous masters and their very unique slave coming together in a way no three other people could ever.

But how did it all start? And how did it progress to the point neither Prince Duncan Caldwell nor his phase mate, Lord Christopher Templeton, can do without their slave, Ylianor Meyer?

[image:image-0]“How did you manage it?”

“Manage what?” Now thoroughly confused, Ylianor creased her forehead, hoping she could resist one second longer before the tide drowned her.

“To get in their bed…” Extremely close by now, Cecilia’s breath played on Ylianor’s face. “And in their hearts?” She made a funny face. “I’ve seen…no, make that everybody has seen how they both look at you.” Her dark eyes bore into Ylianor. “What’s your …

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How Did the Roman World Treat Women?

How the Roman world treated a woman in the depended on her status. If she was part of the upper class, or say the daughter of an Emperor then she had a bit more leeway as to the kinds of activities she could engage in. Women were educated, especially if they were high born, and boys and girls went to type of primary school where they were taught Greek, as well as, Latin.

Even if a woman was freeborn, and a citizen, she could not hold a political position, or even vote for the men she wanted to lead. However, this did not stop Roman women from influencing their world. A few examples are Helena who was an Empress and a huge force for promoting the relatively new Christian religion. Another example of a Roman woman influencing the Roman world is Fulvia who led her own army, and had coins with her image on them created and handed out. So, if you were fortunate enough to be high born, while you could not participate in the patriarchal Roman world, you could do things that influenced what happened.

In a strange twist, highborn women who had acted and created change in …

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