tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post8763420465209692762..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Masquerade Bloghop AND #FridayFlash: Mortal FleshAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-62862217313400794622013-01-14T17:01:19.930-05:002013-01-14T17:01:19.930-05:00Wow, wonderful feel to this story.Wow, wonderful feel to this story.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-33934961724161606212013-01-14T13:11:23.530-05:002013-01-14T13:11:23.530-05:00I don't think I'd like to be in his way, e...I don't think I'd like to be in his way, either! Thank you!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-60463727063442516542013-01-14T10:54:17.881-05:002013-01-14T10:54:17.881-05:00It sounds like he knows what he wants, and I would...It sounds like he knows what he wants, and I wouldn't want to be in his way. :) I loved the feel of this piece.<br />Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-86582026581135770832013-01-12T21:11:43.739-05:002013-01-12T21:11:43.739-05:00Very kind of you to say! VERY kind! Thank you!! Very kind of you to say! VERY kind! Thank you!! Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-47573780987085083932013-01-12T21:01:18.156-05:002013-01-12T21:01:18.156-05:00Ah, Assurbanipal. I feel you're destined for m...Ah, Assurbanipal. I feel you're destined for massive disappointment. The lust for immortality rarely ends well! This was wonderful, Amalia. You capture his overweening pride and arrogance from the first couple of sentences--you have a gift for imbuing story with a sense of myth and timelessness without weighing it down with unnecessary trappings of ponderous detail. Really nicely done. Kern Windwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771591425163484238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-42313046186271978862013-01-12T20:08:33.274-05:002013-01-12T20:08:33.274-05:00Thanks, Diane! I'm so glad it captured you!Thanks, Diane! I'm so glad it captured you!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-73547672691288539612013-01-12T19:59:53.163-05:002013-01-12T19:59:53.163-05:00Such a luscious line!! "golden apples, sweet ...Such a luscious line!! "golden apples, sweet with immortalitiy—the gods could not keep their secrets forever." I really fell into your prose and amazing command of mythology while bringing to it a human "face." Well done : )Diane J. Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910318475742508468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-73501236413026672572013-01-12T14:38:23.371-05:002013-01-12T14:38:23.371-05:00Awesome!! I'm glad it provoked a response! :)Awesome!! I'm glad it provoked a response! :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-531942578794743532013-01-12T14:37:56.995-05:002013-01-12T14:37:56.995-05:00The book cover up top in my banner is actually my ...The book cover up top in my banner is actually my friend's book, TIMESPELL :) My book, FORGED BY FATE doesn't have cover art revealed quite yet-- but soon! I hope you'll add both, because TIMESPELL has a lot of fun history and mythology stuff in it too!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-68586936357400278422013-01-12T14:29:01.075-05:002013-01-12T14:29:01.075-05:00I really enjoyed the excerpt. I love anything myth...I really enjoyed the excerpt. I love anything mythology related. Your book cover is gorgeous! I added it on Goodreads. :)Sophie Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484799628795559664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-90577836766068621552013-01-12T13:37:10.956-05:002013-01-12T13:37:10.956-05:00The words "that was a mask he meant to shed.&...The words "that was a mask he meant to shed." gave me the shivers. Curiosity piqued. :)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880761003626394825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-22890130938139421482013-01-12T13:00:28.102-05:002013-01-12T13:00:28.102-05:00That his name has lived this long is certainly som...That his name has lived this long is certainly something of an achievement toward immortality!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-69131106866825834852013-01-12T12:51:36.860-05:002013-01-12T12:51:36.860-05:00I guess he failed. Or did he? At least we can than...I guess he failed. Or did he? At least we can thank him for Gilgamesh. Nineveh-autiful!Juan Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025522022261499847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-64142716501839353922013-01-12T12:48:24.843-05:002013-01-12T12:48:24.843-05:00Isn't there some thought that the Minoans migh...Isn't there some thought that the Minoans might have been the "Sea People" of the Egyptian inscriptions? Sounds like a really interesting book! Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-78617060566248483432013-01-12T12:47:43.767-05:002013-01-12T12:47:43.767-05:00Thank you!! Awesome!! You won't regret it! :)Thank you!! Awesome!! You won't regret it! :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-25898534903612626782013-01-12T12:45:47.058-05:002013-01-12T12:45:47.058-05:00I love the feel of another time and the decription...I love the feel of another time and the decription of the mask. Definetely going to pick up Forged By Fate.Emilia Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295982824010499581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-27247043940759919602013-01-12T11:21:31.463-05:002013-01-12T11:21:31.463-05:00hee :) As I'm in the middle of researching Min...hee :) As I'm in the middle of researching Minoan culture and their interactions with the Egyptions etc... for my novel I had to make sure I wasn't dreaming the story - excellent use of mythology there :) <br /><br />SaffySarah Snell-Pymhttp://magenta.monsters.wigglypets.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-21572529018744572282013-01-11T15:49:38.552-05:002013-01-11T15:49:38.552-05:00Yay!! Thank you!! I hope FORGED BY FATE will not d...Yay!! Thank you!! I hope FORGED BY FATE will not disappoint :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-3817726446761172842013-01-11T15:48:57.083-05:002013-01-11T15:48:57.083-05:00You'll have to pick up FORGED BY FATE to find ...You'll have to pick up FORGED BY FATE to find out who wins that particular struggle :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-1509638239880704132013-01-11T15:48:31.217-05:002013-01-11T15:48:31.217-05:00Thank you!Thank you!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-8702079957975186422013-01-11T13:36:40.765-05:002013-01-11T13:36:40.765-05:00I LOVE the power of your final line. It's supe...I LOVE the power of your final line. It's superb - sounds ferociously stern. You have captured the atmosphere of the time so well, and the character of a man in his position. SO looking forward to FORGED BY FATE - and thank you so much for entering! Meg McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985840066083718618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-32883002453279339882013-01-11T10:16:18.540-05:002013-01-11T10:16:18.540-05:00I'm hoping he succeeds. would be nice to see t...I'm hoping he succeeds. would be nice to see the gods getting beaten at their own game, for once!mazzz_in_Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-8217660940220967552013-01-11T06:30:40.138-05:002013-01-11T06:30:40.138-05:00Well, that's a huge quest! I love your descrip...Well, that's a huge quest! I love your description, all that weighty responsibility...Lisa Shambrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767127776898278402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-10746995450493306842013-01-11T00:41:22.309-05:002013-01-11T00:41:22.309-05:00absolutely.absolutely.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-3030238936579074312013-01-11T00:35:39.282-05:002013-01-11T00:35:39.282-05:00Fellow certainly has a high opinion of his calling...Fellow certainly has a high opinion of his calling!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com