Author: Steven D'Adamo

I'm a fantasy author and blogger. I like to write about the creative process, music, movies, books, and my weekly haiku series, "Haiku Sunday"

1,766 Miles in a Moving Truck

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Here is part 1 of our road trip to Denver. Part 2 incoming… sometime in the near future. I apologize for the recent radio silence, but I’m really trying to focus on finishing my novel. I’ll let you know how that’s going next week. Happy Friday!

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Well, Jessie has moved to Denver, and I was fortunate enough to help her get there. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read this.

We drove 1,766 miles over four days in a 12-foot moving truck filled with all of her crap. I use ‘crap’ in the nicest possible way, because Jessie talked the whole time about how she needs to downsize her life to a single car. We’ll see how that goes.

Our route from Baltimore to Denver

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Don’t Call It a Recap: Writer’s Burnout

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I am burned out on writing. There I said it. It would be one thing if I didn’t want to write, or if I simply had no solid ideas. But I have a slew of drafts in my WordPress Dashboard and a pretty good handle on where I want “Jaed and Aston” to go over the final few chapters. I just don’t have the motivation to do any of them. Continue reading “Don’t Call It a Recap: Writer’s Burnout” →

Numberbrag: 4,000 Visitors

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Looking over my website stats today I realized that we have eclipsed 4,000 visitors. With some basic arithmetic, I calculated that we surpassed the big 4k on March 16th. I don’t really know what this means, but it’s a cool little number. Continue reading “Numberbrag: 4,000 Visitors” →

The Mystical Land of a Completed First Draft

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Wow, spring has been busy for me in all of the best ways. Future Wife and I took a road trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto a couple weeks ago (pictures incoming), and I have two more road trips planned in April, first to Denver and then to New England just a few days later. Maybe I’ll post some updates from the road on the old travel blog. Continue reading “The Mystical Land of a Completed First Draft” →

Book Review: LIONHEART, by Sharon Kay Penman

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Lionheart, Sharon Kay Penman - http://www.amazon.com/Lionheart-Novel-Sharon-Kay-Penman/dp/0345517563
Lionheart, Sharon Kay Penman – http://www.amazon.com/Lionheart-Novel-Sharon-Kay-Penman/dp/0345517563

Medieval British History is my wheelhouse. I’m not an expert by any means, but learning about the English royalty is actually what first sparked my academic interest in history during high school. Who was the Black Prince and how did he get such an awesome moniker? How accurate were the popular tales about Richard I’s crusade? I just wanted to learn more, and I did throughout college.

Popular History

One oft-lamented aspect of the field of history by academics is the prevalence of popular history, particularly in film, television, and non/fiction. Popular history tends to take a wide, mass-appeal approach to the telling of history. The argument against these forms of history is that they are often more focused on a gripping narrative than on actual historical accuracy or objectivity. This is undeniable in many such works. Continue reading “Book Review: LIONHEART, by Sharon Kay Penman” →