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Sumerian Kings and the Birth of Divine Privilege

Similar to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, funerary rituals for at least some Sumerian kings involved a journey from earth to heaven, with ceremonies that involved sailed “heavenly” boats, or ritualistically releasing a caged bird. Presumably, upon death, with the blessings of the gods, third-millennium kings had the opportunity to become astral bodies while simultaneously living out eternity as ghosts in the underworld.

Winter Sale – Free Shipping on After Life as a Human

Hey there, just wanted to let everyone know that as part of a Winter Sale, my publisher, Rain Chain Press, is offering FREE SHIPPING on my book, After Life as a Human. Advance Praise for After Life as a Human “In Laura Valeri’s new and beautifully-written collection of linked essays, she transports us to DogContinue reading “Winter Sale – Free Shipping on After Life as a Human”

Join me at the Miami Book Fair

Friday October 30 @ 2pm: Instagram q&a with GWA

Reading Backward (to trick my brain)

Writers read, all the time. People who want to write should start by reading. There is no better way to learn than to read. I’ve met many people who love writing but say that they don’t love reading. I admit it: at one point, this would have been me. I discovered, however, that there wereContinue reading “Reading Backward (to trick my brain)”

Why Would You Even Want to Be a Writer?

When I first started teaching creative writing, most of my students had the impression that publishing a novel would immediately lead to instant fame and money, and that it would be easy to become a world-famous novelist. The toughest part about teaching back then was to lower their expectations and to balance the bummer pecuniaryContinue reading “Why Would You Even Want to Be a Writer?”

Back on the Blog

I’ve taken a long hiatus from blogging, and I also have a new website, which is part of the reason I have not been “present” on my blog – I wanted to figure out whether I wanted to keep the site as it is or even keep it at all. I also wanted to tryContinue reading “Back on the Blog”

#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri

Thanks to Author’s Guide for posting a review of my book and give away. Source: #GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri #GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri Folks who know me know I love indie authors and when ever I get the chanceContinue reading “#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri”

#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri

What Kind of (Fiction) Writer Are You?

I wrote this for a textbook in progress, as a preamble to start a discussion on plot, and I’m not sure I want to include it. So here I am posting this, hoping whomever reads it can leave me feedback and let me know what they think. Did you learn something? Is this obvious? TooContinue reading “What Kind of (Fiction) Writer Are You?”