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Acknowledgements
Writing books is supposed to be a
solitary pursuit. We of course have each other in this endeavor – which both improves the quality and makes it much more fun! –
but there are others who deserve our gratitude as well.
Victoria's Thank-Yous!
First and foremost I need to thank Vassilis Aravantinos,
the director of the Archaeological Museum at Thebes. After somewhat uncertain
communication by fax, I showed up at the museum door one morning. He let me
paw through his library, showed me the most recently discovered shards with
Linear B on them, and then drove me around Thebes. Among the sites we visited
were the hill where Amphion is supposed to have been buried, the royal tombs
allegedly belonging to Eteokles and Polynikes, the spring in which Oedipus
washed off the blood after killing Laius, Dirke’s fountain – also the site
where Kadmos slew Ares’ dragon – and the area where the Sphinx was supposed
to roam. That day remains in my memory as one of my favorites of all-time.
Others also helped the book as it was being written. Ancus Roehr obligingly
decided that our group of friends should sail from Athens rather than Plymouth,
when I objected, “But my novel’s set in Greece!” Beate Kohl drove around with me
to various archaeological sites, listened to me speak for hours on the subject,
and even read an early draft of the novel. Many others listened, read, and
gave encouragement: Ralf Juergens, Anja Harder, Marcie Grossack, Marshall
Grossack, Irvin Grossack, Andrew Gallacher and Jennifer Torneden. Most
significant were the members of my critique group on www.coffeehouseforwriters.com,
which is where I feel that I really learned how to write.
Alice's Thank-Yous!
I’d like to thank Rachel Cook and Margaret Kuczynski for reading drafts
of Iokaste and providing welcome feedback and encouragement.
Thanks also to many others for advice and support along the way:
Barbara Beer, Sylvia Blume, Wendy Erisman, Dan Guller, Maria Kovas,
Steven Saylor, Alice Tasman, Brooks White, and Catherine Yoes.
And to Mark Kimmey for the support, encouragement, love, and
inspiration he gives me – “thank you” doesn’t even scratch the surface.
First and foremost I need to thank Vassilis Aravantinos, the director of the Archaeological Museum at Thebes. After somewhat uncertain communication by fax, I showed up at the museum door one morning. He let me paw through his library, showed me the most recently discovered shards with Linear B on them, and then drove me around Thebes. Among the sites we visited were the hill where Amphion is supposed to have been buried, the royal tombs allegedly belonging to Eteokles and Polynikes, the spring in which Oedipus washed off the blood after killing Laius, Dirke’s fountain – also the site where Kadmos slew Ares’ dragon – and the area where the Sphinx was supposed to roam. That day remains in my memory as one of my favorites of all-time.
Others also helped the book as it was being written. Ancus Roehr obligingly decided that our group of friends should sail from Athens rather than Plymouth, when I objected, “But my novel’s set in Greece!” Beate Kohl drove around with me to various archaeological sites, listened to me speak for hours on the subject, and even read an early draft of the novel. Many others listened, read, and gave encouragement: Ralf Juergens, Anja Harder, Marcie Grossack, Marshall Grossack, Irvin Grossack, Andrew Gallacher and Jennifer Torneden. Most significant were the members of my critique group on www.coffeehouseforwriters.com, which is where I feel that I really learned how to write.
Alice's Thank-Yous!
I’d like to thank Rachel Cook and Margaret Kuczynski for reading drafts
of Iokaste and providing welcome feedback and encouragement.
Thanks also to many others for advice and support along the way:
Barbara Beer, Sylvia Blume, Wendy Erisman, Dan Guller, Maria Kovas,
Steven Saylor, Alice Tasman, Brooks White, and Catherine Yoes.
And to Mark Kimmey for the support, encouragement, love, and
inspiration he gives me – “thank you” doesn’t even scratch the surface.
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