All right… It’s post #5!!!For those of you who haven’t followed: For the last four weeks, I have been giving readers a song and a secret about the book!Savannah Sacrifice carries many, many secrets. Some of the secrets are fun, some are deliciously wicked, but guaranteed you will love them all! So, grab a seat, remember to follow (and put in for the giveaways) and get ready to learn more about Savannah Sacrifice! Please feel free to leave me a comment. And if you’ve read the book and it has made you think of a song (or something equally amazing), leave me a comment! I will be stopping by each stop, and I will post each participating entry on my Facebook/Twitter page!(You can learn other secrets about Savannah Sacrifice by checking out last week's post!)So have fun!Today’s Secret: There is a Latin prayer that takes place: Spiritus, convenientibus terra viventium. Restitue animam et corpus. Benedictus in sæcula. Gratia. Misericordia. Amor.Roughly translated it means: Spirit, join the land of the living. Restore the body and the soul. Blessed forever. Love. Grace. Compassion.(I don’t want to spoil anything for you following along!)Today’s Song: If there is one song that would be “Starling’s Song” My Immortal would fit the bill. Starling was an incredible character to create. In trying to empathize with her struggles I would listen to this song while writing. Thank you for all the love and support. I hope you enjoyed learning about some of the secrets of Savannah Sacrifice! Danica Winters
Secrets of Savannah Sacrifice (Secret #4)
All right… It’s post #4!!!For those of you who haven’t followed: For the next four weeks, I will be giving readers a song and a secret about the book!Savannah Sacrifice carries many, many secrets. Some of the secrets are fun, some are deliciously wicked, but guaranteed you will love them all! So, grab a seat, remember to follow (and put in for the giveaways) and get ready to learn more about Savannah Sacrifice! Please feel free to leave me a comment. And if you’ve read the book and it has made you think of a song (or something equally amazing), leave me a comment! I will be stopping by each stop, and I will post each participating entry on my Facebook/Twitter page!(You can learn other secrets about Savannah Sacrifice by checking out last week's post!)So have fun!Today’s Secret: Asclepius’s confession about his history, in which Zeus kills him for the resurrection of Hippolytus, is true. Artemis paid Asclepius to raise her lover. You can learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsclepiusEpione and Asclepius were married in Greek mythology. They had nine children together: six daughters and three sons.Figure 1-3: The Character reference for Epione and images of Asclepius Figure 4: Asclepius's Temple (Cos, Greece) Today’s Song: You are going to love this song! I don’t think it needs much in the way of introduction, but it certainly epitomizes Asclepius and his wife.(I Got a Woman, Ray Charles)I am looking forward to seeing you at the next stop!Thank you for all the love and support,Danica Winters
Secrets of Savannah Sacrifice (Secret #2)
All right… It’s post #2 in the secrets blog series!!!For those of you who haven’t followed: For the next four weeks, I will be giving readers a song and a secret about the book!Savannah Sacrifice carries many, many secrets. Some of the secrets are fun, some are deliciously wicked, but guaranteed you will love them all! So, grab a seat, remember to follow (and put in for the giveaways) and get ready to learn more about Savannah Sacrifice! Please feel free to leave me a comment. And if you’ve read the book and it has made you think of a song (or something equally amazing), leave me a comment! I will be stopping by each stop, and I will post each participating entry on my Facebook/Twitter page!(You can learn other secrets about Savannah Sacrifice by checking out last week's post!)So have fun!This Week's Secret:The Bonaventure Cemetery, a major setting in Savannah Sacrifice, is reported to be one of the most haunted places in the entire country. While researching the book, I came across a few pictures of one of their reported ‘ghosts.’ My favorite, a ghostly dog, made an appearance in the book at the side of with my other favorite ghost*, Gracie Watson! Today’s Song:Today’s song is a bit darker than the last post, but it was a key song when I started looking for characters to build and weave into the story. I loved the line: “Only one sure way to bring the giant down…”From there it was easy to write a story about enlisting ghosts in bringing down an enemy!Here’s a lighter one! I hope it makes you tap your foot! J I am looking forward to seeing you next week!Thank you for all the love and support,Danica Winters