research – Robin Rivers

Did You Know The Mona Lisa Has A Twin?

The Mona Lisa has a twin in Spain.

Robin Rivers

June 4, 2019

art history, art restoration, curator, Da Vinci, famous paintings, France, Inspiration, La Gioconda, Louvre, Madrid, Mona Lisa, museum, novel, novel research, Prado, renaissance, research, The Woman On The Wall, Twin

Day 36 – Scouting Locations

Nailing down setting for novels is like traveling without leaving your chair. Check out these mystical Ukrainian sites I’ve been considering for my Sibylline project.

Robin Rivers

May 21, 2019

In The Writer’s Studio

Alim’s Ravine, Kachi-Calyon, Kiev, Lysa Hora, novel, research, setting, sibylline, The Stone Tomb, Ukraine, Writer’s Studio, Writing Process

Day 31 – Productivity& The Collapse of Time

Productive days are the best kind. The total absorption into material and storytelling becomes meditative. The devotion to ideas and evolution of that story sparks a magic. When it was all over, I couldn’t even remember which Writer’s Studio day it was. In the midst of it all, my brother and I even managed to…

Robin Rivers

May 17, 2019

In The Writer’s Studio, The Woman On The Wall