Book One Starts in the Ancient Land of Sumer

You might be surprised to learn how much research is required to write fiction.

At least _good_ fiction.

I do a LOT of research for my books.

I love researching topics that interest me. I’m especially intrigued by anthropology and the history of human existence on this planet.

When I first learned about Sumeria—otherwise known as Sumer—and the vast amount of information available about that ancient civilization, I was immediately drawn in and wanted to learn more.

So, when the initial seed of a storyline began to take shape in my mind for a new Young Adult(YA) fantasy series, my focus was directed toward Sumer.

Have you heard of this ancient land before? Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq). It emerged between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. Like Egypt, it is considered one of the ‘cradles of civilization’. The citizens of this thriving region lived along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

The world's earliest known texts come from the Sumerian cities of Uruk and Jemdet Nasr and date to between c. 3350 and c. 2500 BC. Here is a short video explaining a bit about the form of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, known as Cuneiform.

ISABELLA the Invisible

Isabella is a 16-year-old Sumerian princess in line to inherit her father's throne when an evil sorceress casts a curse of invisibility on her. She is then thrust forward in time to present-day USA, where Isabella and her new friends strive to solve the mystery of removing the curse and returning her to ancient Sumer and her awaiting kingdom.

The Story Begins in Ancient Sumer - But Quickly Shifts to Modern Times, USA

As a princess in line for the throne, Isabella has been protected and pampered her whole life. While she has been well-educated and groomed to rule a kingdom, that training will be mostly irrelevant when she is thrust into the alien environment of the contemporary United States of America.

Add to that the fact that she is invisible…confronted with all kinds of challenges that no one could be prepared for…and you get a glimpse of the world I am building.

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