Tag Archives: romance

Sunken Tomb Empowered

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last week we explored The Great Dismal Swamp to discover the communities and adventure possibilities lying within its murky … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged ancient tombs, author, blog, blogging, China, designing from bones, fantasy, Gene Lempp, Great Dismal Swamp, Hongze Lake, horror, Huai River, Ming Dynasty, paranormal romance, plot, plotting, romance, royal tombs, science fiction, sinkhole, social media, thriller, tombs, Xinhuanet, YA, Yellow River, Zhu Yuanzhang | 13 Comments

Swamp Visions

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last week we looked at Otzi for ways to discover plot ideas through occupation. Today we will be searching … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged African-American, archaeology, bounty hunter, canal, canals, community, criminals, designing from bones, Dismal Swamp Hotel, drama, dystopia, forced labor, Gene Lempp, Great Dismal Swamp, history, Kristen Lamb, maroons, North Carolina, outcasts, plot, plotting, romance, Science Daily, slavery, slaves, survival, swamp, Virginia, will-o-wisp, xenophobia | 14 Comments

Plotting the Iceman

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last time we delved into Ireland’s Semaphore Towers to find story ideas by using an intriguing setting. In this … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged About.com, alps, antagonist, archaeology, artifacts, blog, blogger, blogging, Brad Pitt, character, designing from bones, Gene Lempp, Hauslabjoch, hero, history, Iceman, Kristen Lamb, love triangle, mummies, mummy, Mummy tombs, Mummytombs, murder, mystery, Oetzi, Otzal Alps, Otzi, plot, plotting, protagonist, raiders, reanimation, retribution, romance, semaphore, shaman, shepherd, suspense, thriller, villain, We Are Not Alone, what if, wolves | 8 Comments

Towering Ideas

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last time we delved into the Aurignacian Lion-Man to harvest story ideas revolving around objects, characterizations and cultures. In … Continue reading →