An ON TIME Excerpt: “Per Aquas Ad Astra” by KA Masters

Enjoy an excerpt from KA Masters’s “Per Aquas Ad Astra” featured in our new anthology ON TIME.

The Book Thief by KA Masters

Enjoy an exclusive guest post from KA Master author of “Per Aquas Ad Astra” featured in our ON TIME anthology.

Three Seashells and a Plumbus: When does worldbuilding get in the way of the story? by KA Masters

Enjoy an exclusive guest post from KA Masters, author of “Per Aquas As Astra,” featured in our upcoming anthology ON TIME.   Every author yearns to create a perfect setting for their story.  Whether a historical novel uses a foreign term, a new alien species is discovered in a sci-fi story, or a magical creature encountered…

The Flip of a Coin by KA Masters

Enjoy an exclusive guest post from KA Masters, author of “Per Aquas As Astra,” featured in our upcoming anthology ON TIME.   Aelius’ eyes fixed on the silver medallion that sparkled in his palm. Letting it drop through his fingers, he watched it dangle in the waning sunlight and marveled at the artist’s craftmanship. Two portraits…

KA Masters, an ON TIME Author Interview

Join us as we peek behind the scenes of our upcoming anthology, ON TIME. Learn more about KA Masters in her featured interview.   ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? “Per Aquas Ad Astra” is a historical fantasy concerning the life of the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lover Antinous. I was inspired by this piece…

“Per Aquas Ad Astra”: The Inspiration For the Story

Enjoy an exclusive guest post from KA Masters, author of “Per Aquas As Astra,” featured in our upcoming anthology ON TIME.   Antinous was a middle-classed Roman from Bithynia (modern Turkey) who lived during the second century CE. At some point in his adolescence, he attracted the eye of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, and from that point…