Maria Grace

I love Pride and Prejudice, Regency era history and dragons. Generally that's not considered a problem unless one tries to write it all at the same time. :)

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  1. At last! Mistaking Her Character by Maria Grace — 108 comments
  2. Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon Ch 5 — 66 comments
  3. The 12 Days of a Jane Austen Christmas – To Forget — 58 comments
  4. 27 Corsets:On Writing a Jane Austen Rom Com~Guest Post from Katie Oliver — 56 comments
  5. Jane in January: Inspiration, pt 1 — 54 comments

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Chapter 1 Preview: Here There Be Dragons

Have a peek at the first chapter of the Wentworth’s new dragon adventure.

New Release: Here There Be Dragons!

Guess what has just surfaced! Life was definitely better when one’s fondest dreams came true. Better, indeed, for newly made baronet, Sir Frederick Wentworth. Enjoying a title, a sea-side estate, a dragon to Keep, and most importantly, marriage to his dearest Anne, life was far better than he dreamed it could be. Better, but not …

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Sneak Peek: Here There be Dragon

Book wyrm dragon

Dilligently at work on the new book! About 2/3 of the way through and it’s time for a first peek inside. Straight from the Dragon Lady’s desk, we check in on Anne and Fredrick Wentworth!

Making Her Mark: When Ink was Made at Home, pt 1

In Austen’s day, pen and ink were separate entities, both of which needed to be available in order for writing to be possible.

The Luxury of Paper

Today, paper is quite literally something that grows on trees. It is abundant, disposable, and cheap, quite the opposite of the situation during Jane Austen’s day when paper was something of a luxury good This, and the cost of postage, explains why letters of Austen’s era were cross-written, sometimes three different times. A writer would …

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Written in herown hand–Pennamanship in Austen’s Day

Today, when pennmanship is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and we type notes into our phones rather than write them by hand, we give little thought to handwriting, much less the different ways in which letters might be formed. That was not the case during the days of writing with quill and ink.

Writing like Jane Austen Wrote

How did one use a quill pen and what was it like to write with one?

New Release Miss Georgiana and the Dragon

A new dragon is taking flight!

Now available for Preorder! Miss Georgiana and the Dragon

Now available for Preorder! Miss Georgiana and the Dragon

Sneek Peek: Miss Georgiana and the Dragon

Book wyrm dragon

The dragons are still running the show, running the plot off the rails. But they have permitted me to offer you this sneak peak of the new book–at least they haven’t insisten on changing the working title yet: Miss Georgiana and the Dragon.

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