Hello everyone! I’m here today with the second in our author interview series, the first being when Christina and I sat down for a chat via Google Docs (it worked for us!). More recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down via Zoom with Jack Caldwell. Jack published his twelfth book Brother of the …
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Guess Whose Book Just Joined Club 1000!
Celebrate with me! I’ve joined Club 1000! Never heard of it? I’m not surprised, since I just made it up. But I hope you’ll agree that it’s a prestigious honor nonetheless. The Club is for books that have been purchased, read, and enjoyed by enough people to collect at least 1000 ratings/reviews on Amazon, and …
Inspiration Strikes-An Excerpt from my Unexpected Current Work in Progress
Good morning, dear readers! Have you ever been moving along so perfectly in your life that everything seems to be falling into place? You have your work done, the house is clean, laundry is folded, all dinners are set for the next week…basically EVERYTHING is laid out for your life to go as smoothly as …
Interview with Lucy Marin
Happy New Year! Also, my best wishes to you all for peace and dignity on this day celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For me, 2023 is already off to a lovely start. Case in point? I have the great privilege of sharing this interview with our own Lucy Marin as my first post of …
New Year’s Resolutions with Jane
Happy New Year, dear readers! I hope your 2023 has started out safe, healthy and prosperous! Many of us enjoy Pride and Prejudice as an insight into the Georgian culture; a romance with refinement; a testament to the sharp wit of a female writer. However, did we ever consider it to be a compass for …
A Sneak Peek at Mr. Knightley’s Story
It took me a while to get started, but now I’m making steady progress on what will become my 12th novel: Mr. Knightley in His Own Words. So today I want to share a brand new excerpt with you! – a scene from chapter one. This book won’t be simply a retelling of Emma from Mr. Knightley’s …
A Christmas Scene from A Remedy Against Sin
Happy day-after Boxing Day! Am I allowed to wish you a happy Boxing Day even if I’m an American living in America who has never in her life celebrated Boxing Day? It’s one of those holidays that I’m sure I’ve romanticized, so if you do celebrate Boxing Day, I’d love to hear what the day …
An Unexpected Merry Gentleman
Happy Holidays, Dear Readers! I don’t know about you, but I feel as if the season has snuck up on me. Between grading essays, football season and preparing for next term, I didn’t realize it was almost Christmas until…well…it was. There is nothing I love more during the month of December than to read a …
‘Christmas Celebrations’: An Anthology of Jane Austen Short Stories
I’m very excited to let you know that I have a little GIFT for you for the Holiday Season. I have a FREE SHORT STORY in a Holiday-themed anthology. And I’m not the only one. Apart from me, are three other Austen Variations authors in the anthology: Joana Starnes, Marilyn Brant and Leslie Diamond. In …
Mr. Darcy Steals a Kiss: Chapters 3 and 4
Howdy from my corner of the world! How is everyone holding up this blustery December? Our weather here in Western Oregon has been predictably wet. Gray. Cold. But mostly wet. Sigh. Which is why I have been enjoying working on this bit of fluff this winter as a diversion from all things gray and yucky. …
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