To write, or not to write…that is the question. Happy Tuesday, fellow Janeites! I hope that you are safe from wild weather, earthquakes and hurricanes in your corner of the world and instead are able to curl up with a good book. I feel like lately my life has been a blur. From teaching …
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Part seven of my “short” story
Late summer greetings to you all! This month’s AV theme is inelegance –an intriguing motif for any writer! (Thanks to Diana and Joana for the theme idea, and thanks to Leslie for the graphic!) While I had aimed to include the word somewhere in this post, I’m afraid the only inelegance you’ll find is in …
Mrs Bennet Makes a Match: Novella Announcement
It feels like I was just recently telling you about a new release, and yet, here I am again! Today, I am happy to announce that Mrs Bennet Makes a Match will be released on Monday, 2 October. (You may have seen a date later in the month on Amazon; the release has been moved up …
A Matter of Prudence Release Day!
If you missed my previous posts about A Matter of Prudence, you can find them here and here. At last, release day for A Matter of Prudence has arrived! I don’t know why, but it seems like it has been a long time coming. Maybe it’s because I’ve wanted to write about the Bingleys’ scheming together …
Part six of my never-ending short story…
Happy August to you! Will my modern take on P&P never end? Who knows! Given how I can go on and on, I will attempt keep this intro short, except to say the following: You all are the best! Thanks for continuing to read this still-untitled short story. (Any suggestions for a title?) You can …
Big Things Are Happening!
So much news! I have a YouTube Channel and you can listen to my audiobooks there! I need subscribers so I can start making money on the books, which will allow me to hire more narrators and make more available for free like this. Help an author out and subscribe? Uncertain Endeavor is coming soon! …
Travel adventures
Hello! I have a non-story sort of post to share with you on this fine summer day. I am very privileged to be able to travel, and I recently returned from an overseas trip with my spouse and daughter. The main part of our holiday was in Norway, which exceeded our expectations. All three of …
Twenty Things To Know About Jane Austen
As many of you are probably aware, yesterday marked the 206th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. So, in honor of the woman who has essentially brought all of us together, I thought I would take the opportunity to dust off a post from a few years ago to celebrate the life of the iconic author. …
Mary Bennet in “Ramsgate”
Happy Wednesday, Janeites! I hope you are bearing the weather in your part of the globe. We are warming up here on the West Coast of the U.S., and are surviving record breaking heat. As I’m sitting in my air conditioned house sipping strawberry lemonade, I have been working on my WIP ‘Ramsgate’ (still …
Cover Prototypes for “Mr. Knightley in His Own Words”
Yay! I finally finished writing Mr. Knightley in His Own Words, my third Austen hero story, and now it’s time to think about the cover. How exciting! Cover design is one of my favorite parts of the process, bringing together my love of art and my love of books. And I thought it would be …
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