Last month I was thrilled to be interviewed by Jack Caldwell; this month its LL Diamond’s turn for the hot seat! Hope you enjoy our little author chat! — Amy First the obvious question—how did you get into writing Austenesque fiction? I was reading it! 🙂 I picked up a Austenesque book in Target and it sent …
A Gentleman of Worth – Chapter 2
Happy Thursday! We’re on Chapter 2! I’m going to throw out June 10th as a release day at this time. If things move faster than I think they will, then I’ll move that day up, but with everything going on, I am certain I can make the 10th (crossing fingers and toes!). If you missed …
Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner 10th Anniversary
Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner 10th Anniversary, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Ten years ago, I published the funniest novel I have written to date: MR. DARCY CAME TO DINNER – A Pride & Prejudice Farce. I’d like to deeply thank those of you who have been so kind to read it, …
A Gentleman of Worth – Chapter 1
Hi all! I’m gearing up for a release! I don’t have a concrete day set (a lot has been going on here to keep me busy) but I thought I’d start sharing some chapters to let you know what’s in store. This is Book 2 of The Montford Cousins, a sequel to An Endeavour to …
William, Fitzwilliam, and Fitzwilliam
Is it possible to have too many Williams? I like the name – very much, in fact. Even so, there ought to be a limit as to number. One thing I’ve learned as a novelist is that you shouldn’t confuse your readers with character names that are too similar. If you’ve already got a Terry …
Its release day! A Folly of Youth is now available!
Its release day for A Folly of Youth! You can get it at Amazon (read for free if you are a KU subscriber!) but before you go–hope you enjoy this excerpt! A little drabble from the substory, wherein Saye does his darnedest to make Lilly love him! Saye stood in the Upper Rooms with Darcy—who …
Excerpt from Chapter 2 of “Ramsgate”
Hello, Janeites! Happy May! I hope your year has been going wonderfully, and will continue to bring you joy! As a busy mom of three handsome boys (I’m biased, I know), sometimes things get lost in the shuffle, and I go into cruise control. There are things that we know will happen with …
Bloom Where You are Planted – Lydia Blooms in Venice by Diana Birchall
August was hot in Venice, as might have been expected, and the Darcy party sat outside in the garden, fanning themselves and taking some comfort from the shade offered by the olive and persimmon trees. There was no coolness to be derived from the canal below the terraces of the Palazzo Mocenigo, as no breeze …
Book birthdays
Hello everyone! In April, I celebrate two book birthdays: The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy (2021) and The Marriage Bargain (2022). Coincidentally, these are the books in which I altered Darcy’s circumstances the most. I find it an interesting exercise to alter the family dynamics of either Elizabeth or Darcy (or, why not, both!) and see …
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