Monthly Archives: May 2013

Book Buying Stats and Building an Author Following

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from The Globe and Mail. As a mid-list author with a niche following, this struck home. To read the complete article, go to http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/why-book-buying-stats-might-stifle-the-next-great-author/article6755208/ This article is part of Next, The Globe’s five-day series examining the people, places, … Continue reading →

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John Wilson Croker, Public Steward and Controversial Regency Era Figure

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Wilson Croker (20 December 1780 to 10 August 1857) was an Irish statesman and author. Life He was born at Galway, the only son of John Croker, the surveyor-general of customs and excise in Ireland. He was educated at … Continue reading →

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Spencer Perceval, the UK’s Only Assassinated Prime Minister

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Spencer Perceval, KC (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 October 1809 until his death on 11 May 1812. He is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. … Continue reading →

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Infamous Court Cases: The 1828 Burke and Hare Murders

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Burke and Hare murders, also known as the West Port murders, were a series of murders committed in Edinburgh, Scotland, over a period of about ten months in 1828. The killings were attributed to Irish immigrants William Burke and … Continue reading →

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Henry Holland, Georgian Architect of Carlton House and the Brighton Pavilion

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Henry Holland (20 July 1745 – 17 June 1806) was an architect to the English nobility. Born in Fulham, London, his father also Henry ran a building firm, and he built several of Capability Brown’s buildings, although Henry would have … Continue reading →

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Backlists and the Copyright Law

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This article from Publisher’s Weekly is one of the best on explaining what can and cannot be expected with backlists and an author’s rights. To read the complete article, go to http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/55377-will-the-copyright-act-open-a-floodgate-of-contract-rewrites-for-authors.html Publishing attorney Lloyd Jassin has been writing and speaking … Continue reading →

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History of Body Snatching

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Body snatching is the secret disinterment of corpses from graveyards. A common purpose of body snatching, especially in the 19th century, was to sell the corpses for dissection or anatomy lectures in medical schools. Those who practised body snatching were … Continue reading →

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A Regency Era Teaching Hospital

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY, I spent a great deal of time researching medical practices of the period of which my fictionalized surgeon might be aware, as well as early medical schools students might have attended. I purposely … Continue reading →

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How to Give Your Self Published Book a Traditionally Published Look

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from DBW (Digital Book World) Daily. To read the complete article, go to http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/how-to-avoid-the-self-published-look/ The following is an excerpt from Guy Kawasaki’s new book APE: How to Publish a Book.   Don’t self-publish. That’s as good as admitting you’re too … Continue reading →

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Dorset’s Smugglers’ Tunnel

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In my research for THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY, I have spent a great deal of time researching all those special “places” in Dorset, which would become part of the setting of this novel. Today, I would like to … Continue reading →

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