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About Regina Jeffers

Regina Jeffers is the award-winning author of Austenesque, Regency and historical romantic suspense.

Amazon’s Author Rank? Good News for Authors or A Step in the Wrong Direction?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from the Los Angeles Times. To enjoy the complete article, please visit http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-jc-amazon-author-rank-20121010,0,1235993.story By Carolyn KelloggOctober 10, 2012, 10:58 a.m. As if intending to bring back the emotional scars of not being popular in high school, Amazon has rolled … Continue reading →

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Regency Era Lexicon – We’re Up to the Letter “L”

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

£ – symbol for the pound, a monetary unit Ladies’ Mile – a road in Hyde Park set aside for women Lady – used in the following manner: colloquially used for a man’s wife; the wife of a baronet or … Continue reading →

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Jami Attenberg Names the Most Dysfunctional Families in Literature~Is Your Favorite Novel on the List?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from Publisher’s Weekly. I admit that when I read the title of the article, I immediately thought “Pride and Prejudice” and “Wuthering Heights.” My second thought included “The Way We Live Now,” “Ethan Frome,” and “House of … Continue reading →

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Women Writers in Jane Austen’s Time

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Novels during the early Regency were geared toward the female reader; therefore, the door opened, if only a crack, for the female writer to step through. The female writers of the time assisted Jane Austen in several ways, among them … Continue reading →

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Pledging Profits from November Book Sales to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

In response to a challenge by my friends Abigail Reynolds and Sally Smith O’Rourke, I am donating half the profits from my November book sales from any of my Indie titles to Hurricane Sandy Relief. No matter the format (print … Continue reading →

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A Breakdown of How Bestsellers Lists Are Determined

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This short article comes from Tim Ferriss. It is a great summary of how The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestsellers Lists are determined. What factors are considered in creating these lists? Mr. Ferris also … Continue reading →

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Regency Era Lexicon – the Letters “I” and “J” and “K”

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Imperial – the term “imperial” designated the officially adopted uniform system of weights and measures that replaced the MANY different standards that the English had used prior to 1820 Impropriate – tithes made to a layman rather than to a … Continue reading →

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The Journey of an Indie Author and Free KDP Marketing

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes for David Biddle and A Knife and A Quill. Please visit http://aknifeandaquill.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/the-challenge-with-free-kdp-select-and-selling-books/ for the complete article. It’s well worth reading if you are thinking of offering your book as part of a “free” campaign.  I recently ran a Kindle … Continue reading →

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What To Really Believe About The Ten Rules of Writing

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from The Saturday Morning Post. To read the complete article and ALL the advice, please visit http://joeponepinto.com/2012/09/22/the-10-most-encouraging-and-the-10-scariest-of-the-10-rules-of-writing-from-28-writers/ The 10 Most Encouraging and the 10 Scariest of the 10 Rules of Writing from 28 Writers POSTED BY JPON ⋅ SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 ⋅ 30 … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and Healing Depression

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from JoJo Moyes and The Telegraph. To read the complete article and several complementary ones, please visit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7535768/The-healing-power-of-Jane-Austen.html I can’t have been the only one taken aback to hear that the apparently cheerful and pragmatic Emma Thompson suffered … Continue reading →

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