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I have spent countless hours today trying to put together a montage of actors who have performed in Jane Austen related movies and who celebrate birthdays in September. At the moment, I am giving up. There must be an easier … Continue reading →

Best Authors on Facebook By Jason Boog on Sep 02, 2010 04:23 PM http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/galleycat_reviews/best_authors_on_facebook_172455.asp Who is your favorite writer on Facebook? Share your recommendation in the comments section and help us build a brand new GalleyCat Reviews directory. Our Facebook … Continue reading →

Writers of Jane Austen fiction cordially invite you to the Launch of ‘Austen Authors’ and to share in our passion for her world … because there’s never enough Jane Austen. We look forward to the pleasure of your company on … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had a “me” day. I got up early and walked my 5 mile loop (seeing lots of my former students going off to school … I smiled thinking of retirement). Then I came home to do a little … Continue reading →

I hate rewrites, but they are a necessary evil for authors. I have spent the last two days combing over sentence after sentence, looking for errors. I feel like I am back in the classroom again. Grammar is usually not … Continue reading →

I spent a good portion of last evening researching herbal cures used in the early 1800s for two separate books. The first is my newest one entitled “The Scandal of Lady Eleanor” (aka “A Touch of Gold”) and the second … Continue reading →

Cosmopolitan® recently posted their list of best songs to which to work out. As I am trying to lose some 20 pounds (what women isn’t?), then I thought I would check it out. This is what Cosmo suggested: “Circus” by … Continue reading →

Have we not all at one time or another felt like a zombie? We work ourselves into a mindless blob of humanity. My last blog was on vampires, so I thought I would give equal to  zombies. It is true … Continue reading →

I recently wrote a vampire version of Pride and Prejudice. As my book was set in Regency England (1800-1820), even the legend of Dracula could not serve as a basis because Bram Stoker’s classic came out in 1897. Therefore, it … Continue reading →