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INTERVIEW: Joel Brigham Says Every Book Is a Journey For Him
Christina Boyd interviews Joel Brigham (Brigham Editorial), a freelance editor and an agented kidlit author of YA and MG books.
Christina Boyd
Jun 25, 20245 min read
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Why We Read (and or Write about) Jane Austen by Jan Ashton
Why We Read and or Write about Jane Austen by author editor publisher Jan Ashton.
Christina Boyd
Jun 17, 20245 min read
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INTERVIEW: Melanie Rachel Says Her Characters Say the Things She Only Thinks About
Christina Boyd interviews Melanie Rachel, a university professor, long-time Jane Austen fan, and author.
Christina Boyd
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: A.M. Weald is Somewhat of a Discovery Writer
Christina Boyd interviews A.M. Weald who writes adult character-driven fiction in a mix of genres from the romantic to the speculative.
Christina Boyd
Jun 4, 20244 min read
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Guest Review: SUCH GOOD FRIENDS: A Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwill by Stephen Greco
Guest Sophia Rose reviews SUCH GOOD FRIENDS: A Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwell by Stephen Greco. A must-read for Capote fans.
Christina Boyd
May 23, 20244 min read
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Guest Review: WHAT CANNOT BE SAID by CS Harris
Sophia Rose guest reviews CS Harris WHAT CANNOT BE SAID. The Prince Regent’s grandiose plans to celebrate Napoléon’s recent defeat ...
Christina Boyd
May 8, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Erin Huss Used Former Career as Fodder for Book to TV Adaptation
Christina Boyd interviews Erin Huss, the USA Today bestselling author of the Lost Souls Lane Mystery Series, Cambria Clyne Mystery Series,
Christina Boyd
May 7, 20243 min read
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Edit Tip: What is Going On in Their Head?
Quick Editing Tip about INTERIORITY by Christina Boyd: Keeping Austen’s characters recognizable to the reader is vital to make the story…
Christina Boyd
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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INTERVIEW: J. Dawn King Began Writing Career After Suffering Two Strokes
Christina Boyd interviews J Dawn King, who also writes short stories as Christie Capps. She fell in love with Jane Austen’s writings in 2012
Christina Boyd
Mar 19, 20245 min read
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Guest review: THE UNQUIET BONES by Loreth Ann White
ABOUT THE BOOK A shocking discovery of human bones reopens an almost fifty-year-old cold case—and rips apart the lives of a group of...
Christina Boyd
Mar 7, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Hilary Grossman Always Wanted to be an Author
Christina Boyd interviews author Hilary Grossman, a recovering corporate executive who spends her weekends hanging out with her characters.
Christina Boyd
Mar 5, 20244 min read
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Guest Review: The Book of Ile Rien by Martha Wells
Guest review by Sophia Rose of Martha Wells' THE BOOK OF ILE-RIEN. Collecting Martha Wells's Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer...
Christina Boyd
Feb 28, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Laurie Viera Rigler Says Character Rules Throughout Writing Process
Christina Boyd interviews Laurie Viera Rigler. Rigler’s best-selling Jane Austen Addict novels have been published in North America, the UK,
Christina Boyd
Feb 27, 20249 min read
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INTERVIEW: Gwynne Jackson Says Women Do Not Become Disposable as We Age
Christina Boyd interviews Gwynne Jackson (also writing as Ophelia Leigh) who writes across multiple genres, with a focus on romance and…
Christina Boyd
Feb 20, 20244 min read
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Review: SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY by Nikki Payne
Review by Christina Boyd of Nikki Payne's SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITIES. Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated inn but must..
Christina Boyd
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Devoney Looser is Wild for Austen
Christina Boyd interviews Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author or editor of eleven books
Christina Boyd
Feb 6, 20246 min read
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INTERVIEW: Deborah Boschert’s Journey in the Craft Industry & Publishing
INTERVIEW by Christina Boyd: Deborah Boschert is an artist, author, and teacher. She creates art quilts with layers of fabric, paint, and…
Christina Boyd
Jan 23, 20245 min read
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Review: THE LILY OF LUDGATE HILL by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd: Mimi Matthews’s new release, The Lily of Ludgate Hill, is the third book in the “Belles of London” series about...
Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Mimi Matthews Empathizes with Her Characters
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances…
Christina Boyd
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Beth Carter Became a Writer at Fifty
Interview: After being a bank vice president and a hospital public relations director, Beth Carter shed her suits and heels...
Christina Boyd
Jan 2, 20247 min read
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