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Review: A DISGUISE OF THE WORST SORT by Sarah Courtney

3 days ago3 min read

Review: A DISGUISE OF THE WORST SORT by Sarah Courtney

Guest reviewer Sophia Rose reviews Sarah Courtney's DISGUISE OF THE WORST SORT, a light, entertaining, and fun historical holiday romance.

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INTERVIEW: Summer Hanford Says Her Favorite Novel is Always the Next One

Christina Boyd

Oct 85 min read

INTERVIEW: Summer Hanford Says Her Favorite Novel is Always the Next One

Christina Boyd interviews author Summer Hanford. Summer writes swashbuckling Historical Romance, best-selling Pride and Prejudice retellings

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INTERVIEW: Shannon Winslow's Passion for Writing Changed Her Life

Christina Boyd

Aug 66 min read

INTERVIEW: Shannon Winslow's Passion for Writing Changed Her Life

Christina Boyd interviewed Austenesque author Shannon Winslow who says she was minding her own business—raising two sons...

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Why We Read (And Or Write About) Jane Austen by Lona Manning

Christina Boyd

Jul 185 min read

Why We Read (And Or Write About) Jane Austen by Lona Manning

Why do I read and/or write about Jane Austen? by Lona Manning

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Christina Boyd

Jun 281 min read

Austenesque Free Book Bonanza

Download 58 Jane Austen fan fiction novels, including my multi-author anthology ELIZABETH: OBSTINATE, HEADSTRONG GIRL. Feed your Kindle

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Edit Tip: What is Going On in Their Head?

Christina Boyd

Apr 281 min read

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…

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Why We Read (or Write About) Jane Austen by Harry Frost, Narrator

Christina Boyd

Mar 146 min read

Why We Read (or Write About) Jane Austen by Harry Frost, Narrator

Why We Read (or Write About) Jane Austen by Harry Frost, Narrator: Jane Austen's novels offer a glimpse into English society and culture ...

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INTERVIEW: Devoney Looser is Wild for Austen

Christina Boyd

Feb 66 min read

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

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Guest Review: WITS & WAGERS by Amy D'Orazio

Christina Boyd

Dec 6, 20233 min read

Guest Review: WITS & WAGERS by Amy D'Orazio

Guest Review by Sophia Rose: Wits & Wagers is the latest from the pen of Amy D’Orazio offering a sparkling comedy of manners in a variation

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INTERVIEW: Nicole Clarkston Published Her First Book Before Telling Her Family

Christina Boyd

Nov 21, 20239 min read

INTERVIEW: Nicole Clarkston Published Her First Book Before Telling Her Family

Interview: Nicole Clarkston is a book lover and a happily married mom of three. Originally from Idaho, she now lives in Oregon...

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INTERVIEW: Jessie Lewis Says Life is One Long Research Trip

Christina Boyd

Nov 14, 20239 min read

INTERVIEW: Jessie Lewis Says Life is One Long Research Trip

Interiew: Jessie Lewis enjoys words far too much for her own good and was forced to take up writing them down in order to save her family…

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INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy

Christina Boyd

Oct 3, 20236 min read

INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy

Joana Starnes has been living in Regency England for decades in her imagination and plans to continue till she lays hands on a time machine.

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Christina Boyd

Sep 25, 20231 min read

EDIT TIP: Don’t Be Cliche

Avoid using cliches. First drafts are full of them. You know what I mean: World turned upside down Released a breath didn’t realize…

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INTERVIEW: Karen M Cox Writes Stories Brushed with History & Romance

Christina Boyd

Aug 15, 20237 min read

INTERVIEW: Karen M Cox Writes Stories Brushed with History & Romance

Karen M Cox is an award-winning author of four full-length novels that adapt Jane Austen to other eras: 1932: Pride & Prejudice Revisited...

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INTERVIEW: Patience, Persistence, and a Little Luck with Katie Oliver

Christina Boyd

May 30, 20234 min read

INTERVIEW: Patience, Persistence, and a Little Luck with Katie Oliver

I have been a fan of Katie Oliver's since first reading Prada and Prejudice.

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EDIT TIP: Passive Voice Versus Active Voice

Christina Boyd

Feb 21, 20231 min read

EDIT TIP: Passive Voice Versus Active Voice

Self-editing tip: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who is performing the action and change…

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To Celebrate RATIONAL CREATURES 4th Book Birthday

Christina Boyd

Sep 16, 20221 min read

To Celebrate RATIONAL CREATURES 4th Book Birthday

To celebrate the upcoming fourth book birthday of RATIONAL CREATURES anthology, I am giving away a $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD and all 5...

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Christina Boyd

Jan 5, 20221 min read

Grace: #OneWord2022

Last year my ‘word’ was ‘breath’. “Instead of knee jerk reactions, take a breath. Before meeting a challenge, take a breath. Every day,...

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Christina Boyd

Dec 17, 20211 min read

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Seasons greetings! Ornaments are my favorite things about dressing the house for the holidays—all the remembrances associated with each.

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Another Silly Jane Austen-inspired Faux Magazine Cover

Christina Boyd

Nov 7, 20211 min read

Another Silly Jane Austen-inspired Faux Magazine Cover

Another silly Austen-inspired faux magazine cover with a “mother” theme. What do you think?

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