Category Archives: Jane Austen

Analysis Paralysis

The blog tour for my recently released novel is winding down. It’s been a challenge to do it, but every one of these posts has been different, so that anybody following me all the way through will be spared the annoyance of reading a … Continue reading

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Books Read Aloud

First, for those of you who missed it earlier this week, you can read my newest blog tour post here, complete with a never-before-seen excerpted passage from Return to Longbourn. It’s high time you met Mr. Harrison Farnsworth, master of Thornefie… … Continue reading

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Double-Header

Opening day of baseball season is just around the corner, and I can hardly wait. The Seattle Mariners are my team, and like most fans, I live in perpetual hope that, at long last, this might be our year!  For a … Continue reading

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View, ReView, & InterView

Maybe it’s because it was snowing this morning. But, when I thought about what “View” I might choose for this post (to go along with my cleverly themed title), my thoughts drifted to a warmer climate. This is a photo my husband … Continue reading

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Bits and Scraps

Dear Readers, I must do my best to apprise you about all that has been going forward in the last week or two since the publication of the new book. My dear Cassandra… I will give you some account of … Continue reading

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Baby Blues or Blog Tour

Months of intensive effort have come to fruition; my “darling child” Return to Longbourn is finished, published, and successfully launched. Phew! It was a lot of work, and I feel a real sense of accomplishment. I suppose there could also be some danger of experiencing a let down  at … Continue reading

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“Return to Longbourn” Launches

Whoohoo! Debut day has finally arrived! Ever since I finished writing Return to Longbourn, I’ve been dying to get this story out there. The creative process isn’t complete until the resulting work is shared. And the wait to share a new book can be excruciating  … Continue reading

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Cover 3 Reveal

One week to go! Return to Longbourn will soon be coming to an online bookstore near you, and here’s the wrap-around cover for the paperback! Kind a “home-spun” look like my other covers, and I love the little cows! (Click on … Continue reading

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A Well-Written Valentine

“Let us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter.” Okay, so I hear you JA aficionados saying, “Hey, where did she dig up that line?” And you’re right; it is not strictly a Jane Austen quote. But it certainly … Continue reading

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Longbeach, Lyme, and Limericks

As I do every year about this time, I went this past weekend to a small writers retreat near Longbeach, Washington. “Retreat” is the right word for it, because it’s not one of those high-power writers conferences where you pack your day with classes … Continue reading

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