Starting today Meredith at Austenesque Reviews is launching her first Austenesque Extravaganza! What, you may be asking, is an Austenesque Extravaganza? Great question! Here is Meredith to tell you all about it– What is Austenesque Extravaganza, you ask? – It is a MONTH-LONG celebration of Austenesque Authors and Novels! (A most appropriate event theme for this blog, isn’t it?)...
On a recent trip to visit a friend of mine on the Pacific coast we did what we often do when hanging out together and that is to visit antique stores. Now, some “antique” stores are more in the category of a thrift store with the occasional really old thing...
Today is blog-day for me at Austen Authors. Those of us who wish to our talking about our writing spaces. In my case I am blessed with a wonderful office so it was fun to write about it. I posted a truncated version over there but here I can delve...
The catalog sent to the buyers of books has been released. This is always a fun time for me. I love seeing how my novels are advertised and what else Sourcebooks Inc. has in the works. Their line of Austen fiction, historical fiction, and romance continue to grow stronger by...
My oh my, did I ever have a wonderful vacation! So much happened in the 2 weeks we were gone that it feels like we were on holiday for a month. I can’t begin to relate all of it. Instead I will share a few highlights and add some more...
My fun in Massachusetts and New York is over, the RWA National Conference has passed, and I am already on to the next adventure – this one recuperating from knee surgery to mend a torn meniscus that has been troubling me for years! So it is all good, despite the...
Feeling patriotic and proud to be an American is a normal attitude for me, but this 4th of July, our Day of Independence, the emotions are even closer to my heart. This year I have spent two weeks in Boston and New York City – two of our oldest cities...
Our first week in New England was precisely as I imagined it to be: Lazy for the most part, quiet, steeped in history and stunning landscapes. My husband is a photographer so he was in heaven the entire vacation, but especially while in the rural countryside and rugged seashores. Everywhere...
My hubby and I are enjoying the first leg of our big trip to the East Coast. This journey to a land far, far away – some 3000 miles! – from our abode in the Central Valley of California is partly so I can attend the Romance Writers of America...
Wishing everyone a wonderful day of celebration as we honor our fathers. Now, in the spirit of fatherhood I am sharing a few excerpts of Mr. Darcy, Father, in action! The first is from My Dearest Mr. Darcy, taken in the hours after the birth of Alexander. The next...
This has been a very busy month for me for lots of reasons, but the highlight by far was watching my youngest walk across the stage and receive his diploma. My son, Kyle, turned 18 back in November yet this was the moment it truly hit me that he is...
“Jane in June” rages on over at Misty’s The Book Rat and if you haven’t visited yet you are missing out! Already there have been some fabulous posts that you must take the time to read through. Today – Saturday June 4 – my first of two personal offerings has...
Starting on June 1 – that would be this coming up Wednesday, or 2 days from now for those like me who can never remember the actual date – Misty at The Book Rat blog is launching her 2nd Annual “Jane in June” extravaganza. Pretty much as it sounds, this is...
I was on the fence for a few weeks there, but finally it was decided that I will be traveling to New York in June for the Romance Writers of America National Conference. Yippee! I have wanted to attend from the get-go but, man, is it ever expensive to fly...
Time to report on my fabulous weekend in southern CA – Pasadena to be exact – with a group of friends from the Fresno Area Regency England Fellowship that I formed with my pal Carrie Flores. There were 5 of us all together: Carrie and me, my daughter Emily, and...
