Happy One Year Blogiversary to Me! What I have learned in my first year of blogging: Blogging takes time. I don't just mean the ...

The world of Austenesque fiction is filled with talented authors. With such an embarrassment of riches, the only logical thing to do is deve...

Over two hundred years ago in a small Hampshire village, Jane Austen was born. She died before her 42nd birthday, but in those four decades...

We just started a Northanger Abbey event over at Indie Jane. On the blog so far we've got a review of There Must Be Murder by Margaret ...

I know I've been remarkably lax in the one reading challenge I entered this year. I confessed in January that Sense and Sensibility is ...

When I decided to write His Good Opinion,  I printed a copy of Pride and Prejudice  out from Project Gutenberg and sat down with a pen to ma...

Or,  Why Twitter Friends Are Amazing. I'm finally down to minor tweaks to my MS for His Good Opinion.  My crit partners have the last ...

Today I invited Shannon Winslow, author of The Darcys of Pemberley , to guest blog. (See my review on Indiejane.) Please also check out her...

Week 1: The Set-up Week 2: Conflict Character development is at the heart of any novel, but it's crucial when you're writing fanf...

Now that you've chosen the basic scenario for your novel, the next step is to determine the plot. At this point, it helps to remember t...

During the month of August, I'm running a series for Austenesque fans. We're going to build our own Austenesque novels, from the gr...

It's a beautiful sunny day in March, and I've just landed in England. I made it through customs and caught the train to Winchester...

On my birthday, I received three blog awards: The Versatile Blogger Award, One Lovely Blog, and The Stylish Blogger Award. The rules for rec...

On Monday , I used Flynn Rider as an example of a character whose dream changed. Mr. Darcy is exactly the opposite--his dream stayed true, b...

To a certain extent, all authors work in the shadow of the literary greats. How will our books compare when stacked up against classics like...

When I plan a vacation, I separate sites into three categories: If I Have Time, Quite Interested, and Do Not Miss. As a Janeite and author o...

In one of my first posts , I asked how closely an Austenesque author should follow Jane Austen's style. The general consensus was that i...

Characterization is a classic fanfiction pitfall, and Austen sequel readers are especially picky about this. They know these characters insi...

England Have you noticed the widget at the bottom of the right column? I'm taking off for England in just 28 days! I'll be there tw...

Writing a novel in another author's world, using her characters, presents a special set of difficulties. As I read through His Good Opin...