So what did Jane Austen really eat? I have to admit, I have never given this much thought, but as I write the dinner scenes in my own Regency novels, I begin to wonder…what did Jane eat? And how could we make that food today? I’m happy to say that one of my favorite Regency …
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Sometimes it is hard to find the spark of the Muse. When day to day life gets in the way of art, as it so often does, we search in vain for that spark of divine fire, for the voices of our characters, to lead us back into our work, back into the joy of …
I have loved this book all my life. I read it and loved it in junior high, and I have re-read it and loved it many times since. I even got to play Lizzie in a stage version in high school. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is one of the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and …
We all love Jane Austen…how can we help it? And for those of you living out West, pining for fellow Austenites, I may have found the conference for you. Only one day long, the Jane Austen Guild offers a conference on Saturday March 2nd. If you live in Utah, you might want to check …
My friend, Emery Lee, writing as Victoria Vane, has put out a new Georgian romance, TREACHEROUS TEMPTATIONS. I bought this one the day it came out, and now I am patiently waiting for my new Kindle to arrive so that I can dive in. Emery’s books always are filled with fun, romance, and beautiful …
“Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.†― Maya Angelou Here’s to the inspiring memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, to President Obama, and to courage in all its forms…Happy Inauguration Day all 🙂