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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…

Christina Boyd
Nov 14, 20239 min read
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INTERVIEW: How Louis Bayard Makes Real-Life Fit His Historical Fiction
Christina Boyd interviews New York Times Notable author Louis Bayard.

Christina Boyd
Nov 7, 20235 min read
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INTERVIEW: M. Leigh Writes Women's Fiction Horror
Interview: Melissa Stewart writes women's fiction horror under the pen name, M. Leigh. She's been published with Flame Tree, BlackHare Press

Christina Boyd
Oct 30, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Pamela Aidan, Jane Austen Fan Fiction Pioneer
Interview: Pamela Aidan is the author of the acclaimed series "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman" and other books about Austen characters.

Christina Boyd
Oct 23, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Aimee Brown Talks First Drafts and Humor
REVIEW Aimee Brown is a writer of romantic comedies set in Portland, Oregon. She writes closed door romance, NO sex scenes, light kissing

Christina Boyd
Oct 16, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: How William Martin Seamlessly Blends Fact with His Fiction
William Martin is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, a PBS documentary, book reviews, magazine articles, and…

Christina Boyd
Oct 9, 20239 min read
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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.

Christina Boyd
Oct 2, 20236 min read
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INTERVIEW: Damianne Scott, the Woman Behind "Black Girl Loves Jane"
Damianne Scott (Dami) graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she earned a BA and MA and...

Christina Boyd
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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INTERVIEW: Cass Grafton’s Journey from Fan Fiction to Traditional Publishing
Cass Grafton began writing about Regency England, enlisting Jane Austen’s help to time-travel but now is ensconced in 21st century Cornwall.

Christina Boyd
Sep 18, 20236 min read
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INTERVIEW: Jana Vandelaar is a Virgin Author
As a flight attendant in the midst of 9/11, award winning author Jana Vandelaar found writing to be a form of "free therapy sessions."

Christina Boyd
Sep 11, 20236 min read
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INTERVIEW: Tosca Lee and Real Success
Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Between, The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba

Christina Boyd
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Francine Mathews aka Stephanie Barron, A Matchless Storyteller and Researcher
Francine Barron Mathews is an American writer of mystery and spy fiction who also writes historical mysteries as Stephanie Barron.

Christina Boyd
Aug 28, 20236 min read
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INTERVIEW: Karen Odden on Research, Intrigue, and Honing Her Craft
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden received her PhD in English from NYU, writing her dissertation on Victorian literature,

Christina Boyd
Aug 21, 20236 min read
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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...

Christina Boyd
Aug 14, 20237 min read
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INTERVIEW: Nikki Payne's Dialogue Would Make Austen Proud
By day, Author Nikki Payne is a curious tech anthropologist asking the right questions to deliver better digital services. At night, she…

Christina Boyd
Aug 7, 20235 min read
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INTERVIEW: Christina Hwang Dudley to Publish an Asian American Austenesque Novel
INTERVIEW: A lifetime Austen fangirl, Christina Hwang Dudley is the author of award-winning Regency romances, including The Naturalist...

Christina Boyd
Jul 31, 20235 min read
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INTERVIEW: Mark Brownlow Deep Dives into Austen’s Characters
Mark Brownlow has published three Regency tales narrated by Mr Bennet: two novels and a short story. He has also authored three novellas...

Christina Boyd
Jul 24, 20235 min read
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INTERVIEW: Meredith Schorr Never Lost Focus on Her Dream
A born-and-bred New Yorker, Meredith Schorr discovered her passion for writing when she began to enjoy drafting work-related emails...

Christina Boyd
Jul 17, 20235 min read
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INTERVIEW: Felicity George on Chasing Dreams
Felicity George is a writer and teacher from Toronto, where she lives with her husband, her two teenage children, a large cat, and a tiny do

Christina Boyd
Jul 10, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Laaleen Sukhera is Fearless in Life and Writing
Interview: Laaleen Sukhera is the founder of the Jane Austen Society Pakistan and the Emirates, now the Jane Austen Society MENAP.

Christina Boyd
Jul 3, 20233 min read
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