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INTERVIEW: Jeannie Reed, a Professional Psychic, Gets Lost in Her Writing
Christina Boyd interviews author/medium Jeannie Reed. Her book, The Afterlife Book, is about her real-life experience living with a spirit.

Christina Boyd
May 63 min read
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Review: JANE AUSTEN’S GARDEN by Molly Williams, Illustrated by Jessica Roux
Sophia Rose reviews JANE AUSTEN’S GARDEN by Molly Williams, Illustrated by Jessica Roux

Christina Boyd
Apr 244 min read
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Review: JANE AUSTEN'S BOOKSHELF by Rebecca Romney
Sophia Rose reviews JANE AUSTEN'S BOOKSHELF by Rebecca Romney

Sophia Rose
Apr 105 min read
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WHY WE READ AND OR WRITE ABOUT JANE AUSTEN by Janet Todd
WHY WE READ AND OR WRITE ABOUT JANE AUSTEN by Janet Todd, critic, novelist, editor, and biographer.

Janet Todd
Mar 185 min read
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REVIEW: Jane Austen’s Remarkable Aunt, Philadelphia Hancock: A Girl of Genius and Feeling by Jan Merriman
Sophia Rose reviews Jan Merriman's Jane Austen’s Remarkable Aunt, Philadelphia Hancock. Like other Austen-related biographies, relies a...

Sophia Rose
Jan 94 min read
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INTERVIEW: Jessica Roux Leans Into Work She Likes
Christina Boyd interviews Jessica Roux, NY Times bestselling illustrator, author, and gardener based just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

Christina Boyd
Dec 3, 20247 min read
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Guest Review: JANE AUSTEN: DADDY's GIRL by Zöe Wheddon
Guest review by Sophia Rose: Jane Austen, Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of the Revd George Austen by Zoe Wheddon

Sophia Rose
Jul 4, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Devoney Looser is Wild for Austen
Christina Boyd interviews Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author or editor of eleven books

Christina Boyd
Feb 6, 20246 min read
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INTERVIEW: Bianca Marais Prefers Her Characters to Lead the Way
INTERVIEW by Christina Boyd: Bianca Marais is the cohost of popular podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing and bestselling author

Christina Boyd
Jan 30, 20245 min read
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INTERVIEW: Catherine Curzon is a Plotter but Allows Leeway for Inspiration
INTERVIEW: Catherine Curzon is a historian of the eighteenth century. She writes for Orion and Bookouture

Christina Boyd
Jan 16, 20246 min read
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EDIT TIP: Let’s Talk About Some Punctuation
EDIT TIP: The em dash. I love ’em. It’s often used instead of commas, parenthesis, and colons to offset or add emphasis. But…

Christina Boyd
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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EDIT TIP: Subject And Verb Must Agree
EDIT TIP: In this crazy world where everyone seems to delight in argument, I’m here to remind you that your subject and verb must agree.

Christina Boyd
Jun 24, 20231 min read
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INTERVIEW: Bryn Donovan Plots First
Bryn Donovan first became known to me when I bought her Master Lists for Writers: Thesaurus, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More.

Christina Boyd
May 23, 20233 min read
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Is AI Muddying the Waters for Writers?
Last week, I came to the depressing decision to stop sharing my #fridayKiss lines on social media as well as my First Wednesday WIP excerpts

Christina Boyd
May 15, 20232 min read
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EDIT TIP: The Dreaded Homophones
The Dreaded Homophone: I keep a running list of homophones that make me blush when I catch my mistake. I am continually adding more to check

Christina Boyd
May 11, 20231 min read
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EDIT TIP: To Cut or Not to Cut
For the last year I’ve been revising my novel. Revise, revise, revise. Since I originally typed “finis,” I’ve cut over 15,000 words.

Christina Boyd
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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EDIT TIP: Passive Voice Versus Active Voice
Self-editing tip: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who is performing the action and change…

Christina Boyd
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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EDIT TIP: Head-Hopping Gives Readers Whiplash
Head Hopping Gives Readers Whiplash:
Who is telling the story? Moving from one point of view to the other is referred to as head-hopping.

Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Review: REBEL WITH A CLAUSE by Ellen Jovin
ABOUT THE BOOK: An unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian. When...

Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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