Guest reviewer Sophia Rose says of Dr. Ros Ballaster's recent JANE AUSTEN's FASHION BIBLE: "The fashion descriptions were detailed enough for the reader's imagination to picture the weight, sound, and feel of the fabrics, as well as to see in one’s mind's eye the scene in which such apparel would be worn, thanks to the author’s curated excerpts from Austen's works and letters."

Guest reviewer Sophia Rose says of Pocket Portrait's Jane Austen by Janet Lewis Saidi: utterly giftable and full of features that make it the worthiest of shelf-able editions. A bio of bite-size vignettes to be sampled like luscious literary bonbons.

Christina Boyd interviews Jacqui Clarke, an International award-winning author of Stop Worrying About Money, is a trusted advisor, board member (to both listed and private companies - including Chair of SMEG), executor and veteran business executive. As a personal wealth and money management expert with over three decades of experience, 25 years at Deloitte and PWC, she has helped high-net-worth families, individuals, and business owners to build, manage, and preserve their w

Christina Boyd interviews author/medium Jeannie Reed. Her book, The Afterlife Book, is about her real-life experience living with a spirit.

Sophia Rose reviews JANE AUSTEN’S GARDEN by Molly Williams, Illustrated by Jessica Roux

Sophia Rose reviews JANE AUSTEN'S BOOKSHELF by Rebecca Romney

WHY WE READ AND OR WRITE ABOUT JANE AUSTEN by Janet Todd, critic, novelist, editor, and biographer.

Sophia Rose reviews Jan Merriman's Jane Austen’s Remarkable Aunt, Philadelphia Hancock. Like other Austen-related biographies, relies a...

Christina Boyd interviews Jessica Roux, NY Times bestselling illustrator, author, and gardener based just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

Guest review by Sophia Rose: Jane Austen, Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of the Revd George Austen by Zoe Wheddon

Christina Boyd interviews Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author or editor of eleven books

INTERVIEW by Christina Boyd: Bianca Marais is the cohost of popular podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing and bestselling author

INTERVIEW: Catherine Curzon is a historian of the eighteenth century. She writes for Orion and Bookouture

EDIT TIP: The em dash. I love ’em. It’s often used instead of commas, parenthesis, and colons to offset or add emphasis. But…

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.

Bryn Donovan first became known to me when I bought her Master Lists for Writers: Thesaurus, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More.

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

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

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.

Self-editing tip: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who is performing the action and change…