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EDIT TIP: Let’s Talk About Some Punctuation

Oct 16, 20231 min read

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…

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INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy

Christina Boyd

Oct 3, 20236 min read

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.

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Review: NEW DREAMS AT POLKERRAN POINT by Cass Grafton

Christina Boyd

Oct 2, 20233 min read

Review: NEW DREAMS AT POLKERRAN POINT by Cass Grafton

Christina Boyd Reviews "New Dreams at Polkerran Point" by Cass Grafton. New Dreams at Polkerran Point is poignant with a likable heroine...

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INTERVIEW: Damianne Scott, the Woman Behind "Black Girl Loves Jane"

Christina Boyd

Sep 26, 20235 min read

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...

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Christina Boyd

Sep 25, 20231 min read

EDIT TIP: Don’t Be Cliche

Avoid using cliches. First drafts are full of them. You know what I mean: World turned upside down Released a breath didn’t realize…

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INTERVIEW: Cass Grafton’s Journey from Fan Fiction to Traditional Publishing

Christina Boyd

Sep 19, 20236 min read

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.

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INTERVIEW: Jana Vandelaar is a Virgin Author

Christina Boyd

Sep 12, 20236 min read

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."

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Christina Boyd

Sep 5, 20234 min read

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

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INTERVIEW: Francine Mathews aka Stephanie Barron, A Matchless Storyteller and Researcher

Christina Boyd

Aug 29, 20236 min read

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.

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INTERVIEW: Karen Odden on Research, Intrigue, and Honing Her Craft

Christina Boyd

Aug 22, 20236 min read

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,

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INTERVIEW: Karen M Cox Writes Stories Brushed with History & Romance

Christina Boyd

Aug 15, 20237 min read

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...

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Guest Review: A LIKEABLE WOMAN by May Cobb

Christina Boyd

Aug 9, 20234 min read

Guest Review: A LIKEABLE WOMAN by May Cobb

May Cobb's "A Likeable Woman" was a solid read and harkened back to old-style suspense.

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INTERVIEW: Nikki Payne's Dialogue Would Make Austen Proud

Christina Boyd

Aug 8, 20235 min read

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…

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INTERVIEW: Christina Hwang Dudley to Publish an Asian American Austenesque Novel

Christina Boyd

Aug 1, 20235 min read

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...

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INTERVIEW: Meredith Schorr Never Lost Focus on Her Dream

Christina Boyd

Jul 18, 20235 min read

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...

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INTERVIEW: Felicity George on Chasing Dreams

Christina Boyd

Jul 11, 20234 min read

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

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INTERVIEW: Laaleen Sukhera is Fearless in Life and Writing

Christina Boyd

Jul 4, 20233 min read

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.

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Review: APPOINTMENT IN BATH by Mimi Matthews

Christina Boyd

Jun 28, 20233 min read

Review: APPOINTMENT IN BATH by Mimi Matthews

Review by Christina Boyd: Appointment in Bath” is another page-turning installment in Mimi Matthews’s oeuvre of happily-ever-after…

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Christina Boyd

Jun 24, 20231 min read

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.

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Christina Boyd

Jun 6, 20234 min read

INTERVIEW: Syrie James is a Plotter

Syrie James is the author of thirteen critically acclaimed novels of historical fiction, romance, and young adult fiction ...

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