Author: melschertz
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How evil can Wickham be?
One of the things I love about writing is playing with the characters. It is simple enough to take out frustrations, or pushing the characters further than Jane Austen did. What about not only pushing them to be far more evil than originally, but what about making the character softer, gentler, or even explain why…
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Spin the wheel to pick next story
Hi everyone. Are you all having a great summer? If so, tell us where you are so we can join you in getting away from tropical storms, mudslides, wildfires, and extreme heat. I wonder if the polar bears make good neighbors. Here in Utah is the 24th of July, which is Pioneer Day. In SLC,…
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Is it fact or is it fiction?
While writing, it can be fun to do research on the happenings during the time frame. You can blend the truth and false to make a story better.
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Nature’s Pharmacy
Hi everyone. I find it interesting that in our modern day and age, with all the medical improvements, the incredible accomplishments that have improved our lives, yet there are still some treatments that span the centuries. These treatments can be less drastic on our bodies than all the chemicals and such in our modern times.…
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Georgiana’s Savior
I have been different from most authors, I have a hard time posting or reading excerpts from my work. This is my newest book that went on line almost 2 weeks ago. So, I decided to share a part of the story. It ended up far different from where I planned, as the characters took…
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The Woman Behind the Man
Hi everyone. I was reading information the other day about Napoleon, and then got to reading about his first wife. So, I decided to share a look behind the man at the woman who helped to make him who he was. Josephine Bonaparte was born Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie. I thought I…
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What makes romance for you?
Hi everyone. Hope you are all well and surviving the weird weather that has been going on all over. As Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, I thought I would talk about why I fell in love with Jane Austen. My daughter thinks it is funny that I write romance stories. To be honest, my life…
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The many faces of alcohol
Hi everyone. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. We are now being bombarded with storm front after storm front over the next couple of weeks, so it is a real joyous time. To all of you in the path of all the winter storms, stay safe, stock up on provisions, and keep LOTS…
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Girls Just Want To Have Rights, So Why Do We Have To Fight?
Yes, it is that time, once again, to peek inside my mind. This time I want to talk seriously. I have been reading Beyond Mr Darcy’s Reach. It is a good story, but it touches issues we are still fighting, more than 200 years after Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice. For those who haven’t…