Category: historical romance
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Breaking the rules of society in Regency books
Anybody who’s a long-time reader of Regency romances or Regency-era Jane Austen fanfiction knows that there are rules for how a heroine or hero is expected to act. We all know that a heroine should never ride in a closed carriage with a gentleman she’s not married to, for example, or that she cannot dance…
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Breaking Regency Myths: A Lesson for Beginning and “Season”ed Writers on What Could and Could Not Happen Regarding a Regency Era Marriage
I belong to a Facebook Group called Regency Kisses: Lady Catherine’s Salon. Many of those found on the group are authors of Regencies novels (but not necessarily authors of Jane Austen Fan Fiction novels). These are often people who have studied and written in the Regency era exclusively. They are NOT those who learn everything…
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Turning Austenesque to Write an ODC Variation
Something inside always held me back from writing a Darcy/Elizabeth novel. ’Twas not fear, dear friends, although the eternal binary is daunting for any writer. Seriously, how can one improve on the original? There was something else holding me back from tackling what is the mainstream in JAFF—Jane Austen Fan Fiction. It was JAFF itself.…
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If 4 Iconic Jane Austen Couples did the Super Bowl
Whether you are a sports person or not, you might have heard that the Super Bowl just happened on Sunday here in the U.S., in Las Vegas, Nevada. And whether you are a Swiftie or not, you might also have heard that Taylor Swift was there to support and congratulate her boyfriend Travis Kelce on…
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Because I Love to Give Value Here …
HOW TO GET LEGITIMATE READER REVIEWS This is a column not only for (a) readers (how to get to read and review ARCs of new books for free) but ALSO for (b) writers. (How to get more, and often more professional, book reviews). Let’s start with the readers. Here, I think you have to be…
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Writing Lows and Highs in Austen-Inspired Stories, a Guest Post from Susan Kaye
The blog mistress of Always Austen has asked me to write a post in the stead of Barbara Cornthwaite. Barbara is my editor, and she will be familiar with what I have to write here as she has seen my raw writing firsthand. Poor thing. Jane Austen wrote in an unfinished book, Catherine or the Bower,…
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Elizabeth Arrives in London Part II
Hello! and an early Happy Valentine’s Day! Can you believe it is February already? Well, since I left you hanging last month, I’ll jump right in this time. For those of you just joining or wanting to reread the prior posts, here are the links: What if?, What if? Part II, The Letter, Elizabeth’s Perspective, A Walk at Rosings, A Walk…
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It’s Finally Here!
My second book – Cause to Repine – is finally launching! So, I owe you all an explanation. Nearly a year ago, I sent out the first set of ARCs for my second book, Cause to Repine. It was downloaded by more than 200 separate people, and read/reviewed on Goodreads. I thought I was done…
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How Did Greece’s History End Up in the British Museum?
Ancient Athens can be found in the British Museum, thanks to (or curses to, depending on whose side one chooses) Scottish nobleman Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine. These priceless pieces of art and history are often called “the Elgin marbles.” You have likely seen this phrase in any number…