Category: Pride and Prejudice
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Launch Week for Muslin & Mystery!
The trunks are loaded, the mailbags are sealed (securely this time), and our packet ship has sailed!. Muslin and Mystery launched on Monday! This voyage began with a question: what if some of Jane Austen’s most composed and self-assured characters found themselves crammed together on a small ship, far from home, with nothing to do…
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To Sell My Books?
To advertise or not is the question. Since I haven’t written a P&P variation in four years until recently (EBBD), I have been thinking more about advertising. That is something I really haven’t done a lot of in the past. In fact, it wasn’t really necessary because I did rather well just through a number…
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An Early Christmas Gift
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And I’ve been going back through some older writings. Five years ago, I put together a collection of scenes called 12 Months of Darcy to give away to readers who signed up for my newsletter. I thought I would share December with you today. December A weak…
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Fresh, Festive Flourishes for the Holidays
Just as I have a soft spot for each one of my “book babies,” I must confess that some covers tug at my heartstrings more than others. They remind me of the moment a story came together or the feeling I had when I first saw the artwork that inspired a new ‘what-if’ story. A…
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Cleanliness is Next to Modern-ness
Good morrow, dear readers. Many of my American readers are likely awakening from their turkey comas; my family is struggling with our lasagne coma. (Yes, we have lasagne for Thanksgiving dinner.) However, I hope every one of my dear readers enjoyed Netherfield Ball Day (otherwise known as November 26th to the non-Austen-enlightened world)! Balls in Georgian England must have been very different from…
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Pull Out Your Cloaks and Coats
The time of the year has come to pull out the cloak, coat, pelisse, wraps, and spencers. At least, it is for those of us who live in climates that have winter from November/December to March/April and have frosted fields, snow on the ground for months on end, and the weather can remain at freezing…
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New JAFF Covers That Are Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before
ChatGPT and I design some stellar covers that would make Austen herself swoon.
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Caroline Bingley Goes to Sea: On Reforming a Snob
Several people have asked if they could read my latest novel without reading the previous books in the series. “Is it self-contained, would it still make sense?” And the answer is yes! Er, sort of! Here’s the main thing: If you’re willing to take it on faith that Caroline Bingley had a moment of clarity…
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Jane Austen: Delightfully Destroying Her Own Characters
This post has moved here: https://bethanydellemanwriter.com/jane-austen-delightfully-destroying-her-own-characters/
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What Makes a Book a Novel?
When writing a book, an author usually takes into account what length they are considering. Why? Well, there can be several reasons why. Knowing what length one is shooting for gives an author a goal as far as plot. The author also takes into consideration readers because some like a short, quick read because they…