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  • Giveaway Winner Announced!

    Many congratulations to Rhonda who wins an eBook copy of Joana Starnes’ latest release, The Subsequent Proposal! An email is on its way to you! Thank you to everyone who took the time to read and enjoy Joana’s Blog post and excerpt and especially to those who commented! Hope you will take part in future…

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  • Launch Day for Austen Variations!

    I am delighted to announce today the launch of an exciting new venture, Austen Variations! The Blog is in the hands of three talented and incredibly hard-working Austen-inspired authors, Abigail Reynolds, Maria Grace and Susan Mason-Milks. Please come on over as we settle in and find out what it’s all about! You will find that…

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  • Welcome to Author Joana Starnes!

    Today (a week late but you should be used to that by now from me!), I welcome fellow Austen-inspired author, Joana Starnes, to my Blog. It’s a triple whammy, as not only has Joana written about her love of all things Austen and how inspiration came about for her books, but she has also shared…

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  • Welcome to Author Maria Grace!

    I am so excited about launching a series of weekly guest posts on my Blog, and I could not be more delighted to have the lovely and talented Maria Grace as my very first visitor! Maria has just released her latest book, a novella, called Twelfth Night at Longbourn, which concludes her ‘Given Good Principles‘…

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  • Happy New Year!

    Welcome to 2014! Though it is only the seventh day of the month, the festive season already seems such a long time ago! December was a busy month in the online world of Jane Austen, and I was lucky enough to be part of some of the celebrations! On the 13th, I posted over at…

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  • A Promised Excerpt

    As I mentioned yesterday, I am currently working on a new novel which I hope to release later next year. I had intended to post an excerpt from a chapter wherein a visit is made to a property inspired by Swinton Park in North Yorkshire. Upon review, I have decided to postpone that segment until…

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  • Farewell to November

    It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is upon us (for those who celebrate), heralding the run up to Christmas festivities (again, for those who celebrate). One thing is certain, however: 2013 is on the wane and 2014 beckons. So, what is left for 2013 in the winter of its days? Well, today my second contributory…

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  • Introductory Offer – 7 Days only – A Fair Prospect at $2.99!

    Further to my preview earlier this week, today marks the official launch of the eBook ‘boxed’ set of all three volumes of A Fair Prospect. This will be available at all the usual online bookstores and through Smashwords.com at $6.99; however, for the next seven days, it is on introductory offer at $2.99 and can be found…

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  • A Fair Prospect – now available as an eBook boxed set!

    Poll Result Well, the Poll has closed and the result remained the same throughout the week: the majority felt they could not read a story where Jane did not end up with Mr Bingley! There were some really interesting and thought-provoking comments left, both on the Poll itself and on the post, and I would…

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  • For Whom the Poll Tolls – the Eleventh Hour is Here!

    Well, it’s Hallowe’en tomorrow, which means we are not far from November! As mentioned earlier this month, I plan on participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) again this year, whereby the plan is to write 50,000 words between the first and last day of November and, at this late stage, I have realised I…

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