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Austen, Downton & Rowling and The Case of Appalling Timing!
So, the long-awaited – and much anticipated – move to Switzerland finally kicks into touch tomorrow when the packers arrive and – shock horror – my UK Internet connection is severed! I am approaching this with relative calm, probably because I have been so distracted by other things over the last few months leading up…
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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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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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Hello!
I'm Cass, and I write the sort of stories I love to read - heart-warming, character driven and strong on location. I lean heavily towards the upbeat in both my reading and my writing.
As one of my favourite authors, Jane Austen, once wrote, ‘let other pens dwell on guilt and misery’.
Cass Grafton - Writer 