Well, I have done it. It was a total accident, but I have written a stock car racing story featuring Darcy and Lizzy. Since I don’t have the right to use the NASCAR name, the book will just be about a generic stock car racing series. I will have to make it part of the … Continue reading Austen Authors April 3, 2017: Pride & Prejudice & Racecars
Mondays with Austen
Here you will find my posts from the Austen Authors blog, quotes from Jane Austen, and my research of the Regency era.
Austen Authors March 6, 2017: Jane Austen and Dogs
Normally, it’s not terribly difficult for me to come up with a good blog post. This month was different. I have had so many things on my mind lately, about writing and reviews and author notes and Elizabeth Bennet’s character and the differences between JAFF and regular Regency romances and on and on…that it was … Continue reading Austen Authors March 6, 2017: Jane Austen and Dogs
Austen Authors February 6, 2017: A New Routine
In Leenie’s recent post, she wrote about getting organized. It was fabulous, as I always expect from Leenie. She is a very organized and focused person, and I greatly admire that about her. My own post is going to be about routine. I have learned in the last six months that I must have a … Continue reading Austen Authors February 6, 2017: A New Routine
Austen Authors January 9, 2017: New Year, New Book, New Giveaway
Please note that the giveaway mentioned in this post is closed. January is always a fun month. Well, when I was teaching, it was fun for a day or two and then school started again and the snow started falling and things got ugly. 😉 Now, however, I am a writer, and I can look … Continue reading Austen Authors January 9, 2017: New Year, New Book, New Giveaway
Austen Authors December 12, 2016: Regency Roads
As you may recall from November’s post, I spent a week in Phoenix, visiting my aunt. I travelled by air and arrived within seven hours of leaving Cleveland. The return trip was not so smooth, and I spent the night in Charlotte’s airport (with nary a race shop in sight ~sigh~), finally arriving back in … Continue reading Austen Authors December 12, 2016: Regency Roads
Austen Authors November 14, 2016: Quill Pens
The day this blog entry posts, I will be in Arizona, visiting my aunt and recovering from another race day. And yes, I took my 70-year-old aunt to her first NASCAR race. 😉 In preparation for my trip, I needed to decide what to take with me: my laptop and my tablet or just … Continue reading Austen Authors November 14, 2016: Quill Pens
Austen Authors October 17, 2016: A New Novella and a Giveaway
Please note that the giveaway mentioned in the title and body of this post is closed. I’m so excited to announce that I have a new novella coming out in a week or so! I’m always excited about new ones, of course, but I’m particularly happy with this one because it’s my first as a … Continue reading Austen Authors October 17, 2016: A New Novella and a Giveaway
Austen Authors September 19, 2016: Regency Crochet?
When I was contemplating this month’s blog post, I considered several ideas, forgetting most of them by the time I got to the computer and discarding the rest as too deep to get into. Finally, as I sat watching a Thursday night football game (slow and BORING!!!), crocheting on a sweater that I started something … Continue reading Austen Authors September 19, 2016: Regency Crochet?
Austen Authors August 22, 2016: Moving Day
After what has been an exhausting couple of months, I am fully engulfed in my new life. School has started, without me. I have moved into my new home, that I have dubbed Burton Cottage. I spent a weekend going racing, and another dealing with personal and professional issues. I spent two entire months sorting, … Continue reading Austen Authors August 22, 2016: Moving Day
Austen Authors, July 25, 2016: Racing in the Regency
Recently, I took Rose Fairbanks to a NASCAR race. We were in Sparta, Kentucky for the Quaker State 500 Sprint Cup Series event. We ate lunch with the inestimable Sharon Lathan before heading to the track…that was great! 🙂 As you may recall, I am a huge NASCAR fan. This was the first race I … Continue reading Austen Authors, July 25, 2016: Racing in the Regency