Welcome back to Austen Promises! I got a lot written on this story today. What a relief! Anyway, this post is a few hundred words from the beginning of Chapter 9. When I chose a name for the new guy in the story, I must have needed caffeine or something. It sounded great at noon, … Continue reading Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 11
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Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 11
Welcome back to Austen Promises! I'm pretty sure I have screwed this story up at this point, so I'm going to have to re-read it (again!) and fix my mistakes. This post is a few hundred words from the end of Chapter 8. It's all I was able to get written today. Remember that I'm … Continue reading Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 11
Austen Authors February 4, 2019: Newspapers in the Regency
I was recently thinking about how I scroll past so much stuff on Facebook, and don’t watch or read the news, and I got to thinking about newspapers. There is a lot to consider about newspapers. Nowadays we can read them online, though not as many are free as there used to be. The size … Continue reading Austen Authors February 4, 2019: Newspapers in the Regency
Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 10
Welcome back to Austen Promises! I'm so excited to have written more on this story!! Some of you may know that a bakery opened in my town and I've been going there a few days each week, and it's been incredibly helpful. I'm getting back into a good routine after getting Darcy's Caution published and … Continue reading Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 10
Austen Authors January 7, 2019: Snow in Hertfordshire and a Giveaway
Please note: The giveaway mentioned in this post has ended! Many of you will remember that last year, I shared how difficult Christmas has been for me for many years. I wrote a Christmas book last year, and it was the first one I had done, though I had written a short story a couple … Continue reading Austen Authors January 7, 2019: Snow in Hertfordshire and a Giveaway
Austen Authors December 10, 2018: The Little Christmas Story With No Name
It’s that time of year again, when we haul boxes out of attic or basement, dump the pile of mouse poop off the tops of them, and pull out all the pretties within to decorate our houses. This year, that has not gone so well for me. LOL It’s a long story, but the short … Continue reading Austen Authors December 10, 2018: The Little Christmas Story With No Name
Austen Authors November 12, 2018: When your marriage dates don’t work out …
Before you read my old Austen Authors post, here's the list of folks who won a book last week. Marsha Bagosy Beatrice Marguerite Eva Edmonds Randi Chance Congratulations! 🙂 Please drop me a line with your email address. You can use the Contact form here on my website or PM me on Facebook, whichever is … Continue reading Austen Authors November 12, 2018: When your marriage dates don’t work out …
Mondays with Austen: A Five-Year Celebration
Disclaimer: This is one of the posts with links that cost you nothing but that may lead to me receiving a small payment. 🙂 Today, August 12, 2019, marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of my very first book, I Promise To …. I never imagined, when I pushed the “publish” button way back … Continue reading Mondays with Austen: A Five-Year Celebration
Austen Authors October 15, 2018: Darcy’s eavesdropping, and I’m giving books away!
Please note: The giveaway mentioned in this post has ended! It’s that time again … I have completed another novel. 🙂 This one is called Darcy Overhears. It is 43,038 words and 216 printed pages of awesomeness, if I do say so myself. <3 ~~~***~~~ This story began as a tiny “what if.” What if … Continue reading Austen Authors October 15, 2018: Darcy’s eavesdropping, and I’m giving books away!
Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 9
Welcome back to Austen Promises! Today's post is a few hundred words from the end of chapter seven. Darcy and Elizabeth have ventured to Mr. Bennet's book room and had a talk with him. 🙂 At this point, I'm halfway through Chapter 8 and stuck. I've spent the last few days writing the race story. … Continue reading Thursday’s 300: Darcy’s Predicament, excerpt 9