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Lady Jane's Salon
Lady Jane’s Salon, New York’s only romance novel reading series, has assembled a wonderful line-up of writers for tonight’s salon. Come join us for Sarah MacLean (you can read her Nine Things to Know About Lady Jane’s here), Miranda Neville, Kate Noble, and N.K. Jemisin. As always, the Salon will convene at 7:00 at Madame…
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Hi, all! As you may have figured out by now, I’m pretty technologically hopeless. Ebooks are about as familiar to me as, well, Ewoks. For those of you more technologically savvy than I, the folks at Diesel eBook Store just brought to my attention that all of the Pink books are currently for sale on…
Read MoreReading the Historical Romance
As many of you know, Andrea DaRif (aka Cara Elliott) and I are teaching a seminar together at Yale this term, on the origins and development of the Regency romance novel from its inception in Austen to the more outre offshoots of the genre today. We are having an absolute ball. For those who are…
Read MoreLady Jane's Salon– Monday!
New York’s only romance reading series is now one year old! To be honest, I never thought it would take– but it did, and in a big and wonderful way. I’ve written a piece about the first year of Lady Jane here, on Lady Jane’s website. On Monday, as part of Lady Jane’s birthday celebration,…
Read MoreThe Importance of Being Austen
Yesterday, Cara Elliott and I conducted a class on Austen’s Northanger Abbey as part of the seminar on the Regency Romance Novel we’re teaching together this spring. Re-reading the book in preparation for the class reminded me of how many of my favorite lines are crammed into that one little book. You have Austen on…
Read MoreA Plethora of Pink
Jessica just totally made my weekend with this picture from the Champaign Borders: No one expects the Pink Invasion….
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you all a happy, hearty (and heartburn-free) Thanksgiving!
Read More101 Best Websites for Writers
For you aspiring writers out there, Writer’s Digest has posted its annual round-up of the 101 best internet resources for writers, broken up into Agent Blogs, Writing Communities, Publishing Resources, Jobs and Markets, Creativity and Challenges, Genres/Niches, General Resources, and Fun for Writers. Happy writing!
Read MoreHappy Coronation Day, King George!
Amanda McCabe’s post on Risky Regencies today reminded me that this is the 248th anniversary of the coronation of George III, which took place on September 22nd, 1761. Doesn’t he look natty in his coronation robes? I’ve taken a proprietary interest in the much-afflicted monarch ever since he played a crucial supporting role in The…
Read MoreFor Aspiring Writers
If you have a manuscript tucked away at the back of your desk, just awaiting the opportunity to catch the right editor’s eye, this might be your chance. Dorchester Publishing is holding a competition for all the unpublished romance writers in the land– at least the over eighteen ones, that is. If you’re under eighteen,…
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