Weekly Reading Round-Up
Right now, most of my books are in boxes (so many boxes!), but I managed to sneak a few out to keep me company this week while I’ve been packing. — Jen Lancaster, Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult’s Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It’s Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to…
Read MoreCalifornia in July
This summer, I’m making one of my rare jaunts out to the far coast. I don’t have the exact details yet, but it looks like I’ll be making three appearances in Southern California in July: — signing at the big group signing at the RWA conference in Anaheim on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 25;…
Read MorePrettiness
Check out this Artist’s Trading Card that Caroline made for The Secret History of the Pink Carnation! You can read all about the creative process here. Do you have Pink artwork to share? Send it to me and I’ll post it here on the News page. p.s. On an entirely unrelated note, Writing Wednesdays starts…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Miss Gwen's Novel
I usually don’t share bits from Works in Progress until they’re no longer in progress– partly because I’m never entirely sure it’s really going to turn into a book until it’s done and partly because I never know what I’m going to change or cut during the editorial phases. But this time, I just couldn’t…
Read MoreIf You Like….
For obvious reasons, I have weddings on the brain right now. But they do provide good literary fodder, too, particularly for madcap comedy (it helps if you view it all as comedy, no?). So, if you like fiction about weddings, you’ll probably like…. — Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks. My absolute favorite, wedding-themed novel. Sheer,…
Read MoreSunday Closet Clear Out
The attempt to weed out my bookshelves pre-move continues. This Sunday, I’m giving away six books, of the chick lit and historical fiction extraction. Just email me if you’d like one! It’s strictly first come, first serve. Here’s this week’s haul:
Read MoreAusten's Afterlife– Tomorrow!
For those of you in the Boston area, I’ll be speaking tomorrow at the monthly meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Massachusetts branch. The topic of my talk is Austen’s Accidental Afterlife: Jane and her Regency World in Modern Fiction. The event is free for JASNA-MA members, $5 for non-members. For more…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
It’s a short list for me this week (I’ve been busy wrestling with Miss Gwen, who isn’t going gently into her book). Here’s what I’ve been reading: — Gay Daly, Pre-Raphaelites in Love. This began as research, but turned into reading as pleasure. (Right now, the plan is for the next non-Pink book to take…
Read MoreOverseas Winner!
The winner of the copy of Overseas is… … Celia, of Comment #4! Congrats, Celia! If you email me with your info, I’ll pass it on to Beatriz. Huge thanks to Beatriz Williams for her generosity in sharing her time and her wonderful stories! To learn more, visit her at her website, www.beatrizwilliams.com. Happy reading!
Read MoreWebinar– Tomorrow!
I’m teaching my first ever seminar for Writer’s Digest University, The Ins and Outs of Writing a Series, tomorrow at 1:00. There’s still time to register! I’ll be talking about different types of series, world-building, character development, and how to know when enough is enough, among other things. The program runs for an hour and…
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