Weekly Reading Round-Up
I’ve been reading The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson (yep, the same one who wrote the Mapp & Lucia novels– who knew?). They are excellent. They remind me a lot of one of my old favorites,
Read MoreA Garden of Verse: Contest Winners!
May I just say again how much I loved these contest entries? Forget Augustus, the Pink Carnation should have put all of you on the payroll. In fact, I loved them so much that, as Queen of this site, I arrived at an arbitrary decision: everyone who entered deserves a prize. Unfortunately, I don’t have…
Read MoreAuthor Tour(s)
There is a lot of roaming around in my future. Mistletoe comes out in paperback on November 1 and The Garden Intrigue makes its debut on February 16th. I’ll be taking to the road for both of these. For Mistletoe, you can find me in NYC (with Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn!) on November 1;…
Read MoreIf You Like….
If you like ghost stories, you’ll probably like…. — those old Hitchcock-branded anthologies of classic ghost stories, like Haunted Houseful, Ghostly Gallery, Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense, and so on (anyone else remember those?); — The Uninvited, possibly my favorite haunted house movie (Cornwall, cliff, ghost– how can you go wrong?); — pretty much…
Read MoreOn Contest Etiquette
It seems a bit late to change the rules for this contest, but, in the future, we’ll be adhering to a strict “if you vote, you must vote for three items” rule. The reason for this? To try to make sure that those who vote look at all the entries and give everyone a fair…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
On my pile for this weekend? Jane Austen Made Me Do It! I’m very excited to finally have the chance to read all the other stories. Previously read this week: — Jennifer Crusie, Don’t Look Down. I’ve been hoarding this one for a while, saving it for a rainy day. Cruisie’s snappy humor and delightfully…
Read MoreContest #2: The Poems!
Huge thanks to everyone who rushed to Augustus’ assistance in crafting a verse or two! Gentle reader, you have a veritable garden of verse awaiting you, ranging from odes to limericks to haiku (in Japanese! sadly, I couldn’t get the kanji into the post, so we have it in translation). As you can imagine, Augustus…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Jane Austen Made Me Do It
Jane Austen Made Me Do It, an Austen-inspired short story anthology, arrives in stores today! In honor of the JAMMDI release, I’ve posted some Q&A I did for the JAMMDI “extra” portions below. Q. How did Jane Austen make you do it? What inspired you to join this anthology? Really, Laurel Ann Nattress made me…
Read MoreIf You Like….
In honor of the release of Jane Austen Made Me Do It tomorrow, I decree this a special Jane Austen-themed “if you like”. If you like modernizations of Austen stories, you’ll probably like: — Melissa Nathan’s Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field and Persuading Annie; — the movie, Clueless (aka Emma in LA); — Shannon Hale’s…
Read MoreGarden Intrigue Contest #2: Poetry!
Tragedy! In the midst of his latest ode, Augustus Whittlesby has broken his quill. For some strange reason, no one appears willing to lend him another. Will you help a pen-less poet? Your task, should you choose to accept it, is this: write a few lines of verse for Augustus. Your verses can be on…
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