Book covers are very important in the marketing of one’s books. Coming across as attractive is only part of the process. If you see a fantasy cover, that’s what you think of first. If you see that cover on a cookbook, you’d probably have raised eyebrows and be wondering what was happening. So, yes, you… Read the full blog post …
I’m not sure exactly when I decided to become a writer. I had been doing five minute Bible talks for nearly thirty years that consisted of taking about an hour’s worth of information and condensing it into a nutshell. But doing stories or entire books would be doing just the opposite: taking a kernel of… Read the full blog post …
August 3, 2020, I did a post with the first half of Chapter I of Elizabeth Bennet’s Bad Days. My apologies that I’ve been so long in getting more of this story done. August was when I had just gotten to Illinois and moved into my daughter’s house until I could get a bit done… Read the full blog post …
Before Darcy Chooses was just a gleam in my eye, I wrote two Prequels to the main novel: Attending a Ball and Darcy and Bingley. And what is a prequel? Prequels are short stories or novelettes that introduce a future novel. In the case of Attending a Ball and Darcy and Bingley, they both ended in a coach accident that involved Darcy, Elizabeth,… Read the full blog post …
This particular novella is one of the shorter books I’ve done. Why? Because this particular one had much more angst than any other I had written. I even cried as I wrote part of it. I could have expanded it, however, I didn’t want my readers exhausted by the end of it. I endeavored to… Read the full blog post …
Recently I started work on Elizabeth Bennet’s Bad Days. I had been writing Song of Pemberley but need more time to work out the plot, and Bad Days is coming more easily. Please know that this first chapter may become two or have more added to it. However, I will say this, I loved writing… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Gianna Thomas‘s “Elizabeth’s Choice Revisited” Giveaway. Robin G., JanisB, and Kim Vizzini will each receive a copy of Ms. Thomas‘s Elizabeth’s Choice. Winners in the United States will receive Kindle books, and winners abroad will receive secured PDF copies. Congratulations, Ladies. Please contact Regina Jeffers,… Read the full blog post …
When I first thought of doing a sequel to Darcy Chooses, I knew there would be a lot of research to be done. I wanted them to honeymoon in Ireland, but I knew very little about the Emerald Isle. I also needed to figure out how to have them travel more quickly than normal as… Read the full blog post …
The word lady is a term of respect for a girl or woman, the equivalent of lord. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, now it may refer to any adult woman. Informal use of this word is sometimes euphemistic or, in American slang, condescending. Wikipedia When growing up, I… Read the full blog post …
Oh, my! It’s time for my post again, and I had to really think about what I wanted to write about. Darcy Chooses was my first novel, and there was a chapter that included a fire that summer when there had been no rain for a considerable time in Derbyshire. One of my readers was… Read the full blog post …
Humor defined: the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech. i.e. “his tales are full of humor” a mood or state of mind. i.e. “her good humor vanished” Down through our years, we have good days, mediocre ones, or horrible ones—which we hope are few. In looking back at some… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Gianna Thomas‘s “Darcy Vs Collection” Giveaway. Pam Hunter and Leslie Waters will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Thomas‘s Darcy Vs Collection. Congratulations, Ladies. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway rules on Austen Authors, all prizes… Read the full blog post …
This month, I thought I’d give away two copies of The Darcy Vs Collection. Comment below for an entry. And I’m also doing a double offer. Even if you are not a winner, you will find that the Darcy Vs Collection is on Amazon at half price through October 15th. In the meantime, enjoy an excerpt… Read the full blog post …
