Jane Austen’s Guide to Good Manners – Compliments, Charades & Horrible Blunders, by Josephine Ross For those of us who write regency period books or just want the skinny on all things Jane Austen, this is a handy reference! It’s short – only a bare 133 pages, including romantic-Austenesque illustrations by Henrietta Webb. The writing …
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I am completing a historical romance, set in the regency English countryside with another book in the planning stages. I hope to have one of my books published soon, and, other than screaming the news to my patient husband, this will be the first place I announce the upcoming publication, once that dream becomes a …
When I was seven, the woman who had raised my mother died, leaving Mom the 1830s Greek Revival in upstate New York that she had inherited about 1910. Built as a wedding present, the house was in our family from about 1900 to the early 70s. Mom took me and one of my brothers to …
I was nine or ten when I stumbled upon Patricia Clapp’s Jane-Emily in the bookshop. The story centers around nine-year-old Jane, who spends the summer at her grandmother’s with her young adult aunt, Louisa. There are paranormal elements, though we didn’t use that term back then, and a very innocent romance, set in the early …
Our Giberian Shepsky, Tala is always at my feet when I’m writing. In fact, she’s nearly always at my feet full stop. This is Taly kicking back after taking a break from writing to play ball; her favorite is our son’s old soccer ball. Giberian Shepsky isn’t an official breed – you won’t find them …
Celebrity Typewriters Came across this article on collections of typewriters previously owned by celebrities of the word and the stage.
I found this cool article from the BBC on why to use a typewriter. My mother long ago discarded the antique portable that had belonged to my grandmother. Today I miss that old typewriter. While not as sturdy as my old Royal upright, it was lighter weight – sort of – and still provided that …
I found a cool site with some interesting info on the Royal typewriter model 10, which is what I have. Check out the Virtual Typewriter Museum for info on this and other makes of antique typewriters. While I love mine for sentimental reasons, using these oldies is a tough job; the keys are far apart (at …
I wrote my first full length book on my old Royal when I was nine or ten. My brother gave me this old girl; he knew I loved old things with lots of buttons to push (remember those old cash registers?), so he picked it up at an antique shop back in the very early …