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How to Spread Your Wings

If someone had asked me how to spread your wings a couple years ago, I would have had no idea how to answer them. One of the most painful things to do as a writer, or maybe it’s just me as an introvert, is to move out of an established comfort zone. This year has…

Growing Things

We moved to a new house this spring. We inherited citrus and almond trees. We planted a berry patch and a grape arbor. We have space for a garden. Life hasn’t been boring. There’s always something that needs done. Some of our plants have done better than others. Finding that right mix of fertilizer, water,…

Sweet Temptation 03

Once a month, Bria Quinlan and Alexia Reed host a bunch of authors who get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don’t have to be published to participate–just be a writer with an excerpt you’d like to share. For more info on…

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Regency Resource Page Updated

I spent some time this morning updating and fixing bad links on my Regency Resource page. I pruned out some duplicate links as well. I tried to find new hosts for dead links, but turned to the Wayback Machine for many others. As I add Regency topics to the blog, I want to consolidate the…

Sweet Temptation 02

Once a month, Bria Quinlan and Alexia Reed host a bunch of authors who get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don’t have to be published to participate–just be a writer with an excerpt you’d like to share. For more info on…

Sweet Temptation 01

Once a month, Bria Quinlan and Alexia Reed host a bunch of authors who get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don’t have to be published to participate–just be a writer with an excerpt you’d like to share. For more info on…

A Regency lady, riding side-saddle or aside.
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Regency Era Horse Sense

Writing and Horses In a previous Regency Resource post, I briefly introduced different modes of transportation in the Regency Era. One mode that crossed class boundaries was the horse. From pleasure and sport riding among the nobility to the working horses pulling carts and wagons for the working class, it’s easy for modern authors to…

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!

First off I’d like to wish you and yours a Happy and Prosperous New Year! 2010 Recap I accomplished 28 of my 48 stated goals for 2010. Now while 58% doesn’t sound that great, when I consider everything that went on in 2010 including losing three months to essentially homeschooling the boy and dealing with…

Excerpt Monday: Take 17

Once a month, Bria Quinlan and Alexia Reed host a bunch of authors who get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don’t have to be published to participate–just be a writer with an excerpt you’d like to share. For more info on…

Holiday Madness

You thought the holidays were crazy all on their own? Try adding house hunting in the mix. Our current lease is up at the end of the year and we started looking mid-November and quickly found a house, only to have to go under contract before we could turn in our loan paperwork during the…