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I have a brand new Pride and Prejudice novella ebook! It's called A Hopeful Holiday and it imagines a resolution for Darcy and Elizabeth...

I'm looking for a few good readers...and reviewers. Is your Goodreads to-read shelf filled with JAFF or do people follow your JAFF...

Several years ago, I wrote a few scenes just for fun, and I recently set to work on them to see if they could be expanded. Long story...

All the writing advice out there discuss the importance of that opening line—that hook—that gets your potential reader to sit down, pay...

My first drafts tend to be long. Way too long. I've gotten better at trusting readers to know what I mean without hitting them over the...

Have you read a JAFF where a character lays out 5 shillings to buy a yard of muslin, or pays off £1,000 in gambling debts, or tips a servant

I’m often asked how much research I do for my books. The answer falls somewhere between a lot and too much! I have strong opinions about...

You just finished a great book. It was riveting, engaging, unique. The witty dialogue, the well-developed characters, the vivid...