Modernizing Austen Characters

(Crossposted from Stories from the Past) I previously wrote about how many of the themes Jane Austen explored in her novels are universal, even 200 years later. Similarly, Austen wrote characters who are still familiar to us today. They may … Read More

November 15, 2014: A Straight Line to the Real Orange County Book Club is a Zed

My mother-in-law’s name is Julia, and we named our very bossy GPS after her nickname in her language: Yulka. Most of the time, Yulka comes in handy. We have to trick her every once in a while when we want … Read More

Modernizing Austen Themes

category K C Kahler, Writing 0

(Crossposted from My Love for Jane Austen) Jane Austen explored universal themes that still resonate with readers today. As a result, her novels lend themselves to interesting and imaginative modernizations. Sure, Regency England was a lot different, but in modern … Read More

Talking About: Boots & Backpacks

Boots & Backpacks is now available on Kindle and in paperback from Amazon.  The Kindle version was published on October 30th and just finished a successful Blog Tour. Here’s what some reviewers had to say: …Great writing, avoiding the clichés, … Read More

The Muse Blog Tour, Dec 1-15

The Muse, by Jessica Evans starts it’s blog tour on December 1st.  Follow the tour to read excerpts from the book, read reviews, learn more about Jessica, and participate in giveaways of the book. This is Ms Evans’ first published … Read More

The Characters Took Over the Story

“The characters took over the story.” When I hear authors say this I smile and nod. I suppose it sounds strange, and maybe a little ludicrous, to those who don’t write. I admit that fictional creations from one’s own imagination … Read More

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