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

Where Do I Find Inspiration?

I find inspiration in: Stories that I already love: Pride and Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, Sailor Moon. Writing fanfiction has always been easy for me because I get very attached to the characters and worlds from other stories. But … Read More

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