Eye Contact: A Cover Story
category All the Things I Know, Audrey Ryan, Cover, Inspired, New Realease
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I’m usually a big proponent of showing faces on covers. It’s about the eye contact.
Looking at the Clues: A Cover Story
category Catherine Lodge, Cover, Fair Stands the Wind
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A well-done fiction book cover does many things at the same time. It attracts the designated customer base. It gives readers an idea of what’s between the covers while keeping its plot twist secrets. It informs the reader of the … Read More
Interview with Linda Beutler: Come Join the Snark Side
Linda Beutler recently let me interview her and discuss one of the many characteristics of her writing, her sense of humor. Anyone who has read her books knows it’s a necessary ingredient in her writing. Like Elizabeth Bennet, I dearly … Read More
Sneak Peek to a Work in Progress by Linda Beutler
category Excerpt, Guest Post, Linda Beutler, Not A Moment's Peace, Short Story, Work in Progress, Writing
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Work in Progress: Not a Moment’s Peace, Pride and Prejudice in the Style of P.G. Wodehouseby Linda BeutlerOnce upon a time, during a pleasant evening in the chat room at the Meryton Literary Society, the regular gentleman member (a.k.a. the … Read More
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a review (two stars)
category Linda Beutler, Pride and Prejudice, Review
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It is only right to begin with a few disclaimers. First, I—and members of the Southwest Washington–Northwest Oregon regional chapter of JASNA—was invited to a free screening of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”, tonight (1-13-2016). Second, I have not read … Read More
Let’s Have a Ball!
category Jane Austen, JaneWithATwist, Linda Beutler, Pride and Prejudice, Regency
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Dateline Netherfield Park, 26 November 2015 or 1811 But what to serve your guests!? It hinges upon, one supposes, just how intoxicated you want them to become? On a cold night, we might at least serve negus to warm and … Read More