And the winner is …
Kira, congratulations! You have won a free download of Ingrid Hahn’s To Win A Lady’s Heart. Thank you, everyone for visiting and participating.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Interesting things that probably don’t have anything to do with writing
Here are a few discoveries from around the web today. First, two of the few remaining seventeenth century houses in London have been given Grade II listings. They’re on Denmark Street in Soho, and would first have been middle class … Continue reading
Posted in Anything but writing, History
Tagged cake stand, Dancing, Dumbarton House, Jane Austen Fan Fiction, JASNA, Sex Pistols, vile commerce
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Debut author Ingrid Hahn visits the Riskies!
Today I’m very excited to welcome debut author Ingrid Hahn to the Riskies with her book To Win a Lady’s Heart. Welcome, Ingrid and congratulations! England, 1811. When John Merrick, the Earl of Corbeau, is caught in a locked storeroom … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Guest, History, Interviews, Regency, Uncategorized
Tagged Contest, Ingrid Hahn, To Win A Lady's Heart
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Self-Help Books and Creativity
How many of you have read and worked with Julia Cameron’s THE ARTISTS WAY? I was introduced to it a long time ago — before I sold my third book (I’m up to twenty) and found it an amazing resource. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
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Ridicules and Riticules
I asked in a reader group what topics people were interested in having covered on blogs these days and got a whole list of things that I’ll be tackling in the coming months, but the one that seemed the most … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, History, Isobel Carr, Regency, Research
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Let’s Talk Food!
Hello, Risky Readers, there’s been a slight change of plans and today you get me again. And I’m also rather late with posting – sorry about that! (I also apologize for any typos in this post; it’s really late here … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Research
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Releases and News
Hello, Risky Readers! I am busy writing the third book in the Sinclair Series. This is Emily and Devon’s story. I’m about 30% in. It’s going about as okay as writing tends to go. I’d say this is the hard … Continue reading
Downton Abbey and Historical Romance
Last night we saw the final episode of Downton Abbey, the most popular drama in the history of PBS and a worldwide hit. Needless to say, Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of Downton Abbey, tied up all the loose … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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“Mothering Sunday” –Perhaps Not What You Think?
If you assumed that the British holiday of “Mothering Sunday” (this coming Sunday) is the equivalent of the American “Mother’s Day”, only celebrated two months sooner, you’d be making a historical mistake that even lots of Brits make. While it may … Continue reading
Posted in Food, History, Holidays, Regency, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Gail Eastwood, holiday history, Mothering Sunday
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Cranford & the Social Aspects of Needlework
I thought for today’s post, I’d elaborate a little on my February post about needlework, and talk about the social aspects of needlework. As any crafter knows, there is an immense satisfaction in gifting your work to your friends and … Continue reading
