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elizabethdonnebook
Oct 19, 20205 min read
Two Truths and a Lie
a chance to learn more about me, other than just my journey as a writer
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elizabethdonnebook
Oct 5, 20204 min read
What's in a name?
As an author who is choosing names for my characters, I must consider all likely associations which a name may evoke
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elizabethdonnebook
Sep 28, 20203 min read
Revisions: killing the caterpillar
Somewhere in the DNA of your caterpillar is everything it needs to become a butterfly.
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elizabethdonnebook
Sep 21, 20205 min read
My first pitch experience
Even if I fell flat on my face, I would still have learned something that took me one step closer to my goal.
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elizabethdonnebook
Sep 14, 20203 min read
Creating fight scenes
It was important to me that the descriptions accurately reflected the techniques and skill of the wielders of each weapon.
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elizabethdonnebook
Sep 7, 20206 min read
Northanger Abbey: the case for the odd couple
It seems, on the surface, that Henry is quite perfect, and Catherine is lucky to hold his attention.
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elizabethdonnebook
Aug 31, 20201 min read
Favorite Classics: Win a book!
Celebrate the classics!
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elizabethdonnebook
Aug 24, 20204 min read
A real conundrum: What to publish first?
The question is which genre to tackle first...
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elizabethdonnebook
Aug 17, 20203 min read
Ten settings in my series
Our reluctant hero traverses the countryside and enters cities he never could have imagined during all his years in his mountain home.
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elizabethdonnebook
Aug 12, 20205 min read
Life is what happens when you're making other plans
When we woke up, we had no idea it was coming...
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elizabethdonnebook
Aug 3, 20206 min read
Religion in Mansfield Park
Through the worldly characters of Henry and Mary Crawford, Austen presents an unexpectedly controversial debate.
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elizabethdonnebook
Jul 27, 20205 min read
Guest Blog by Bex Drate: Ten Writing and Publishing Resources
Are you a debut author?Guest blogger Bex Drate has done a lot of the homework for you!
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elizabethdonnebook
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Being a writer in 2020
Why do I continue painting worlds that seem out of touch with our present reality?
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elizabethdonnebook
Jul 13, 20204 min read
Ten favorite characters in my books
They are the ones we like to write about and get excited about when an upcoming scene is going to include them
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elizabethdonnebook
Jul 6, 20203 min read
Writing that last paragraph
It took me two days to write that last paragraph.
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elizabethdonnebook
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Sneak Peek
Here’s your chance to have a peek into my unpublished manuscripts!
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elizabethdonnebook
Jun 22, 20205 min read
The practice of drinking tea
tea-drinking has occurred for an abundance of reasons in every single book I have written thus far
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elizabethdonnebook
Jun 15, 20206 min read
TEN reasons why you should NOT publish your book
maybe this book you’re working on is not destined for print
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elizabethdonnebook
May 25, 20202 min read
Why I write traditional Regency romance
inspired entirely by the talents of Miss Jane Austen
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elizabethdonnebook
May 25, 20204 min read
Jane Austen in the 21st Century
the movie adaptations have gone a long way to bringing Austen’s works to life again
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