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The challenge of historical fiction

The challenge of historical fiction

Image by Mystic Art Design from Pixabay As an author, my genre is Historical Romantic Fiction, specifically Pride & Prejudice variations. As I’ve said in previous posts, I went through a steep learning curve, which is only now levelling off, to a certain degree. I confess to suffering some envy regarding my brother Jann’s apparent ease when it comes to crafting stories. Of course, he’s been writing professionally for more than a decade, while I six years under my belt. Unfortunately, cancer and…

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Only Exceedingly Shy – New Release Announcement

Only Exceedingly Shy – New Release Announcement

As you read in the title, I have a new book that will be available for sale on Thursday, November 16. The book is entitled Only Exceedingly Shy, and will be available on Amazon Kindle, Paperback, and Hardcover, with an audiobook to follow in about March of next year. I would also like to announce a change, as Only Exceedingly Shy will be narrated by the talented Harry Frost! I wish I had a cover to show you, but as usual, I…

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IF Not For the Entail- The final cover reveal and an excerpt

IF Not For the Entail- The final cover reveal and an excerpt

My latest novel, If Not For the Entail, is now available on Amazon. I released the eBook late Saturday evening and am now working on the paperback version. The process, from idea to completion, was not easy, so I’m pleased as punch to get to this point. I pray that my next composition goes a little easier but I suppose that is, for the most part, entirely up to me. I’m pleased with this story. It’s a bit more in-depth…

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A Glimmer of Gold welcomes Gianna Thomas

A Glimmer of Gold welcomes Gianna Thomas

Hello! I am Gianna Thomas, author of several Pride and Prejudice Variations and Regency Romance consisting of The Four Lords’ Saga Series. Is Gianna Thomas my real name? No, it is not, and I’ll tell you why. As a reader, would you appreciate going to a Regency Romance author’s page and finding Children’s coloring books, health books, a couple of cookbooks, a book on how to build a rowboat, some Regency Romance books, and other genres mixed all together? I…

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Back to the tried and true-An excerpt and cover reveal

Back to the tried and true-An excerpt and cover reveal

Christmas 2022 is a matter of history and with New Year’s celebrations coming in a few days, I decided not to tax anyone with anything that might be construed as thought provoking. If you’re like me, the post Christmas let-down has you in cruise control right now and you almost recoil at any task that requires more than a few brain cells to complete. In that vein I present an excerpt from book 5 of my Elizabeth Said, Darcy Said…

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Merry Mischief, Chapter 2

Merry Mischief, Chapter 2

And here we are with the second chapter of Merry Mischief! To read Chapter 1, click here. Chapter 2 Elizabeth had hoped that the sheer power of her will might enable her to withstand the vacuous absurdities of her cleric of a cousin, but unfortunately, she had not accounted for how pointed his attentions toward her would be. That he should act in such a manner despite how he had previously seemed to understand—and accept!—her rejection of his marriage proposal was…

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Tsundere

Tsundere

I will freely admit that I love reading or watching a good tsundere love interest – whether it is the female lead or the male lead – and just wanted to briefly touch upon the type. A tsundere character is a character that initially seems mean, harsh, cold, and/or snobbish – only later to show a warmer and gentler side. Because it is a Japanese term, it is not always easy for English-speaking people to pronounce it, but it is…

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Merry Mischief, a Christmas tale of misunderstanding, redemption and love

Merry Mischief, a Christmas tale of misunderstanding, redemption and love

As promised, here is chapter one of A Glimmer of Gold’s Christmas story. We’ve taken a bit of license with the source material and fashioned a story that begins with some hijinks, continues with misunderstanding and frustration, and concludes with a Christmas miracle, of sorts: Chapter 1 “If you had made the proper choice, I would not be in this position,” Mrs. Bennet said, pausing with her fork in the air to glare at her second eldest daughter. “And I…

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Lydia’s Comeuppance?

Lydia’s Comeuppance?

As some of you know, I am in the midst of writing a series titled Elizabeth Said, Darcy Said, where I take well known portions of Ms. Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and expand on them. Each book tells the story first from Elizabeth’s perspective, then reexamines it from Darcy’s point of view. The first two novellas told the story of Our Dear Couple’s initial meeting at the Meryton Assembly. Books three and four explore Elizabeth’s introduction to Mr. Wickham in…

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The importance of accuracy

The importance of accuracy

I confess. The details in my fiction are open to interpretation by readers, as well as other authors. In my defense, though, my stories are set in a period more than two hundred years in the past, so many of the situations I put my characters into are dreamed up as I write. That is not to say the conversations and actions I thrust these men and women into are made up of whole cloth. Their words and manner of…

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