May 15 – May 30, 2025

A Day in A Life of Leisure – The Titled and Entitled

WITH Emily E K Murdoch
Registration Opens:
March 1, 2026!

Registration ends May 25, 2026!

Class Description

Breakfast at ten o’clock in the morning, supper at one o’clock in the morning: it’s perhaps the schedule you’d expect from a teenager today, not a Regency lady.

But when it comes to living a day in the life of the titled and entitled, we have to leave a huge number of our assumptions at the door.

Whether you writing romance and need to know when it would be appropriate to visit a prospective wife and her family, you write mysteries and need to know how often a lady would visit her modiste, or you’re just trying to untangle when afternoon tea was invented (much later than you think!): it’s time to talk personal servants.

If you’ve ever wondered:

  • When a shooting party would go out?
  • Whether a lady would breakfast in bed or downstairs with the family?
  • When a gentleman would visit his club?
  • The difference between a walk, promenade, and outing?

Then this is the course for you.

Over two weeks, USA Today Bestselling Author Emily E K Murdoch will take you through this informative course focusing on the complicated way that the upper crust would navigate their Regency world. This course is designed to be as accessible and intersectional as possible.

She will take you through:

  • Lesson 1: Back to basics: mealtimes and seasonal shifts
  • Lesson 2: A normal day in Town during the Season
  • Lesson 3: A normal day in country in spring/summer
  • Lesson 4: A normal day in the country
  • Lesson 5: Common mistakes and their solutions

BONUS: live Q&A with Emily (questions can be submitted in advance, and the recording will be made available for those unable to attend live).

BONUS: students will gain a 25% coupon at the end of the course for those who want to take Emily’s full, ‘You Can Write More Words’, video based course.

Emily E K Murdoch

About the Instructor

A full-time career novelist, Emily is a USAToday® Bestselling Author with almost 100 books published. She has spoken at the Historical Novel Society Conference 2021 and the Writing Gals Conference October 2022. A triple RONE Award runner up, she has worked for a number of historical organizations, including the National Trust here in England, and has a passion for history and storytelling. In her past life she was the Chief Brand Officer of a healthtech company, but found writing success early and ‘retired’ at thirty. When not writing, Emily is a member of the London Authors’ Club, obsessing over people who haven’t had their story told, and attempting not to buy another sword.

Visit the instructor’s website at www.emilyekmurdoch.com and https://love-writing-start-authoring.teachable.com/p/you-can-write-more-words.

Class Delivery

Class Format

2-WEEK COURSE

Written Lectures: 5 lectures, available as a downloadable PDF
Video Lectures: there will be a Bonus Q&A session at the end of the course
Pictures: Some within the lessons
Audio Files: none

Class Fees

$20 for RFW members
$35 for non-members

Registration Opens:
March 1, 2026!

Registration ends May 25, 2026!

Scholarships are available for members

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