Regency Promenade – Elizabeth Billington – by Nancy Mayer
Regency Promenade is written every month by Nancy Mayer, Regency researcher extraordinaire.
The Quizzing Glass Blog
TBM Forum: Working on the Web Round-Up
In the Working on the Web section of the myRWA forums this month can be found an article on the blog feature which makes it easy for a blogger to capture statistics on the number of readers of each of their blog posts. That same feature also enables bloggers to present a tighter and more…
The "Expunger of Naughtiness" — Thomas Bowdler
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: I must admit, I purloined that delicious phrase from the title of a brief article in The Republican, written by Richard Carlile, about Thomas Bowlder. In fact, it is a very apt description of what he did to some well-known books. His expunged editions of various books remained popular…
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
A Review By Cheryl Bolen Do authors feel obligated to provide positive reviews of the work of other authors, or do they feel a stronger obligation to be honest about their opinion of the book they have just read? Find out for yourself as you read Cheryl Bolen’s review of the one and only biography…
New Book Releases September 2012 from authors at The Beau Monde
New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.
Standing out from the Slush Pile by Cheryl Bolen
Some years ago, Cheryl Bolen spent some time talking to three authors and their editor who shared their suggestions on how to distinguish your work from all the other submissions which flood into every publisher. Though this article was originally published five years ago, much of the advice it contains is still relevant today, and…
Addressing Younger Sons of the Peerage
by Ann Lethbridge Yes, pesky titles. I know I should have this down pat by now. But I started a book several years ago, and lo and behold the darn hero was the second son of a duke. Not the heir. Now there are all kinds of pitfalls with Dukes, not just what you call…
News of the Weird, Regency Edition by Allison Lane
Many modern newspapers carry a column titled News of the Weird. But weird behavior is not just a modern phenomenon. Below are some of my favorite Regency oddities:
Alison Stuart ~ Featured Author Post
Award winning Australian author Alison Stuart always wanted to be a writer. As a teenager she scribbled turgid historical novels in shorthand notebooks, some of which are still in existence. Only when she dislocated a shoulder in a skiing accident, which left her stranded in a snow bound chalet in the Australian Alps with nothing…
The Flintlock, the Pistol, and the Shotgun of the Regency by Donna Hatch
In my Regency Romance, The Guise of a Gentleman, my Regency lady faced down a group of bad guys. Since I’d done my research, I knew if she were to defend the man and boy they were trying to kill, she’d only be able to get off one shot because of the time and difficulty loading guns. So,…