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Articles about the business of writing Regency novels

December’s Monthly Tea: Six Writing Productivity Myths
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December’s Monthly Tea: Six Writing Productivity Myths

  Join us on December 14 at 2 pm EST for a members-only talk on all things about setting productivity goals for 2024! (Be sure to SAVE YOUR SPOT via the button below!) When we struggle with productivity, we often find ourselves asking why any one particular method won’t work for us. Or why we aren’t more…

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Balancing Research and Imaginative Creativity in Historical Fiction

  Mark your calendar! Our September Monthly Tea is this Friday, September 22, at 2pm ET (5 pm PT). Whether you write romance, mystery, fantasy, or some other subgenre of historical fiction, knowing when to stop researching and start writing is crucial to getting your novel on the page. In this talk, author and translator…

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Featured Member for July: Bill Haggart

QG: When did you first get hooked (and what hooked you) on the Regency era? From an early age, I loved reading about the Napoleonic Wars, laying a foundation for my later love affair with the Regency period. The 1995 Pride & Prejudice and then reading Austen’s novel hooked me. From that point, I read all…

The RFW Conference is Coming!
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The RFW Conference is Coming!

  2023 Regency Fiction Writers Virtual Conference “Navigating the Regency Era One Story at a Time”  July 13-15, 2023 Hello! On behalf of the RFW Board of Directors, we’re thrilled to officially announce our 3rd annual Regency Fiction Writers conference, “2023 RFW Virtual Conference: Navigating the Regency Era One Story at a Time.” It will…

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If You Liked These Popular Regency Romance Novels, Read These Historical Non-Fiction Books

By Katherine Grant One of the reasons I love reading Regency romance novels is the opportunity to learn something new. As a history nerd, I often find a topic mentioned in passing and dive deep into a research rabbit hole to find out more. That’s how I have become an “expert” in things as diverse…

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Today Regency Fiction Writers (RFW) is One Year Old!

To my fellow members of RFW, It is October 1st. One year ago, RFW was formed. I just want to take a moment to thank you all for making this day happen, the first anniversary of our international organization Regency Fiction Writers. It takes boldness and faith and perseverance to do something new, to break…

Promo image for the 2021 Silent Auction. All details are in the body of this post.
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RFW 2021 Annual Silent Auction

Bidding opened on July 2nd for the 2021 RFW online auction! More than 100 donations are offered, and your final bid is your final price, as the generous donors have agreed to pay for shipping. The selection of research books is the best ever. In addition to books donated by our members, about 30 books…

A navy blue enamel pin in the shape of an open book, with gold lettering that reads 'Regency Fiction Writers' on the left page and '2021 Conference' below a gold silhouette of Jane Austen in a white oval on the right page.
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2021 Conference Registration Closes July 15th!

Regency Fiction Writers 2021 Virtual Conference A Brand New Day – The Many Facets of Regency Fiction July 22 – 24, 2021 The Board of Directors of Regency Fiction Writers invites you to join us for our Annual Conference and SoirĂ©e on July 22-24, 2021. This year’s conference spans three days with twelve workshops focused…

A navy blue enamel pin in the shape of an open book, with gold lettering that reads 'Regency Fiction Writers' on the left page and '2021 Conference' below a gold silhouette of Jane Austen in a white oval on the right page.
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Early-Bird Pricing on 2021 Conference Registration Ends June 21st!

Regency Fiction Writers 2021 Virtual Conference A Brand New Day – The Many Facets of Regency Fiction July 22 – 24, 2021 The Board of Directors of Regency Fiction Writers hopes you will consider joining us for our Annual Conference and SoirĂ©e on July 22-24, 2021. This year, we have expanded the conference to three…