Here are some musings on Mary Wollstonecraft, who was a pioneering writer and advocate for women's rights. Her works, particularly A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, laid the groundwork for modern feminism. Her critiques on education, gender roles, and marriage resonate in the novels of Jane Austen, highlighting strong, intelligent heroines who challenge societal norms and pursue personal agency.

The thing I want to talk about is what the racebent casting criticisms of Persuasion, Hamilton, Bridgerton, Sanditon, Mr. Malcolm’s List, and many others have in common – they are often racist dog whistles, upholding a long tradition of gatekeeping in the community and continuing white supremacy.

I’ve tried to write every day for the past week but I’m completely empty. Not just this blog post, but also my second novel for which I just received the developmental edit letter from the world’s best Dev-Editor.

Hello Friends! April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. So, as your resident ultra-feminist, I would like to take my time this month to talk about how Jane Austen inserted themes of women’s empowerment and sexual violence into her novels and why the things she talked about over 200 years ago are still relevant.

How many times have you heard someone say that romance novels aren’t “real books?” Fantasy is fine, mystery and sci-fi is fine, but romance is “drivel.” It’s because romance is mostly the domain of women writers and women readers. Period.

Read essays from BIPOC creators about the history of racism and microaggressions in historical literature as well as the lasting legacy this history has left for today.

Whether you say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Hanukkah Sameach, Eid Mubarak, Blessed Yule, or Bah Humbug, I hope you and yours enjoy this time of renewal and celebration.

Enter for a chance to win some great Jane Austen mercy from the Austen Author’s group!

I’m super excited to showcase an excerpt from my upcoming debut novel, Reputation, An Easy Thing to Lose. Enjoy!

Increased ease of making a website dedicated to your favorite fandom has some authors crying foul. But is Fanfiction new? Will the increased number of Fanfiction writers and internet spaces dedicated to the distribution of such stories kill traditional publishing and stifle original creation?

Fellow Austen Authors, Corrie Garrett and EM Storm-Smith, got to talk about writing, publishing, Jane Austen, and Corrie's newest Release - From London with Loyalty - out on Amazon September 30, 2021

You know that feeling when you have been working on something for forever and think it’s perfect, then another person causally, within seconds of looking at it, finds the flaw you never could focus on?

How do you describe the process of making art to someone? Since I decided to publish my books, I’ve been asked by a lot of people, “How do you write a book? Where do you get your ideas? What’s the first step?” And the real answer is – Hell if I know!

So, I’ve written my book. But what do I do next? When I started this journey more than five years ago now, I thought that the hardest part would be fining 100K+ words to put down in a row that told something of a coherent story. I’ve since found out that writing the book was the easy part.

Have you ever been blindsided by something? Like absolutely blindsided, no warning, did not even know to ask the question before it hit you in the face like a train. No? Well, I’m glad for you. Yes? I’m so sorry. So, this is my story about how a simple Facebook post with my new company logo fell victim to Godwin's law.

It all began with a stolen book.