I am busy writing my Marquess and Governess story, due next week, and my brain is consumed with the story. I thought you might be curious about what research I’ve done for this story. Most of it has been done as I’m going along. Here are some of the things I’ve researched so far (In [...]
On Tuesday, my friend and fellow Risky Regencies blogger, Amanda McCabe/Laurel McKee talked about the romantic fantasy about reforming the rake, a theme we repeat over and over in our romance novels. This got me thinking about romance heroes, one of my favorite topics. In 2006, I blogged about Romance Heroes and I thought I’d [...]
A couple of weeks ago on one of my loops my friend Cecelia Dowdy mentioned this blog. The blog is one of those supposedly positive articles about romance writing which winds up to be insulting anyway. “You only have to read one. They are all the same.” Oh, yeah???? “These books are admittedly too simply [...]
Today at Risky Regencies I’m celebrating Columbus Day by talking about Regency Explorers…such as they are. There were few winners in exploration during the Regency era. Luckily I have winners to announce today! Sept 30 Winner of my website contest is…Selena of Dallastown. I’ve emailed you, Selena. Email me back at diane@dianegaston.com Last Thursday’s winner [...]
This is the first week my new Undone has been released. In celebration of that fact, I’m giving away one copy of Regency Improprieties. Comment for a chance to win. I’ll announce the winner here on Monday. The Liberation of Miss Finch tells the story of what happened to Claude Mableau, the boy my Three [...]
Today I’m blogging about writing retreats, Regency-style and otherwise. More about my own writing retreat on Thursday. Here is the Villa where Byron stayed in 1816, the Year Without A Summer, when he had a writers retreat with friends Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, Claire Clairemont and John William Polidori. Tomorrow is Release Day for [...]
I thought it was a kick to hear this. One of my favorite sites is abebooks.com, the place I buy most of my out of print research books. You can find any book at abebooks.com. Today, abebooks said that Georgette Heyer outsells J.K. Rowling, Dickens and Patterson. Of course, I suspect it is because most [...]
Here it is! The Valiant Soldier, Beautiful Enemy cover. What do you think of it? I have been waiting and waiting for this cover and now that it is here, I have to say it was worth the wait! Here’s the back cover blurb: A SOLDIER’S SECOND CHANCE Captain Gabriel Deane has known his fair [...]
I’m hard at work on Leo’s Story, my Diamonds of Welbourne Manor-connected book, so this will be a quick post today. This week on Risky Regencies, our commenter/friend Rachel pointed us to a website that reminded me why I love the Regency Period. Look here (but come back!) This is an exhibition currently taking place [...]
On Monday at Risky Regencies, I wrote about my visit to Yale Center for British Art to see the Thomas Lawrence exhibit, a collection of art work seen only once before at the National Portrait Gallery in London. This road trip, a good 6 hours from Washington, DC, was the brainchild of Victoria Hinshaw of [...]
