by Diane Morris | Mar 23, 2017 | Anne de Bourgh, Medicine
I keep track of the questions that bring readers and other curious parties to my website. A surprising number of people are interested in Anne de Bourgh’s inheritance, a scheme which I outlined in a 2014 blog post. A 2015 blog post considered Anne’s...
by Diane Morris | Feb 25, 2016 | Anne de Bourgh, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing
Having had great success with the designers at CreateSpace, who developed the cover for my new novel, Cousin Anne, I decided it was time to make some changes to my first book, Rosings Park. I added a discussion section for readers and hired the CreateSpace design team...
by Diane Morris | Feb 11, 2016 | Anne de Bourgh, Pride and Prejudice, Writing
Following on my previous blog post about Anne de Bourgh, I wish to address a quirky topic. Who controls the story? The writer or the characters? My first introduction to the idea that characters were in control of their stories occurred some twenty-five or thirty...
by Diane Morris | Jan 28, 2016 | Anne de Bourgh, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Writing
My new novel about Anne de Bourgh is nearly live—it’s being processed by Amazon for both its website and Kindle store as I write. Today seems like a good day to write about this fairly minor character in Jane Austen’s popular novel Pride and Prejudice. One...
by Diane Morris | Dec 30, 2015 | Anne de Bourgh, Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
My new novel, Cousin Anne, is due out in January — a new novel for a new year. The book’s cover is shown at right. Cousin Anne is a prequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The story focuses on three characters from Austen’s most popular...
by Diane Morris | Dec 10, 2015 | Anne de Bourgh, Jane Austen, Marriage, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
Have you ever wondered about arranged marriages? It must be awkward to build a life with someone you barely know or don’t like. It must be trying to submit to duty, especially if your heart lies elsewhere. In Jane Austen’s day arranged marriages were still common,...
