Elizabeth Bennet Made Me Write a Trilogy
Diane Morris | Saturday, April 30th, 2022 | Anne de Bourgh, Disease, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing | No Comments
Nearly everybody has heard of Elizabeth Bennet, the spunky young lady in Jane Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth is so popular that she has her own Wikipedia page, where curious persons can read a detailed analysis of her character. Known for her beauty, charm, and wit, Elizabeth Bennet is a force to be reckoned […]
Read More »Book 1 of My Trilogy Is Live Online
Diane Morris | Monday, April 11th, 2022 | Body-snatchers, Medicine, Publishing, Resurrection Men, Surgery | No Comments
Book 1 of my Surgeon’s Duty trilogy — titled Ravaging the Dead — is live and can be found as both a paperback and a Kindle eBook on Amazon. It can also be found as an eBook on Smashwords. The trilogy tells a tale of body-snatchers and surgeons in Jane Austen’s England. The year is […]
Read More »A Bit of Regency Dash for My Blog
Diane Morris | Thursday, January 24th, 2019 | Publishing, Writing | No Comments
When I first started blogging some five years ago I happened to buy Vic Gatrell’s book City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth-Century London at a local discount bookstore.1 I have never been the same since. Gatrell introduced me to the world of the Regency-era satirical caricacturist. As I began using their works in my blogs, my fascination […]
Read More »Rosings Park: A New Look for My First Book
Diane Morris | Thursday, February 25th, 2016 | Anne de Bourgh, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing | No Comments
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 to develop a new look. The stunning new cover, […]
Read More »Finding a Good Cover Image: An Indie Publisher’s Challenge
Diane Morris | Thursday, January 14th, 2016 | Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing | No Comments
I’m thrilled with the cover for my second novel—Cousin Anne—which is a prequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The cover, shown at left, was designed by a team at CreateSpace. I love its colors, its ornamental border, the faded roses in the background, and the stylish typography. I love the way the image spreads across […]
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