by Diane Morris | Apr 28, 2016 | Jane Austen, Regency Research
My husband, Peter, took this photo of llamas when he approached the top of Mount LeConte after hiking up the Trillium Gap trail. (On the Great Smoky Mountains National Park map, Mount LeConte can be found pretty much due north of the word...
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 | Jan 14, 2016 | Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing
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...
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...
