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Those Who Influenced Jane Austen: March 7, 2024
While continuing to explore and analyze Jane Austen's novel, Northanger Abbey, I wrote about those who influenced her work. See the Jane...
Mindy Killgrove
May 9, 20241 min read


Austen-Bronte Reader Series: Embarking Upon a Grand Adventure: March 1, 2024
Join my friends over at the Jane Austen Summer Program and Jane Austen & Co. by reading (again or for the very first time) Jane Austen's...
Mindy Killgrove
May 9, 20241 min read


Janeite Spotlight: The Jane Austen Summer Program: February 21, 2024
I had the privilege of conducting an interview with my friends over at the Jane Austen Summer Program. Read all about it here.
Mindy Killgrove
May 9, 20241 min read


How to Host Your Own Cozy Mystery Party this Holiday Season
Step One: Find your inspiration. When I sat down and started writing book six in the Buenaventura Beach Mystery Series, Habanero Swigs and Hurricane Force Winds , I knew I wanted to use this story as the foundation for a murder mystery party. Because that was my intention, I created three possible conclusions. While I could have used just one—the one I liked best—when publishing the book, I decided to include them all. In this way, readers get to choose their own ending. Ste


20 Ways to Engage and Encourage Participation on Social Media Outlets
The best way to engage readers and encourage others to participate while posting on social media is to consider the audience and create...


Indie Author's Guidebook: What to Do About Reader Magnets
A reader magnet is a book that an author gives away for free with the hope that the reader will enjoy it enough to recommend it to...


How to Host Your Own Cozy Mystery Party this Holiday Season
Step One: Find your inspiration. When I sat down and started writing book six in the Buenaventura Beach Mystery Series, Habanero Swigs and Hurricane Force Winds , I knew I wanted to use this story as the foundation for a murder mystery party. Because that was my intention, I created three possible conclusions. While I could have used just one—the one I liked best—when publishing the book, I decided to include them all. In this way, readers get to choose their own ending. Ste


20 Ways to Engage and Encourage Participation on Social Media Outlets
The best way to engage readers and encourage others to participate while posting on social media is to consider the audience and create...


Indie Author's Guidebook: What to Do About Reader Magnets
A reader magnet is a book that an author gives away for free with the hope that the reader will enjoy it enough to recommend it to...
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