New Book: Members of the Cast by George Beckman

My dad, the greatest dad ever in my humble opinion, has been a tireless cheerleader and encourager of Daughter Dearest (that’s me) since forever — and especially in terms of my personal writing journey. He is always my first reader for my devotional books and always the first to share (and brag) about all my writing projects. Now it’s my...

“Lockdown Lizzies”

Somehow I was quoted in The Sunday Times about Jane Austen! The article is titled, “By Georgian! Needlework and piano keep lockdown Lizzies busy” — how fun is that? Such...

A New Beginning at Chawton Cottage

In my article in Jane Austen’s World this month, I consider the reasons Jane Austen’s writing may have slowed so drastically from 1801-1809 and why she suddenly burst forth with creativity once...