Behind the Scenes: Dragon Audiobooks, pt 2
Every adventure has some favorite moments. Share a cup of tea with Ben and me as we chat about some of our fondest memories bringing Jane Austen’s Dragons to audiobooks.
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Behind the Scenes with Dragons, pt 1
There’s more to it than meets the eye. Enjoy a cup of tea with my brilliant narrator Benjamin Fife and I to get a taste of what it takes to put an audiobook together.
Continue reading →Fan-fic vs. “Literature” by Benjamin Fife
A guest post from my awesome narrator Benjamin Fife. A project I’m in the middle of producing, Pemberly: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon has got me thinking. As I’ve told friends and family about the project, I’ve had more than one person respond with “So, it’s basically Fan-Fiction then?” My initial knee-jerk reaction has been, “Well, no, its kind of its own sub-genre called Gas-Lamp Fantasy.” But it made me consider – what makes something fan-fic? Is … Continue reading →
B. Caldwell Creations and Dragons!
I’d love to introduce my friend and fellow Austen and dragon fan, Barbara Caldwell! I’d like to introduce Barbara Caldwell. She’s the wife of my fellow Austen Variations author, the somewhat talented and very funny Jack Caldwell. Barbara is the owner of B. Caldwell Creations and has a line of Austen-inspired jewelry. I am honored to announce that part of that line is jewelry inspired by my Jane Austen’s Dragons series! Tell us a little … Continue reading →
Inspiring A Writer— Laidly Wyrm of Spindleston Heugh
I’m not the only one who enjoys telling a good dragon story– Elizabeth tells the story of Laidly Wyrm of Spindleston Heugh. Last week we talked about how the story of Maud and the Mordiford Dragon shaped the character of Elizabeth Bennet. In thinking about her character, it seemed pretty obvious that she would think about dragons a great deal. She would read about them a lot, fact and fable, and probably, given the … Continue reading →