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Dolly Parton and Me
Dolly Parton once gave me a private concert and made me a sandwich. True story. In 1999 I was a young screenwriter in an exciting phase of my career (before I turned to writing books). An executive at CBS was looking for the right person to write the script for a TV movie based…
Read MoreMy Magical PBS SANDITON Lawn Party & Screening Event!
I enjoyed the most thrilling evening sponsored by PBS and Masterpiece Theater to celebrate Season 2 of SANDITON, their most popular TV series. I’m giving away SWAG from the event, so keep reading to learn how to enter! SANDITON is a British historical drama television series inspired by an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen,…
Read MoreWhat Inspired “The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen”?
Hello dear readers! My writing inspirations have often come from unexpected places. Such was the case for The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen. Who would have thought that re-watching two of my favorite films, Shakespeare in Love and Emma Thompson’s version of Sense and Sensibility would trigger my desire to create a story around a…
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