A lot has been going on lately. Beautiful Abomination got shortlisted for Best Novella in the Sir Julius Vogel awards. I’m preparing for my speech at the… Read more “A nomination, an interview and, a trip”
Author: francesduncanwrites
Am I pretty enough to win the crown?
Remember how I published a book last year? Yeah that one. If you liked it (and I hope you did) you can now nominate it for a… Read more “Am I pretty enough to win the crown?”
Book nerd
Last week I spoke at a conference for English teachers, one book nerd to a classroom of others. Luckily I had a small audience, though ten people… Read more “Book nerd”
Cocktails with Miss Austen
This beautiful thing is now out in the world and I helped make it happen. I contributed a short piece (no where near as witty as some… Read more “Cocktails with Miss Austen”
Cover story
There’s an old maxim to not judge a book by its cover. But let’s be honest, we do. My cover designer, Kate, talked about my latest cover… Read more “Cover story”
Jane Austen at Home
This book could be considered a companion piece to the BBC documentary Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors. “Young people reading Jane Austen for the first time think… Read more “Jane Austen at Home”
Nights End
Nights End, the final in the Nights Champion trilogy, released the first day of Lexicon. I finished reading it the last day of Lexicon. This feels appropriate… Read more “Nights End”
Lexicon 2017
lexicon noun, plural lexica [lek-si-kuh], lexicons. a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew. the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person,etc. inventory or record:… Read more “Lexicon 2017”
A little Austen in your everyday life
I am wondering whether I need a tag line: A little Austen in your everyday life because, whether intentionally or not, she keeps popping up in my… Read more “A little Austen in your everyday life”
The plague
Imagine 19 people in a 5 bedroom home for a long weekend. Imagine these people are related. Now imagine these people one-by-one succumb to the plague. Sounds… Read more “The plague”
