Monica Fairview, Author

Only four days left until the official launch! Hurray! I've already prepared the champaign bottles, and I'm ready to go! They're predicting balmy, stormy weather for Sunday 30th. I suppose that fits in with a certain part of the novel when our heroine and hero realise to their dismay that "the rain was hurtling down in heavy torrents, and the ground was a treacherous mire of pools and flowing waters." There is another part in the novel when it is raining. Lydia complains that the rain will never end. "I have to agree with you, Lydia," said Mr Bennet, looking up. "I think it very likely that it will continue to rain until the whole world is flooded and we will be forced to ride in an ark. But I wonder if you will be allowed on it?" How would you feel about being the only person on the ark with the Bennet family? If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you still have four days to make the best of the pre-release discounts. The Other Mr Darcy...

In a joint blogcast with my fellow Regency Romance author Elizabeth Hanbury , it’s our great pleasure to welcome historical romance writer Amanda Grange to my blog. Amanda is the author of adventurous historical romances set mainly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She also writes Jane Austen-inspired novels from the heroes' points of view, including the best-selling Mr. Darcy’s Diary and Captain Wentworth’s Diary . Amanda’s new book – Mr. Darcy, Vampyre - is due out from Sourcebooks in August 09. Now without further ado, let’s find out more…. Welcome Amanda! Mr. Darcy, Vampyre sounds very intriguing! Can you tell us a bit about the story? Hi! Thanks for inviting me. Mr Darcy, Vampyre is a Pride and Prejudice sequel with a difference. It starts on Lizzy and Darcy's idyllic wedding day and follows them on their wedding tour where strange and unsettling things start to happen. What inspired you to write Mr. Darcy, Vampyre and how long did you spend researc...

As part of the celebrations for the joint June 30th release of our new books -- THE OTHER MR DARCY and ICE ANGEL -- authors Monica Fairview (that's me, of course) and Elizabeth Hanbury have teamed up to bring you a special announcement and exclusive interview. Best selling author Amanda Grange has a new novel coming out in August. Mr. Darcy, Vampyre is a Pride & Prejudice sequel with a difference! Monica and Elizabeth have conducted an exclusive joint web interview with Amanda. You can read the full interview here or on Elizabeth's blog from 9pm Sunday 21st June. Amanda gives us some fascinating insights into Mr. Darcy, Vampyre and the enduring appeal of Jane Austen’s characters so don’t miss it! To whet your appetite, here’s the Sourcebooks press release for Mr. Darcy, Vampyre SOURCEBOOKS LANDMARK ANNOUNCES NEW MAJOR RELEASE: MR DARCY, VAMPYRE NAPERVILLE, IL (June 10, 2009) — Sourcebooks Landmark, the leading publisher of Jane Austen-related fiction, is excited ...

Just received my copies of the UK edition of The Other Mr Darcy from Robert Hale. Hurray! The book looks very good. I especially like the image on the back cover. Pity I can't just sit down and read it. Too many spoilers, I suspect... The official release date of The Other Mr Darcy is June 30th. For those of you who aren't in the UK, don't forget The Book Depository offers free international shipping, and is still offering a discount. And in the UK, Amazon.co.uk is still offering the pre-publication discount as well as free shipping.

Someone was asking me the other day how long it takes to write a novel. People seem to think a novel is something that just comes to you on the spur of the momet. You sit down, start writing frantically for a few days or weeks, and bingo! There it is. There are some writers who can produce a novel very quickly, within a few weeks. But those are not the majority by any means. I would say they are a very small select group -- and if they can write that way, I certainly envy them. Now it's not that I consider myself a slow writer. I can write quite quickly, once I've started to know the characters, and once the general feel of the novel is clear. But the writing part is only a small segment of what goes into producing a novel. Here's what it's like for me. It's exactly like the process of applying for a new job -- twice. Knowing that if you can't get this job, you can't pay the rent. 1. Sending out applications : You start with several "concepts". You...

Phew! It's been a marathon, but I'm on the last stages of editing my next novel in the Darcy series. Hurray! It will be coming out from Robert Hale in February 2010, and from Sourcebooks in the Spring of 2010. I can't wait to see the book covers. I only feel a novel is really finished when I see the covers, because then I know it's all real, and not a figment of my imagination... (?). For my blog Jane Austen: The Queen Teen? please head out to Historical Romance UK . Monica