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When Charlotte Took Up Her Pen…
The sun sets around 4 pm at Haworth Parsonage in November. Charlotte Brontë intends to write a letter, but she must set up her writing desk near the window to make the most of the fading light. If she is… Continue reading
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Letters from Jane Eyre – Now on Kickstarter
Taking a leap of faith… Over a year ago, I came up with the idea of writing a new Jane Rochester mystery and releasing it in the form of physical letters sent through the mail. It’s an ambitious project for… Continue reading
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The Recipient of Secrets and the Fading of the Year
The change of seasons is very subtle where I live, but even here there is the faintest tang of change in the air. Autumn is coming and I couldn’t be more delighted. This is my favorite season, and I don’t… Continue reading
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Sign Up to Receive a Free Short Story
Subscribe here and get access to a free Jane Rochester Story. I’ve completed a new short (quite short) story featuring Jane and Mr. Rochester. This is a standalone tale (no need to read the rest of the series to understand… Continue reading
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In which progress is made on a new Jane Rochester Mystery.
Those of you who enjoy the Jane Rochester Mystery series will be pleased to know that I have been making great progress on the third book. As a writer, I have always tinkered with multiple projects at the same time,… Continue reading
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On Being Done with The Recipient of Secrets
“I think I’m done with writing.” “Oh really? Again?” I had been contemplating for some time the dreaded conclusion that it was no longer in me to write a novel to completion. I had a long list of reasons for… Continue reading
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Writing about Blindness
When I decided to write about Mr. Rochester, post–Jane Eyre, I realized I was going to have write about a blind man. This is not something I have much real life experience with and must often draw on my imagination… Continue reading
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What you might have noticed in The Hour of Fatality…
…if you are a big Charlotte Brontë fan. Part of the reason I started writing a book with Jane Eyre as the protagonist is because I had spent so much time re-reading Brontë’s books for my own entertainment that I… Continue reading
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A Christmas Frost is now available
I’m happy to say that I finished this story by December! I enjoy short stories, and I’m delighted to complete this at the right time of year. (More or less.) It took a bit longer than I thought, but because… Continue reading
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More from the Recipient of Secrets
Progress is slowly happening on Jane Rochester’s next mystery. Here’s a little of what’s to come. The high distant moor, burnished with the tawny hues of the end of summer, reached to the horizon’s edge. Six-and-thirty hours in the carriage… Continue reading
LeAnne McKinley 