When that blind woman Julie Woods said this on the My Business Stars Podcast last week (https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/my-business-stars/episode-30) I related so hard. Since being diagnosed with Autism and ADHD my life has changed completely....

While watching the 1980’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, a friend commented that it sounds like the Bennet’s are into S&M. Lizzy tells Charlotte her father repays “pain with pleasure”, as they watch him out the window head off to visit Mr Bin...

Julie Woods, that blind woman (don’t worry, that’s how she introduces herself), said something so simple it was profound. “If you make a mistake, pause.” We were on a phone call preparing for an interview on her podcast, My Business Stars (which feat...

Money in Sense and Sensibility: The Dashwoods …four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother’s fortune…” Chapter 2 The reader learns the income of Norland Park – four thousand pounds a year – th...

Lee Welch previously shared with me about her version of Mr Collins. Today she was gracious enough to share about her writing process. [Read to the end for a chance to win a copy of Mr Collins in Love] Your day job is also as a writer. How do you swi...

The Amateur Austenite’s season of Emma is drawing to a close. For our final episode Rachel and I debated our preferred casting for an adaptation of Emma, based off the adaptations we’d discussed. I won’t build tension by starting with the most insign...

A brief overview of the Emma webseries we discussed on The Amateur Austenite Podcast from best to worst. Title: The Emma Agenda Details: 2017, 2 hours (60 videos), University Verdict: Even with low budget & sound issues, this felt genuine with em...

Lee Welch is a fantasy/historical romance writer based in Wellington. Like most Wellingtonians, she works for the government, but has a role inline with her interests: writing and editing. Mr Collins in Love is her first foray into Austen fiction, an...

Video and audio from Pride and Prejudice 1995 Featuring a (slightly modified) aromantic pride design you can get on a bunch of different items over on Redbubble I spoke on this topic at an Austen meeting, you can read it here

I needed to find a dress for Jane Austen’s birthday party. After a costume store failed, I found a dress hire place. Things didn’t start out great. The internet told me Attire for Hire was in the Johnsonville Mall. It was not. Eventually after circli...