I have been so busy this fall! The Beau Monde, my Regency writers group, disaffiliated from RWA® at the end of September. Since reopening as Regency Fiction Writers (RFW) on October 1st, I haven’t had time to breathe, let alone post here. Today, the new organization stands 359 members strong! So proud of my fellow board members and the efforts to make this process as smooth and practical as possible.
RFW welcomes ALL writers of ALL sub-genres set during the long Regency period (1780 to 1840). So yes, writers of Regency-set historical fiction, Romance, Mystery, Paranormal, Suspense, Thrillers, Horror, and even Fantasy [thanks to authors like Naomi Novik (Temeraire series), Mary Robinette Kowal (Shades of Milk and Honey), Zen Cho (Sorcerer to the Crown), and Jo Walton (Tooth and Claw). Oh, and have you read Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix? More, please!] are all welcome to join and find support, networking, education and advocacy with over 350 other writers of Regency Fiction at various stages in their publishing journeys.
I have to say, The Beau Monde‘s amazing community has been one of my most useful and influential Regency Resources since I joined back in 2012 and I only see it growing stronger on this new venture!
If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please visit the Regency Fiction Writers website for more information and the membership application. We’re offering a special introductory membership that’s just $25USD for the first year, but you must join before January 1st, when membership rates increase (but will still be extremely reasonable!).
And, oh yeah… speaking of Regency-set fiction… I’ll be watching Bridgerton on Netflix on Friday. And maybe Saturday and Sunday too. We’ll see! When I was binge reading Historical Romances in the early 2000s, Stephanie Laurens’ Cynster Series and Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons were some of the earliest ones I read and loved. Just a mention of “the mallet of death” still brings back memories of playing croquet with my cousins in an almost equally cut-throat and creatively competitive manner.
Are you going to watch? I know the RFW Forums and Romancelandia Twitter will be lit up with the topic (with both pros and cons)
Thanks, Kristen, for all your hard work supporting the formation of this new group.