Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory |

Introduction

Dixie Browning began transferring her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, in July 1998. She also donated some paperback editions of her books which have been added to the BPCL holdings. The collection has no restrictions placed on its use for scholarly purposes. Researchers are responsible for securing copyright permission when using all manuscripts and published works authored by Dixie Browning.

This finding aid prepared by Mary Koslovsky in November 2005.

Biographical Sketch

Romance writer Dixie Browning (1930 - ) is a prolific author who has published more than 80 novels in both the romance and historical genres. She has also written many historical novels written with her sister under the pen name of Bronwyn Williams.

Browning began her writing career in 1976 with a weekly newspaper column and from there moved on to romance writing. She says that she has had no formal training to be an author, only a love of good stories.

She has given a number of workshops for the Romance Writers Association and has won a number of awards for her writing including a RITA, three Maggies for best historical of the year, seven top awards from the North Carolina Press Club and five first place awards from the National Federation of Press Women.

In addition to being a published author, Browning is an accomplished painter and is listed in Who's Who in American Art. She also helped organize the North Carolina Watercolor Society and served as its first president. She currently lives on Cape Hatteras Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks, where her family ties go back to the early 1700s.

Scope and Content

The Dixie Browning Collection consists of 2 cu. ft. of edited manuscripts and galleys, dating from 1999-2003. Also included in the collection is a small sampling of editor's production and style sheets and promotional material. Correspondence is very limited, consisting of only a few letters from editors, which have been kept with the appropriate manuscript.

The researcher will be able to trace the progression from outline to manuscript to edited manuscript to galley proof to finished product and promotional material.

Series Description

Literary Manuscripts

Novel Manuscripts
1999-2003
Arranged chronologically.
Included are edited manuscripts, galleys, proofs, editor's production and style sheets, one story synopsis and a continuity outline. All of the manuscripts have been broken down into parts of three to four chapters each.

Subject Files

Subject Files
1987-2001
Arranged chronologically.
Promotional materials.

Inventory

Box 1

Folder

1. Knight in Rusty Armor (1999). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-3
2. Knight in Rusty Armor. Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-6
3. Knight in Rusty Armor. Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-10
4. Virgin and the Vengeful Groom (2000). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-2
5. Virgin and the Vengeful Groom. Edited manuscript. Chapters 3-5
6. Virgin and the Vengeful Groom. Edited manuscript. Chapters 6-8
7. Virgin and the Vengeful Groom. Edited manuscript. Chapters 9-10
8. Good as Gold (2001). Proof. Chapters 1-2
9. Good as Gold. Proof. Chapters 3-5
10. Good as Gold. Proof. Chapters 6-8
11. Good as Gold. Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-2
12. Good as Gold. Edited manuscript. Chapters 3-5
13. Good as Gold. Edited manuscript. Chapters 6-8
14. Montana Mavericks: Big Sky Grooms (2001). Story synopsis and continuity outline

Box 2: Manuscripts

Folder

1. Moore to Love (original title: Loving Molly) (2001). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-3
2. Moore to Love. Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-6
3. Moore to Love. Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-8
4. Moore to Love. Edited manuscript. Chapters 9-10
5. Rocky and the Senator's Daughter (2001). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-3
6. Rocky and the Senator's Daughter. Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-6
7. Rocky and the Senator's Daughter. Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-9
8. Rocky and the Senator's Daughter. Chapter 10 - epilogue
9. Rocky and the Senator's Daughter. Editor's Production Sheets
10. Beckett's Birthright (2002). Galley. Chapters 1-4
11. Beckett's Birthright. Galley. Chapters 5-8
12. Beckett's Birthright. Galley. Chapters 9-12
13. Beckett's Birthright. Galley. Chapters 13-15
14. Beckett's Birthright. Galley. Chapters 16-18
15. Beckett's Birthright. Manuscript. Chapters 1-6
16. Beckett's Birthright. Manuscript. Chapters 7-12
17. Beckett's Birthright. Manuscript. Chapters 13-18

Box 3: Manuscripts

Folder

1. Beckett's Cinderella (2002). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-3
2. Beckett's Cinderella. Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-7
3. Beckett's Cinderella. Edited manuscript. Chapters 8-11
4. Beckett's Cinderella. Editor's Style Sheets
5. Marrying a Millionaire (2002). Proof. Chapters 1-3
6. Marrying a Millionaire. Proof. Chapters 4-7
7. Marrying a Millionaire. Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-2
8. Marrying a Millionaire. Edited manuscript. Chapters 3-4
9. Marrying a Millionaire. Edited manuscript. Chapters 5-7
10. Marrying a Millionaire. Editor's Style Sheets
11. Millionaire's Pregnant Bride (2002). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-2
12. Millionaire's Pregnant Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 3-4
13. Millionaire's Pregnant Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 5-6
14. Millionaire's Pregnant Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-8
15. Millionaire's Pregnant Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 9-10
16. Millionaire's Pregnant Bride. Editor's Production Sheets
17. Quiet Seduction (2002). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-2
18. Quiet Seduction. Edited manuscript. Chapters 3-5

Box 4: Novels and Author's Files

Folder

1. Quiet Seduction (2002). Edited manuscript. Chapters 6-8
2. Quiet Seduction. Edited manuscript. Chapters 9-11
3. Quiet Seduction. Edited manuscript. Chapters 12-14
4. Quiet Seduction. Edited manuscript. Chapters 15 + Promotional Excerpt
5. Quiet Seduction. Editor's Production Sheets
6. Beckett's Convenient Bride (2003). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-3
7. Beckett's Convenient Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-6
8. Beckett's Convenient Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-9
9. Beckett's Convenient Bride. Edited manuscript. Chapters 10-13
10. His Business, Her Baby (2003). Edited manuscript. Chapters 1-3
11. His Business, Her Baby. Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-6
12. His Business, Her Baby. Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-9
13. His Business, Her Baby. Edited manuscript. Chapters 10-12
14. His Business, Her Baby. Edited manuscript. Chapters 13-14
15. Subject Files, 1987-2001

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