Category: Jane Austen
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A Bud of This, A Leaf of That
For all the intent of my wishing to write a blog on a favorite recipe for tea in the Regency, I did not locate one; rather, I saw the hostess would blend the tea to her taste. That did not help me decide what one to try, so to the kitchen gardens I went. I…
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Was Jane Ever in Love? (Part 3: The Marriage Proposal)
A look at why Jane Austen might have refused her marriage proposal
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Working on EBBD Again
About two years ago I started EBBD (Elizabeth Bennet’s Bad Days) but never got it finished. Health issues have interrupted it numerous times. However, the latest, bronchitis, gave me an opportunity to add some additional scenes, and I am planning to finish and publish by this summer. Chapter I A Fit of Temper Jane Bennet…
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How NOT to run an audiobook crowdfunding campaign
Sooooooo, this was going to be about my Kickstarter attempt. But – before you buzz off, possibly permanently – relax. It won’t be!!! No appeal will be made to your wallets. You might even learn something from all my mistakes!!! Sooooooo, I got the idea for a Kickstarter this time last year, while attending the…
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News Update
Hello and welcome to March! I have some bad news and some good news this month. I do not have an excerpt for you from An Interrupted Proposal, but I have just finished my last class for a few months and will be focusing on getting that book finished, edited, and ready for publication. Instead,…
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Clarkson, Anning, Austen Ring
Of Jane Austen’s known jewelry, her topaz cross came from her younger brother, Charles, who bought one each for his sisters with his first navy prize in 1801. Her turquoise bracelet probably came from another brother, Edward, as a memento relating to the death of his beloved wife Elizabeth in 1808. But what is the…
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Birds of a Feather
When reading Austen novels and or fan fiction, I noticed there are many mentions of birds: gentlemen shooting birds or out with trained falcons, dining later on the foul, and later encountering a woman with ostentatious feathers in her headdress. These are details that make me go, “Hmm.” I learned these details are not simple…
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Was Jane Ever in Love? (Part 2: The Mysterious, Seaside Romance)
Jane meets an unnamed man on vacation…Was this her one true love?
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Gothic Hilarity: Comparing Northanger Abbey to The Reluctant Widow
In my ongoing series comparing Jane Austen novels to those of Georgette Heyer with similar elements, I’m up to Northanger Abbey. I admit this wasn’t one of my favorite reads until I saw the movie with Felicity Jones and JJ Field. Mr. Tilney wasn’t that appealing to me until I saw him, and ever since,…
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Anatomy of a Book Cover Revisited
When I first started writing, my former publisher encouraged me to work on a series. So, I started writing what would become The Darcy and Elizabeth Series that consisted of the following: Attending a Ball The Women of Longbourn Darcy and Bingley Darcy Chooses Part 1 Darcy Chooses Part 2 Elizabeth’s Choice The first three…