Category: reading
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Foreshadow of Things to Come
Well, I am done with Elizabeth Bennet’s Bad Days Okay, so I am almost done with corrections from Kay Springteen’s edit. The book should publish by next week, and I feel that this one is the best variation I’ve written so far. Hopefully, the public will agree. At any rate, although I’ve given you all…
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Dear Grandmamma
Hello! I am taking a break from editing to give you an update and share a little bit I wrote in order to fill a hole. By the time you read this, An Interrupted Proposal should be on its way to the editor. (Next month, I’ll share the cover.) Before it can go, I have…
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Did Austen Speak Posh?
In our last blog, we heard how Shakespeare’s English much more resembled the accents of the provinces than the “proper” English favored today by actors and newscasters, the latter being an accent called “Received Pronunciation” or “RP.” Jane Austen had knowledge of and appreciation for Shakespeare. There are parallels between her social comedies and his, Willoughby reads…
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Like Living in a Book
Good morrow, fair readers. How are you this glorious June morn? I know ‘tis Friday the 13th, but I still wish every good thing upon you all! When introducing some of what I learned through our five years with the Amish community, I thought I would share what first opened my eyes to the practical…
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What Genre Should Be the Home for Pride and Prejudice Variations?
In doing research for this article, I found information on Regency Romance and Regency Historical Romance, and the difference between the two is rather interesting. Regency Romances are actually a subgenre of Romance novels and are set in or near the British Regency (1811-1820) at the end of which time the Prince of Wales (Prinny)…
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Yes, Everyone!
Champion blogger and author Melanie Schertz posted a question and answer asking reader opinions on a variety of JAFF hot topics. What can I say? I liked it, so I have answered it here.
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‘To Bay or Not to Bay’: Did Shakespeare Talk Country?
When I was in college, the drama department at the University of Arkansas wanted to do a bang-up job on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Over the summer, they sent the actor playing the lead role off to study proper enunciation. He returned with an impeccable rendition, but no one anticipated the disconnect for the audience caused by…
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Darcy and Lizzy Going Dutch?
Good morrow, dear readers! A question was asked on one of the JAFF FB groups recently about a modern Amish P&P variation. As I mentioned in my introduction in February 2023, my family and I spent five years in an Amish community, attempting to join the church; thus, such a variation would seem perfect for…
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Hitting the Books: taking note
I have a problem. I possess what might be called a “flypaper mind.” Stuff goes in and then gets stuck. My memory is in no way eidetic, but rather is loosely associative…meaning I tend to cascade information in an inverse pyramid. You hit me with a general topic—or even something specific—and then I will barf…
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EBBD Chapters IV and V
Well, I am about two thirds of the way through Elizabeth Bennet’s Bad Days. This will be the last post for this book, but only for a little while. First of all, I am making some changes after Chapter V that may involve shifting chapters. So I will stop here until I finish the entire…