Like Amanda Kai and other Austen authors, I watched the new Persuasion movie last month! It was… interesting. I couldn’t get into the romance, but the supporting characters were so fantastic, especially Mary, Sir Walter, and Mr. Elliot, that I may watch it again for them! Louisa was fantastic as well, and honestly had better… Read the full blog post …
Happy 4th of July week! We packed up our entire home last week and our stuff is on its way to West Virginia. Thanks for the encouragement about moving, everybody! I’m so glad its done. Now, my family has made it to the fun part. We are taking the long way around to see a… Read the full blog post …
My short story of Anne Elliot coming up against her own Groundhog Day timeloop is becoming.. less short! š Poor Anne. I always thought Mr. Elliot (her smart, likeable, cousin who reveals himself to be selfish and cunning) was a fascinating story villain. I always wished we had more of him and heard more about… Read the full blog post …
G.K. Chesterton is so quotable it’s ridiculous. One of my favorites is, “Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.“ I don’t use this as an excuse to serve my kids half-raw chicken or anything (at least I try not to!), but I certainly have to remind myself of it often. Similarly, Winston Churchill once said… Read the full blog post …
I am moving to West Virginia and this song is being sung everywhere! John Denver’s “Take Me Home Country Roads,” wasn’t on my radar before but it sure is now. Even my 8th-grade daughter’s friends–who are generally unaware of cultural touchstones prior to 2018–are singing it! I’m not complaining though, it’s just been unexpected. I’m… Read the full blog post …
Here is the third excerpt from my indulgent ‘Persuasion meets Groundhog Day’ short story! Thank you for bearing with me as I explore this fun idea. š Previous portions:Ā Part 1Ā Ā Part 2 In personal news, my family is gearing up to move across the country in a few months: from California to West Virginia! It’s… Read the full blog post …
Time loops and confusion continue in this wacky short story!Ā I’m combining Groundhog Day and Persuasion–and if you have a title suggestion,Ā Ā I started really enjoying this story, so I believeĀ it needs a name If you missed Part 1, you can read it here!Ā Summary: Poor Anne Elliot has gone through the same day twice, and has… Read the full blog post …
Time Loops It’s not quite Groundhog’s Day yet, but I usually see the movie pop up sometime in January and I always have to watch at least five minutes of it. Definitely one of my Top 5 Movies of All Time. I am a SUCKER for the time loop trope. I love everything about it.… Read the full blog post …
Regency Christmases A difficult thing about writing Regency Christmas scenes or stories is that Christmas was celebrated quite differently then! There were few Christmas trees (they were popularized in England a little later, by German Prince Albert), no emphasis on family (usually upper-class children were relegated to the nursery), and no extravagant presents. Often there… Read the full blog post …
Wow, this is my second Thanksgiving as an Austen Author! I just mailed off some prizes to the Fall Giveaway winners (congrats!) and I am so grateful to this community and to all the readers and writers on here. Since this is the day of Thanksgiving (at least here in the US), I thought I… Read the full blog post …
A Wet Day… Earlier this week we got over half an inch of rain (0.65″), which for parched Southern California was amazing! For context, in the 2020-21 season, we got a total of 5 inches. This weather event started with a bomb cyclone in the northwest, but by the time it got down to us,… Read the full blog post …
Duels, Dancing, and Destiny! Today, September 30, is the release day for my newest book! E-book and paperback available on Amazon now! From London with Loyalty is the most action-packed Regency novel I’ve written, and it was a blast to write. It did take more planning and plotting and well, work(!), than some novels have,… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Corrie Garrett‘s “From London with Loyalty” Giveaway. Linny B, Mary A Coble, and Rebecca L McBrayer will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Garrett‘s From London with Loyalty. Congratulations, Ladies. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated… Read the full blog post …
