Happy October everyone! There’s a lot going on this month; it’s National Book Month, for my family, it’s nearly Halloween (I shall have a flying squirrel, a panda, and a pirate), and in at least one of my friend groups, it’s nearly Reformation Day (Martin Luther, 95 theses, October 31). And since I feel like… Read the full blog post …
My kids have a great picture book called, “The Big Orange Splot” that I took this title from because it fits so well the intimacy that homes and houses represent in Jane Austen’s books. There’s Lizzy running into Darcy at Pemberley, arguably the best scene in any of the movies! Mr. Knightley walking into Emma’s house… Read the full blog post …
From your Regency readings, you may be familiar with Somerset House and the Summer Exhibition, a lavish and popular yearly art show. A catalog (and therefore entry) could be had for a shilling, and everyone who’s anyone in London would have gone to see the exhibition at some point! While I haven’t used it as… Read the full blog post …
Hello everyone! This is my debut post with Austen Authors, and I am so excited to dive into such a lovely community! So, one of my favorite things about writing JAFF is researching new places for my characters to visit (new to me, that is.) I have only been to the UK once, when I… Read the full blog post …
