Emma: A treasure trove of village ‘characters’ In continuing my light survey of humor in Jane Austen’s books, I am now up to Emma. Having reread different parts of Emma multiple times over the last few months as I work on my Highbury Variation novels, I can see why it is some people’s favorite! Some… Read the full blog post …
Why do we want humor? Lately I’ve been trying to purposely learn how to inject more humor into my writing. I’m working on From London with Loyalty, the sequel to From Highbury with Love, and I want it to be funny. I love humor, and that’s definitely what makes some books compulsively re-readable for me.… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Corrie Garrett‘s “From Highbury with Love” Giveaway. Rocio Chua, Lisa, and DeeDee Wakabayashi will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Garrett‘s From Highbury with Love. Congratulations. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway rules on… Read the full blog post …
Hello friends, I am so excited that From Highbury with Love will be released next week! It was so much fun to write that it got rather longer than most of my other stories, coming in at about 86k words! It also made me realize that there simply must be a sequel (I tend to… Read the full blog post …
Pall Mall, the Street If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen references to Pall Mall in regency romances and you may even know that it is a street in the St.James region of London, near Westminster, and that it was known for being a haunt of gentlemen. White’s Club could be found in St.James, for… Read the full blog post …
There is a new movie version of Persuasion coming down the pike soon, from Searchlight and BBC films, featuring Sarah Snook. I am excited! I love Persuasion, as many of us do, and it doesn’t always get as much love as Pride and Prejudice. I was a little surprised to see that the last one… Read the full blog post …
Thank you for the encouragement and feedback I got a few months ago on my Emma/Pride and Prejudice crossover! That project is nearing completion–after being sidelined for a while–and I am excited to get it ready for publication. It will be called From Highbury with Love and will be available on Amazon on April 21.… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Corrie Garrett‘s “Negus and Eggnog and Wassail, Oh My!” Giveaway. Leinberts, Linda A., and cindiesynder will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Garrett‘s One Winter’s Ball. Congratulations, Ladies. The winners have been previously contacted and the prizes delivered. Read the full blog post …
Hello all! When I want a warm winter’s drink, my go to is hot chocolate or coffee (with real cream!) or maybe eggnog, if I’ve got time to deal with the sugar high! But what did our Regency folk drink? The word ‘negus’ sprang to mind as I was writing the other day, and I… Read the full blog post …
Hello all! For those of you celebrating it, Happy Thanksgiving! For international friends, or for those in the US who aren’t celebrating for any variety of reasons, I wish you all the best. For many of us, it is a smaller celebration than normal, and for all of us, we’re coming to the end of… Read the full blog post …
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 …
