I cannot believe four weeks have passed since my last post here on Austen Authors. I must confess, I have been writing up a storm and have about two more chapters left on Compromise and Consequence. Originally, this story was to end at around seventy thousand words, but today… I reached ninety-five thousand. I have… Read the full blog post …
I frequently reflect on how different our lives are from the lives of those that lived during the Georgian Period, but occasionally, I am reminded in surprising ways that human nature is rather constant. As a case in point, let’s consider reality television. Back in 2012, there was a reality show called Extreme Cheapskates. It… Read the full blog post …
I will be releasing “Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend” this Friday, September 10. I particularly liked this story because the idea behind it is not simply the “boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again,” which we see in many romances. There is something more elemental between Hendrake Barrymore, Earl of Radcliffe, and Miss… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of P. O. Dixon‘s “Someone’s Else’s Gentleman” Giveaway. Leslie Waters will receive a $5 Amazon gift card for being part of the giveaway. Congratulations, Leslie. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway rules on Austen Authors, all prizes… Read the full blog post …
Michael Giffin, author of Jane Austen and Religion: Salvation and Society in Georgian England, stated that “…Austen’s vision is extremely radical and prophetic, not unlike the vision of those women who dominate the old and new testaments, and not unlike the vision of those women who dominate four thousand years of Jewish and Christian history.”… Read the full blog post …
Hello friends! Don’t miss the GIVEAWAY below! I am so excited that it is September! August is over, school has started, and my latest novel will be published! This is a sequel to my previous book, From Highbury with Love. From London with Loyalty leaves Highbury and Emma behind, but follows Jane Fairfax and Elizabeth… Read the full blog post …
Hello everyone, A few days ago, I watched the new Cruella movie with my younger daughter and we both greatly enjoyed it as it is filled with beautiful costumes and scenes. But what I most enjoyed was how the story revolves around the character of Estella/Cruella and shows the events that made her the person… Read the full blog post …
Last month I wrote about the history of silhouettes, or shadow portraits. As I noted in that article, some silhouettes were proportional or close to the actual size of the person whose profile was being traced. However, as an artistic form with a low cost as a main contributing factor, most silhouettes were small, many… Read the full blog post …
I have to own up to it…unfortunately. I’ve only read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and have gotten so hooked on the P&P variations that I don’t want to read any other works including Jane Austen’s. I know, I know. I’m just a heretic, and when I say that, I’m using it as the definition… Read the full blog post …
Austen Authors is happy to announce the winners of the Summer Quarterly Giveaway. If your name appears below… , 1. Contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. READ THROUGH ALL THE NAMES IN RED FOR THERE ARE MANY WINNERS!!! 2. If your prize is an eBook, make certain the email address for the prize delivery is correct.… Read the full blog post …
After two of the most difficult years I’ve experienced, my husband and I managed to get away for an actual real genuine vacation. It even involved an aeroplane! With international travel a bit uncertain, we decided to explore some of our own country, and we spent two weeks in Newfoundland, Canada. We planned to do… Read the full blog post …
Well, I had my baby five weeks early, but he is a real trooper! He didn’t have to spend any time in NICU and has been doing great. (Now, if he would only let me sleep at night instead of forcing me to be a vampire who sleeps during the day! Ha!) Naturally, any time… Read the full blog post …
Whew! What a summer! As you know from my last couple blogs, creating the cover for my upcoming novel has been a bit challenging. I believe I wrote about covers in the past, but normally while I am writing a new story, a scene jumps out at me and I know that is the cover.… Read the full blog post …
