Author Archives: Shannon Winslow

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About Shannon Winslow

author of historical fiction in the tradition of Jane Austen

Watch out for that Intrusive Author

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“Author intrusion” is a definite writing “don’t” nowadays.  The fiction author is not to call attention to him/herself in any way, thereby interrupting the flow of the story and the reader’s total immersion in it.  But in the 18th and 19th … Continue reading →

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By the Sea

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

 I spent the weekend at a small writer’s conference that was held on the Washington State coast, near Longbeach.  As you can see, the weather was beautiful – something we don’t take for granted here, especially in March.  Saturday’s schedule was … Continue reading →

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Show and Tell

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

I’m teaching a class this weekend at a small writers’ conference.  The topic of my little one-hour workshop is “Show, Don’t Tell.”  I doubt Jane Austen ever worried about it, but most modern writers have heard this criticism enough to hate the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

She was looked at however, and with some admiration; for, in her own hearing, two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl.  Such words had their due effect; she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it … Continue reading →

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Make Haste!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

John Thorpe was soon with them, and his voice was with them yet sooner, for on the stairs he was calling out to Miss Morland to be quick.  “Make haste!  Make haste!” as he threw open the door – “Put … Continue reading →

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Flight of Fancy?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“But now suppose as much as you chuse; give a loose to your fancy, indulge your imagination in every possible flight which the subject will afford …”  (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 60) I’ve taken Lizzy’s advice and indulged my imagination … Continue reading →

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Mr. Collins’s Demise

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

Mrs. Bennet was really in a most pitiable state. …  The sight of Miss Lucas was odious to her.  As her successor in that house, she regarded her with jealous abhorrence.  Whenever Charlotte came to see them, she concluded her to … Continue reading →

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Truth Hurts!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“This is not pleasant to you, Emma – and it is very far from pleasant to me, but I must, I will, – I will tell you truths while I can, satisfied with proving myself your friend by very faithful … Continue reading →

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Care to Take a Turn?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when one has a motive; only three miles. I shall be back by dinner.” (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 7) With blizzards about to bury the mid-west in a … Continue reading →

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The Stories of Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

> “This is quite the season indeed for friendly meetings. At Christmas everybody invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather. I was snowed up at a friend’s house once for a week. Nothing … Continue reading →

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