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Category Archives: Jane Austen
Cheers!
Today I sold my first copy of my first novel! I listed The Darcys of Pemberley with Smashwords (offering most e-book formats) and half an hour later I noticed I had a sale. You might think that’s a small step (after all, … Continue reading
Finishing the Fragments
You may have heard on the news that a fragment of an unfinished Jane Austen novel called The Watsons hit the auction block this past week – a few yellowed pages of hand-written manuscript, complete with cross-outs and corrections selling at … Continue reading
I Came; I Saw; I Formatted
Victory! After about three days of concerted effort, and mind-numbing frustration, I think (fingers crossed) I’ve managed to get The Darcys of Pemberley formatted for CreateSpace, the print-on-demand arm of the Amazon publishing machine. It shouldn’t have been difficult. After all, a template … Continue reading
Do You Want That Shaken or Stirred?
First, let me observe that people have vastly different tolerances for the level of danger, tension, pain, and suspense they are willing/able to tolerate, whether we’re talking about the activities they enjoy or the books and movies they prefer. Adrenalin junkies aren’t satisfied … Continue reading
Last Lines
To continue with my recent theme, I decided to put together a quiz about endings for all you Janeites. You might recognize most if not all the first lines, but how well do you know the last lines of Austen’s novels? Let’s find out. … Continue reading
…With a Twist: Part 2
Elizabeth … now smiled at the rapidity and ease with which an affair was finally settled that had given them so many previous months of suspense and vexation. (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 55) I promised I would take a closer … Continue reading
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Drama, with a Twist: Part 1
After fits and starts and many interruptions, I’ve finally finished an edit of my third novel, First of Second Chances. (Update: later published as Leap of Faith). Fresh in my mind, as I worked through the final couple of chapters, … Continue reading
Father’s Day
This being Father’s Day, I wanted to offer a salute to fathers everywhere who have done their best to shoulder the responsibilities and live up to the ideals of that important office. My own excellent father, now 84, is a godly man who has my eternal gratitude, love, and … Continue reading
Hand-Written
Even if I’m never hugely successful as a writer, I can still be proud of accomplishing something difficult: completing three novels (so far). But, sometimes I wonder how far I would have gotten if I’d had to do it the old-fashioned way, like … Continue reading
Backstory Hazard
When I did my final edit of The Darcys of Pemberley, I ran into a thorny issue all novelists have to address: how to handle backstory, the events that are supposed to have taken place before the action of the novel … Continue reading
Shannon Winslow's "Jane Austen Says..." 