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Prayer & Praise: a Jane Austen Devotional
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The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen
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For Myself Alone
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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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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
Playing Mind Games
Maybe you’ve seen this circulating on Facebook: AOCDRNDIGCG TO RSCHEEARCH AT CMABRIGDE UINERVTISY, IT DSENO’T MTAETR WAHT OERDR THE LTTERES IN A WROD ARE, THE OLNY IPROAMTNT TIHNG IS TAHT THE FRSIT AND LSAT LTEETR BE IN THE RGHIT PCLAE. TIHS IS BCUSEAE THE HUAMN MNID DEOS NOT RAED ERVEY LTETER BY ISTLEF, BUT THE WROD AS A WLOHE. IF YOU CAN RAED TIHS, PSOT IT TO YUOR WLAL. … Continue reading
Pemberley, the Picturesque
I’m something of an artist, and although writing consumes most of my creative energy, I still pick up a paintbrush from time to time. So, now that it’s time to produce some cover art for The Darcys of Pemberley, I’m going … Continue reading
Kindle-ing
So I got my Kindle in the mail the other day and immediately set about learning how to use it. I figured out how change the font size and orientation, how to access the pre-loaded dictionaries, and how to make … Continue reading
Is it a Sign?
Question: Should I a) publish independently now? -or- b) continue holding out hope for a traditional publishing contract? That’s the decision I’ve been wrestling with, unsure which way I should go. I’ve been writing seriously for about six years now. During that time, I’ve completed three … Continue reading
Segue to the Twentieth Century
I’m half-heartedly watching the Mariners game (not a good night for them), and wondering how to make a graceful segue from Jane Austen, my usual subject matter, to baseball. No problem. And it was not very wonderful that Catherine, who had by nature … Continue reading
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