Tag Archives: Jane Austen quotes

Cover Image Quandary – Part 2

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

NO, I STILL HAVEN’T DECIDED!!! I know, I know. It’s been a whole month since my previous post about choosing the cover image for my upcoming Jane Austen devotional (read more about the book here and here). And I’ve even had benefit of all … Continue reading →

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Cover Image Quandary

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

As I told you in my previous post, I have now finished writing my Jane Austen Devotional. (Learn more about it here and here) Yay! So while it goes through editing, it’s time to start thinking about the cover design. I … Continue reading →

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Updates and Picnics

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

Yay! I’m happy to report that the Jane Austen devotional I’ve been working on is complete! It contains 50 meditations inspired by Jane Austen’s preserved prayers, with spiritual illustrations drawn from the characters and situations in her novels. (See earlier … Continue reading →

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Life and Other Unmanageable Events

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

What do Marianne Dashwood, Louisa Musgrove, and my handsome husband all have in common? We’ll get to that in a moment. But first, time for a brief update on my activities and progress. If you read my blog regularly (not … Continue reading →

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Diverting to Derbyshire – a P&P Missing Scene

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

Since everybody seemed to appreciate The Specter of Mr. Collins, which I posted here a couple of months ago, I thought today I’d share another of my P&P ‘missing scenes.’ Most of the ones I’ve written are included in a group publication … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Ramble

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

Christmas is coming! Notice that I didn’t say Christmas is here, because technically this is Advent – a time of waiting and preparation in anticipation of the day of Jesus’ birth. I know that on the retail calendar, the Christmas … Continue reading →

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The Specter of Mr. Collins

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

This passage from Pride and Prejudice (chapter 26) talks about how Elizabeth’s relationship with Charlotte changed after Charlotte married Mr. Collins. It was the inspiration for a “missing scene” I wrote a few years ago for another blog. When I ran … Continue reading →

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