Tag Archives: Jane Austen quotes

A ‘Puzzling’ Cover Reveal

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Shannon Winslow

In just a few weeks, my eighth novel will be published! I can hardly believe it. When I sat down a dozen years ago to make a first attempt at writing a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, little did I … Continue reading →

Posted in fun & games, Uncategorized | Tagged cover reveal, Jane Austen, Jane Austen quotes, Shannon Winslow, The Ladies of Rosings Park | 35 Comments

Posting Preview Chapters – Good Idea or Bad?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Shannon Winslow

A few months back, I posed a question on Facebook about posting preview chapters of upcoming novels online. Did people like the practice or not? Did reading the opening chapters ahead of time make them more or less likely to … Continue reading →

Posted in English Regency culture, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Quotes, my books, Shannon Winslow, Shannon Winslow's writing, Uncategorized | Tagged excerpt, Jane Austen, Jane Austen quotes, Leap of Hope, preview chapters, Shannon Winslow, Shannon Winslow's novels, The Ladies of Rosings Park | 4 Comments

Progress and Cover Art

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

Just wanted to give you a quick update on my progress with The Ladies of Rosings Park. I’m up to 85,000 words now, which is probably about 85% complete. The happy ending is in sight, and I wish I could … Continue reading →

Posted in art, England, Uncategorized | Tagged cover art, Jane Austen, Jane Austen quotes, Pride and Prejudice, Shannon Winslow, The Ladies of Rosings Park | 6 Comments

Making a Scene at Georgiana’s Ball

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

When I mentioned on Facebook that I was writing the scene where Anne de Bourgh crashes Georgiana Darcy’s 18th birthday ball (for my work-in-progress, The Ladies of Rosings Park), I started to receive comments from enthusiastic friends about what they thought that … Continue reading →

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Summer Travels and Sagging Middles

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

Don’t you love the title? Once it came to me, I had to go with it. However little Mr. Darcy might have liked such an address, he contented himself with coolly replying that he perceived no other alteration than [Elizabeth] … Continue reading →

Posted in Jane Austen, Jane Austen Quotes, life, travel, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged Jane Austen, Jane Austen quotes, Pride and Prejudice, sagging middles, sequels and variations, Shannon Winslow, summer travel, writing advice | 4 Comments

A Better Fate for Jane

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

Some of you may have seen this last month at Austen Variations, but I wanted to reproduce my post here, so I would have it as a permanent part of my own blog. Yes, it’s that important to me! Have … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Place of Interest

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

“Port Alberni? Where’s that?” I don’t remember if I actually said those words, but I definitely thought them when I was first invited to attend a Jane Austen festival there July 14 – 16. In case you’re scratching your head … Continue reading →

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Lady Catherine’s Celebrated Frankness

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

“Miss Bennet,” replied her ladyship, in an angry tone, “you ought to know that I am not to be trifled with. But however insincere you may choose to be, you shall not find me so. My character has ever been … Continue reading →

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Scavenger Hunt

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

Today, in coordination with Austen Variations, I have a scavenger hunt for you, complete with buried treasure! If you’ve already been to my post at Austen Variations, you have arrived here with a pocket full of words to solve the … Continue reading →

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Go With What You Know?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Shannon Winslow

“Write what you know!” You’ve probably heard the saying, intended as sound advice for anyone with literary aspirations. Jane Austen subscribed to this idea. Me? Not so much. Jane Austen absolutely wrote what she knew best – her own … Continue reading →