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It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Darcy -
Captain Wentworth in His Own Words -
Mr. Knightley in His Own Words -
Colonel Brandon in His Own Words Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words
Murder at Northanger Abbey
Prayer & Praise: a Jane Austen Devotional
The Ladies of Rosings Park
Leap of Faith
Leap of Hope
Miss Georgiana Darcy of Pemberley
The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen
The Darcys of Pemberley
For Myself Alone
Return to Longbourn
Tag Archives: Jane Austen quotes
World Travels
I wish I could tell you I have made great progress on all four of my current writing projects (see three previous posts) in the last month. I did get the play written, but that’s about all I’ve had time … Continue reading
Jane Austen’s Devotion
I told you that I have three writing projects underway at the same time – something I’ve never attempted before – but I have a confession to make. There’s now a fourth. Yes, crazy but it’s true. When a friend, … Continue reading
An Inspiring Trip to the Lake
In my previous post, I told you about the new writing projects I’ve been working on, and I shared a sneak peek at one of them: the beginning of my Northanger Abbey sequel. Today, I thought I’d give you a … Continue reading
Posted in Shannon Winslow's writing, Uncategorized
Tagged excerpt, inspiration, Jane Austen, Jane Austen quotes, lake cabin, Montana, Shannon Winslow, storytelling, travel, vacation, WIP
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Coming Attractions
Time for a brief update, and then I have something fun for you to read – the opening of a work in progress. First, though, for those of you who have been asking, I wanted to let you know that … Continue reading
Summer Reading Picks
Three years ago, I did a post on My Movie Picks. Now I thought I’d try recommending some of my favorites books. (By the way, this presupposes that you’ve already read all of MY books, possibly multiple times, and need … Continue reading
Which Book Should I Write Next?
Phew! It was a lot of work, but The Ladies of Rosings Park is successfully launched and doing well. Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to post early reviews. When you really enjoy a book, … Continue reading
A ‘Puzzling’ Cover Reveal
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
Posting Preview Chapters – Good Idea or Bad?
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
Progress and Cover Art
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
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Making a Scene at Georgiana’s Ball
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
