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Q&A with Author Collins Hemingway, part 2

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

As you may recall, last year I hosted author Collins Hemingway on blog tour for his trilogy The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen. That Q&A was for the release of volume 2. Well, he’s back today with volume 3 of this … Continue reading →

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 →

Posted in Jane Austen, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Jane Austen, Jane Austen festival, Jane Austen quotes, Port Alberni, Regency costume, Regency dance, Shannon Winslow, travel in the northwest | 11 Comments

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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Final Departure

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

As some of you know, this year is the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s much-too-early death, and many of the faithful are noting events leading up to the end as they pass on the calendar. Yesterday (May 24th), for example, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Quotes, Shannon Winslow's writing, Uncategorized | Tagged 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death, Chawton Cottage, Jane Austen's death, Jane Austen's illness, Persuasion, Shannon Winslow, The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen, Winchester | 4 Comments

For the Love of the Game

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

Today’s the opening day of baseball season! We’ve made it through that 2-month-long drought after Superbowl, where there was nothing to watch on TV, sports-wise, except soccer and basketball, neither of which interest me very much. Now, there will be … Continue reading →

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Time to Tour!

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Shannon Winslow

My two new novels have just launched out into the world, and one early reader has already burned through them both, leaving 5-star reviews for each on Amazon! Here they are: Leap of Faith: What a great story! I love … Continue reading →