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Murder at Northanger Abbey
Prayer & Praise: a Jane Austen Devotional
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Leap of Faith
Leap of Hope
Miss Georgiana Darcy of Pemberley
The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen
The Darcys of Pemberley
For Myself Alone
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Tag Archives: writing
Shall We Dance?
I admit it; I watch Dancing With the Stars every week. It’s not just for the sake of seeing people dance, for I usually ignore the numbers done by all professionals. I think what intrigues me most is the magic of the non-dancing “stars” (a term interpreted very … Continue reading
Mightier than the Sword?
A couple of days ago there was another report in the news about the terrible consequences of cyber-bullying, kids using social media to dis their classmates on a massive scale. Not that gossip and slander are new. They’ve always been around; only the … Continue reading
Father of the Year
I’m doing yet another read-through/edit of my first novel with the thought of e-publishing if no other options break soon. I labeled the file “Final!!!!!” months ago (so as to distinguish it from an earlier incarnation now named “not-so-final-after-all”), and … Continue reading
The Villains We Love to Hate
When I decided to write a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, what I most looked forward to was reveling in the happiness of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. That was before it dawned on me that I couldn’t make a novel out of 300 pages … Continue reading
Writing Right
She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous. (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 3) Story telling is an art, but it is also a … Continue reading
Watch out for that Intrusive Author
“Author intrusion” is a definite writing “don’t” nowadays. The fiction author is not to call attention to him/herself in any way, thereby interrupting the flow of the story and the reader’s total immersion in it. But in the 18th and 19th … Continue reading
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By the Sea
I spent the weekend at a small writer’s conference that was held on the Washington State coast, near Longbeach. As you can see, the weather was beautiful – something we don’t take for granted here, especially in March. Saturday’s schedule was … Continue reading
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Show and Tell
I’m teaching a class this weekend at a small writers’ conference. The topic of my little one-hour workshop is “Show, Don’t Tell.” I doubt Jane Austen ever worried about it, but most modern writers have heard this criticism enough to hate the … Continue reading
Celebrating!
She was looked at however, and with some admiration; for, in her own hearing, two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl. Such words had their due effect; she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it … Continue reading
Make Haste!
John Thorpe was soon with them, and his voice was with them yet sooner, for on the stairs he was calling out to Miss Morland to be quick. “Make haste! Make haste!” as he threw open the door – “Put … Continue reading
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