Tag Archive | Jane Austen
Free for One Day: ‘An Encounter at Longbourn’
Originally posted on Margaret's Classic Posts:
For just 24 hours, this Jane Austen Fan Fiction novelette will be free to download on Amazon Kindle. The deal starts on 24th June, 2018. ? At her parent’s request, Elizabeth brings both Darcy and Georgiana along to a family gathering at Longbourn. The eyes of the guest-of-honour,…
Crafting a Compelling Climax #atozchallenge #amwriting
Originally posted on Andrea Lundgren:
Climaxes can be the most memorable part of a novel. It’s the moments when your characters’ futures are decided. Everything has been brought together for a final struggle and…personally, my writing usually stalls right about then. And I think it’s partly because of the nature of a climax. Just before…
Five Fascinating Facts about Jane Austen
Interesting Literature A very short biography of Jane Austen told in five pieces of great trivia 1. Many writers have hated her. D. H. Lawrence called Jane Austen a ‘narrow gutted spinster’, while Mark Twain didn’t pull any punches: ‘Everytime I read “Pride and Prejudice” I want to dig her up and beat her over the […]
#BookReviews ‘The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen’ by Lindsay Ashford (@LindsayAshfordA). Faction and death in the Austen Family
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen by Lindsay Ashford Title: The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen Author: Lindsay Ashford ISBN13: 978-0753190227 ASIN: B007BTHCIQ Published: October 2011 Pages: 336 Genre: Historical fiction. Mystery, thriller and suspense Description: When Jane Austen dies at the age of just 41, Anne, governess to her brother, Edward Austen,…
My Six Favourite Literary Insults
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
It’s not all elegant sentences and good taste in the literary world…sometimes words can wound and sometimes they can bite back… Mark Twain on Jane Austen I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize Jane Austen,…
My 1 Year Blogaversary!
Originally posted on yadadarcyyada:
August 8, 2013 wow, that seems like a lifetime ago. That blog post was, Fibromyalgia is a Four Letter Word (it still is). http://yadadarcyyada.com/2013/08/08/fibromyalgia-is-a-four-letter-word/ Since then I’ve made a lot of mistakes, did I say a lot I meant a ton, or perhaps a tad more; probably said a lot of…
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