Photo from http://blog.notesolution.com/2012/07/26/to-bring-or-not-to-bring/ Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth This is one of my favorite quotes of all time, about writing or anything else. A writer has to do this, I think, but there is a lot that can stand in the way of hearing our hearts. We can get …
I am reading DAYS OF SPLENDOR, DAYS OF SORROW, the second novel in Juliet Grey’s trilogy about Marie Antoinette, and I am reminded why I love historical fiction. In this novel, as in all good novels about those who once lived, the author lifts the mask of the departed, and helps us to see …
The sweet and charming Sophie Perinot is not just a fabulous writer, she is a kind woman as well. She was generous enough to tag me in the ongoing game of The Next Big Thing, in which authors get to talk about their favorite thing: their work, and what their current Work in Progress is. …
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This week I had the pleasure of discovering yet another fabulous Jane Austen site. This one came to me via my Google + friend, Mary C.M. Philips who wrote a fabulous post comparing Fanny in MANSFIELD PARK with Jane in Charlotte Bronte’s JANE EYRE. http://www.darkjaneaustenbookclub.com/2012/09/heroines-heroes-and-orphans The entire site is filled with gems like these, …
As I have mentioned, Nicola Cornick’s latest novel, FORBIDDEN, is out, and I have it in hand. I am about to dive in, and I can’t wait. What is it about the Regency period that draws us back to it again and again? Is it the clothes? There is something graceful about the Grecian …
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I am thrilled! Jane Austen has her own magazine! About time, I would say. As I was perusing the web this week, I discovered Jane Austen’s Regency World , the official magazine of the Jane Austen Centre in Bath. Don’t you just want to dive in? Follow this link, and check it out… http://janeaustenmagazine.co.uk/