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February 26, 2015
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Emergency review! I was so certain I had already written a review for Bride & Prejudice, until I started looking for the darn thing to use in my next Austen Authors post, due out in less than 12 hours. What else to do but hurry up and rewatch this delightful take of Austen's most beloved novel? I think this is the forth time I have seen it, and I like better each time. It really is a well done
February 18, 2015
Neglecting the blog
Sigh. So much for my strong blogging start to the year. I don't know how three weeks went by since my last, laughably short post. Wait - yes I do! I'm moving to Switzerland! Yeah, thats right! And I can think of almost nothing else. The first few months of the year are always sluggish for me in the best of circumstances, but now I'm finding it nearly impossible to keep my mind on the things I am 
January 30, 2015
My First Post at Austen Authors!
How did so much time go by already? I was doing so well with posting at the beginning of the month. It was too soon for a lull in my new momentum.
The writer's block hit for a variety of reasons a bit over a week ago. I had already started my first Austen Authors post but could not seem to finish. I finally ended up writing about what was on my mind, which is rather momentous. Check out Catalogs
The writer's block hit for a variety of reasons a bit over a week ago. I had already started my first Austen Authors post but could not seem to finish. I finally ended up writing about what was on my mind, which is rather momentous. Check out Catalogs
January 20, 2015
Vagabondia by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Last week I posted a short story of Burnett's, Racketty-Packetty House, in its entirety because: a) I find it delightful, b) it is out of copyright, and c) because it seemed a perfect introduction to today's review of Vagabondia, a romance novel. Both stories pit the bohemian against bourgeois. In Rackety-Packety House, the old fashioned, run down dolls make the best of their lot, even when 
January 13, 2015
January 12, 2015
Racketty-Packetty House by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I'm starting the new year with a detour from Burnett's romances to share with you Racketty-Packetty House (1906), a delightful short children's story that strongly invokes the economic disparity themes in her work in tidy parable form. This story also bears a strong thematic resemblance to the romance Vagabondia (1884), which I will review next. I love this whimsical tale of the social life 
January 10, 2015
Two Months in a Row!
I have had a story voted one of the five best completed at Jaff Recs! The Madness of Mr. Darcy was voted one of the best completed stories in November (it seems an edit at some point skewed the month it was completed), and Becoming Mrs. Norris was honored in October! Here is the really cool thing: the short continuing vignette I just wrote, Mr. Darcy's Christmas Present: The Madness of Mr. Darcy 
January 7, 2015
Fitzwilliam Darcy: An Honourable Man by Brenda J. Webb
My then Facebook friend and now also fellow Austen Author Brenda J. Webb asked if I would like to read one of her books last year, and I eagerly accepted a copy. According to the guidelines I imposed on myself in 2014, I let her know I would only post a review if I could write a glowing one, and I am very pleased to be able to do so today.
It was really rather ironic reading this book while
It was really rather ironic reading this book while
January 4, 2015
The New Austen Authors Grand Re-Opening and Mystery Prize Giveaway!
As indicated in my last post, I am excited and honored to announce that I will be part of the new, revitalized Austen Authors blog. It is thrilling to be working with so many wonderful authors who I can't wait to get to know better (and yes, my TBR pile is now officially in overload, for what better way to get to know your fellow writers than to read their books? Expect reviews). The official, 
January 2, 2015
Happy New Year!
Where did the last several weeks go? 2014 was a wild ride for my family and I, and it went out par for the course when we buried my beloved grandfather. I started the year with a full contingent of grandparents and now I have one. Sad as that is, it was also an amazing year in many ways, and first and foremost in my mind stands the writing, publishing, and warm reception of The Madness of Mr. 
