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March 26, 2024
Tidbit Tuesday
Spring has sprung, the grass is riz... I wonder where my writing is?
For those of you patiently waiting, I am writing again! Winters are very hard on me. I have a skin condition (dishydrotic eczema) that precludes me from writing as I wear moisture gloves nearly 24/7. However, I began taking hyaluronic acid a month ago, which maintains and helps keep moisture in the skin, and the gloves are off - as are the moisture socks I've worn for over twelve years. Hallelujah! So, in short, I can type to my...
November 21, 2023
Tidbit Tuesday ~ Did we just hear Wickham choke?
Today's excerpt is from my Work In Progress - The Wager.
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The officers of the ___shire Militia, also in attendance, presented themselves in a favorable light with polite manners and gentlemanlike behavior. Not much time had passed before Mr. Wickham, a handsome, congenial man to whom almost every female eye was turned, asked for introductions to the ladies of Longbourn and immediately fell into an agreeable conversation with them. Elizabeth was not surprised by this request, nor when ...
November 5, 2023
Snippet Sunday ~ Twin Tentacles of Doom
Sometimes when writing, I surprise myself. In writing this next scene, little did I know I was about to gift the Bingley sisters with a new moniker to proclaim as their own. This snippet is from my Work In Progress, The Wager.
EXCERPT
“I do,” Janereplied. “My mother’s sister is married to Mr. Phillips.”
“How lovely,and is Mr. Phillips busy with his little shop?” Miss Bingley asked beforeraising her fingers to hide a smile.
“My uncle i...
Twin Tentacles of Doom
Sometimes when writing, I surprise myself. In writing this next scene, little did I know I was about to gift the Bingley sisters with a new moniker to proclaim as their own. This snippet is from my Work In Progress, The Wager.
EXCERPT
“I do,” Janereplied. “My mother’s sister is married to Mr. Phillips.”
“How lovely,and is Mr. Phillips busy with his little shop?” Miss Bingley asked beforeraising her fingers to hide a smile.
“My uncle i...
October 1, 2023
Snippet Sunday ~ I hope you choose the liquid punch
During this banter, Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary continued to the main drawingroom, quickly finding Charlotte, and joining her to catch up on all the latest news from Meryton. They had barely taken their seats when Mr. Bingley and Viscount Ashton joined them.
Jane had been uniformly silent about her two beaux. The viscount usually made an appearance at Longbourn in the morning, often joining them for breakfast. Mr. Bingley attended whenever anyone from Netherfield came for tea. It was during these v...
Snippet Sunday 2023 Oct 01
During this banter, Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary continued to the main drawingroom, quickly finding Charlotte, and joining her to catch up on all the latest news from Meryton. They had barely taken their seats when Mr. Bingley and Viscount Ashton joined them.
Jane had been uniformly silent about her two beaux. The viscount usually made an appearance at Longbourn in the morning, often joining them for breakfast. Mr. Bingley attended whenever anyone from Netherfield came for tea. It was during these v...
August 21, 2023
Tidbit Tuesday - You require watching
From my current Work in Progress ~ The Wager
Lydia leaped to her feet, grabbed Maria Lucas by the hand and tugged her out of the room, followed by a giggling Kitty.
“Your Lydia is so full of energy, Mrs. Bennet.”
“She is. Mr. Bennet and I have found a good school for her and Kitty. There just isn’t enough here to keep her occupied and we all know the wicked one will find work for idle hands.”
“Your Lydia would not do anything bad.”
“Not intentionally,” Mamma said before taking a sip of her tea. “But...
Tidbit Tuesday
From my current Work in Progress ~ The Wager
Lydia leaped to her feet, grabbed Maria Lucas by the hand and tugged her out of the room, followed by a giggling Kitty.
“Your Lydia is so full of energy, Mrs. Bennet.”
“She is. Mr. Bennet and I have found a good school for her and Kitty. There just isn’t enough here to keep her occupied and we all know the wicked one will find work for idle hands.”
“Your Lydia would not do anything bad.”
“Not intentionally,” Mamma said before taking a sip of her tea. “But...
August 6, 2023
Deleted Scene ~ We did a very bad thing
If you have read Longbourn's Angels , you are aware Mrs. Bennet knew of Elizabeth and Jane's friendship with the Duke of Belmont's family. However... the first draft had everyone keeping this tidbit from her and at the end of the book, at Jane's wedding to the Earl of Holcomb, everything comes to a head.
We start with Mrs. Frances Bennet's introduction to the duke at Jane's wedding breakfast.
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"I am pleased to meet you. I am certain Lord Holcomb is glad you attended his wedding."
"We did not come ...
Deleted Scene
If you have read Longbourn's Angels , you are aware Mrs. Bennet knew of Elizabeth and Jane's friendship with the Duke of Belmont's family. However... the first draft had everyone keeping this tidbit from her and at the end of the book, at Jane's wedding to the Earl of Holcomb, everything comes to a head.
We start with Mrs. Frances Bennet's introduction to the duke at Jane's wedding breakfast.
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"I am pleased to meet you. I am certain Lord Holcomb is glad you attended his wedding."
"We did not come ...
