Bantering Out of Doors
Hi, Friends!
Just a note to say hello, I hope you all are well, and, by the way, I'm still writing on occasion!
On the novel front -- yeah, I'm pretty slow and often get stuck. (Writing a mystery romance is tough -- at least for me!) But I'm not giving up!
On the short story front -- to keep myself from feeling too much despair about the novel, I've been writing occasional short stories for Austen Variations. I've noticed I have a real addiction to putting Elizabeth and Darcy in a lovely but lonely outdoor space so they can banter and flirt as much as they like.
In the last few months, I've written two such stories: "Tomorrow" (https://austenvariations.com/tomorrow...) and "Shattered" (https://austenvariations.com/shattere...).
And of course there's the short story I wrote for the fabulous Christina Angel Boyd's anthology Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl.
I suppose it makes sense that a Regency-era Elizabeth and Darcy would need to find an isolated spot outdoors, away from the ears of others, to have an authentic conversation.
But even in the modern novella I wrote for Austen Variations (Strokes of Inelegance, https://austenvariations.com/a-new-sh...), prominent scenes take place outside.
Well, seems like I'm more of an outdoors girl than I thought! (I was that kid who had to be shooed outside because I wanted to remain curled up on the couch reading or -- I'll admit it -- watching soap operas with my babysitter!)
So, if you're in the mood for some moments of outdoor bantering between Elizabeth and Darcy, and you haven't had a chance to check out the short stories above, I hope you find them to be -- I can't resist -- a breath of fresh air! :)
Best,
Christina
Just a note to say hello, I hope you all are well, and, by the way, I'm still writing on occasion!
On the novel front -- yeah, I'm pretty slow and often get stuck. (Writing a mystery romance is tough -- at least for me!) But I'm not giving up!
On the short story front -- to keep myself from feeling too much despair about the novel, I've been writing occasional short stories for Austen Variations. I've noticed I have a real addiction to putting Elizabeth and Darcy in a lovely but lonely outdoor space so they can banter and flirt as much as they like.
In the last few months, I've written two such stories: "Tomorrow" (https://austenvariations.com/tomorrow...) and "Shattered" (https://austenvariations.com/shattere...).
And of course there's the short story I wrote for the fabulous Christina Angel Boyd's anthology Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl.
I suppose it makes sense that a Regency-era Elizabeth and Darcy would need to find an isolated spot outdoors, away from the ears of others, to have an authentic conversation.
But even in the modern novella I wrote for Austen Variations (Strokes of Inelegance, https://austenvariations.com/a-new-sh...), prominent scenes take place outside.
Well, seems like I'm more of an outdoors girl than I thought! (I was that kid who had to be shooed outside because I wanted to remain curled up on the couch reading or -- I'll admit it -- watching soap operas with my babysitter!)
So, if you're in the mood for some moments of outdoor bantering between Elizabeth and Darcy, and you haven't had a chance to check out the short stories above, I hope you find them to be -- I can't resist -- a breath of fresh air! :)
Best,
Christina
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Sylvie! It's great to "see" you here! Thank you so much for taking the time to read the stories, and I'm especially glad you liked "Shattered." Soon after I wrote it, I actually experienced an earthquake -- quite minor, with the epicenter a few hundred miles away from where I live. But I was reminded how actual earthquakes are either much less or much more destructive than I described in that story. I needed an earthquake that shook those two characters just enough... :)
Do hope you're well, and many thanks again for stopping by to read and comment!
Thanks so much for this offering, and I do hope you find inspiration for a full size novel soon again!
Sylvie