Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2019 discussion
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Sophia wrote: "Enid Wilson wrote some hot ones years ago, but I don't know if she had any specifically about Col Fitz. I know I haven't read any published or unpublished about Col Fitz having a mistress so I'm so..."Thank you Sofia. I'm still working on this. It didn't seem that big of a deal but now I'm like a dog with a bone.
I can’t find My D’orazio’s “mysteries of Pemberley “ on ebook on Amazon. Where can it be bought?
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Here is the link to their post on JustJane1813 blog where they announce their new publishing venture and you can sign up if you're interested, James. :)
https://justjane1813.com/2019/04/09/a...
MichelleH wrote: "wosedwew wrote: "This is what the JAFF index shows for Colonel Fitzwilliam matched with various loves. http://www.jaffindex.com/ff_qselreldi...
the link is stripping out the ending which shou..."
Sorry -- I missed your reply until just now.
The link is for the JAFF index -- a search feature. It lists unpublished (some which have been published) by author, trope, character, etc. A very handy tool.
http://www.jaffindex.com/ff_login.php
You need a password:
AHAReader
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Sophia wrote: "It's an exclusive story that is only available when you sign up for the newsletter.Here is the link to their post on JustJane1813 blog where they announce their new publishing venture and you can ..."
It was also posted in instalments at Austen Variations:
http://austenvariations.com/the-myste...
guys I'm going through a tough time and don't feel like putting this on fb because of coworkers being friends too.I work as a Para for school district and when this school year is over I'm going to be out of a job
in general are there any books non Jane austen books too that I could read as I go through this difficult time??
Oh, I'm so sorry, Patricia! You definitely need some light-hearted reads right now. Laura Hile's Darcy By Any Other Name is a good one. All of Perpetua Langley's P&P variations are pretty light. Then there's anything by Georgette Heyer. Try to enjoy your summer vacation. Fingers crossed that you get hired by another district for the next school year.
Thought of another that's funny: Most Interesting Man in the World. It's P&P from Mr. Bingley's POV.
I’m so sorry, Patricia—horrible to have one’s life yanked out from under one like that! I was laid off once during a recession, as retaliation for my union-organizing activities, and well remember the stress and fear.Do you like in this situation to read books that are pure escape or books that have an underlayment of sadness that you connect to? If pure escape, you might take a deep dive into Georgette Heyer’s Regency novels, or Angela Thirkell’s novels set in the first half of the twentieth century, or read The Wrong Envelope by Liz Treacher if you haven’t already. If you want a flavor of sadness, books that are cozy but go deeper are those written by Elizabeth Goudge.
I’m honored to think you would reach out to us!
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What a bummer about your job. I grieved when I had to leave one of my jobs because they were closing. It's tough.
Patricia, our thoughts are with you. I worked in a school district and all support staff, assistants, and paras received a pink slip at the end of each school year. It was standard procedure. Then, during the summer after open enrollment, they would have a better idea of the number of students entering the next school year. Those that were pink-slipped would then be called back unless they had taken another job during that time. It was nerve-wracking until I received that call. We have all been there. Blessings and hope it works out for you. The others have made several great suggestions for your reading pleasure.
Patricia-I’m so sorry to hear about your job. My thoughts are with you. Here’s hoping this unforeseen change in your circumstances heralds something positive for you.
They're going to be using an outside agency now for that job. Either way I have no benefits insurance etc. We were under impression wed be transfer over to them but apparently not. I was couple months away from 6 years. Sept.
I've been with the same student since he was in kindergarten he's in 5th now
Oh, Patricia, I am so sorry. Are there other positions in the district? I know you are checking all avenues. Was tenure [or something similar] not available for your position? This stinks. I hope your student handles the transition without any difficulty. It is hard for kids to change their routine.
Patricia wrote: "I work as a Para for school district and when this school year is over I'm going to be out of a job"A friend of mine is a para, and she likes her job. The downside is that every single year, she does not know if she will have a job the following year. She has to wait to find out. So far she has, but the positions vary so much that the position some years are a better fit than other years. And she never knows until she gets that phone call. Are you in a similar situation?
Good luck to you! I'm sending up prayers for you right now for peace and for a possible replacement job.
Patricia wrote: "They're going to be using an outside agency now for that job. Either way I have no benefits insurance etc. We were under impression wed be transfer over to them but apparently not. "
I forgot that I was behind in reading this group's messages and didn't see your most recent post above. How difficult not to be able to continue working with your student!!
Patricia wrote: "guys I'm going through a tough time and don't feel like putting this on fb because of coworkers being friends too.I work as a Para for school district and when this school year is over I'm going ..."
I've been following your post and comments and I am so hoping you will have better news than you fear right now. My sister is a Para and she loves her job, (there were a few years she really really didn't but..,) and she has been in the same boat you are. It stinks. I didn't comment before now because I couldn't think of any appropriate reading to recommend. When I'm going through something more than usually stressful or even downright scary all I want to do is escape. And I'll seek out the angstiest weepiest thing I can find just to get into someone else's head and heart for awhile. That just didn't seem right for your position, but everyone copes in their own way. I'm so wishing you luck, courage, attitude and blessings.
Hi everyone. Happy June! Personally, I'm glad to see the back of May for reasons you're all probably aware of. Anyway, my question is this: I've used FanFiction Downloader to send a good number of works from fanfiction.net to my Kindle. Is there anything similar that works for other sites such as DWG, AO3 or AHA? Obviously, I can copy and paste text into a Word document and then email that to my Kindle, but it can be a tedious process for anything other than short works, especially if I want to remove all the headers and footers that creep in when copying large blocks of text.
Anji, The AO3 site is the easiest site to download a story. Once you are on a story page, at the top of the screen, there are several buttons:
Entire Work Next Chapter Chapter Index Chapters Share Download
Click the Download button, you will be given a choice of format: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI, PDF, HTML
I choose MOBI format, the story is downloaded to my computer, then I sideload the story to my Kindle.
Sorry, the only method I know for the AHA and DWG sites is the tedious copy and paste process. Hopefully someone else will post informing us of an easier method.
Jeannine wrote: "Anji, The AO3 site is the easiest site to download a story. Once you are on a story page, at the top of the screen, there are several buttons:
Entire Work Next Chapter Chapter Index Chapters Sha..."
Thanks, Jeannine.
hi everyone, I found on my kindle to go to the silk browser, type in the address(aha,dwiggie,etc) when the story pops up---on the right hand of the top bar there is a bookmark and just tap on it it will pop up add book mark then on the three dots tap on them and a small screen will pop up and you can add story to reading list. it will be on the first page when you sign on to silk browser till you read it.booth will put story in order. hope this helps
Thanks for your reply, Lenora. Could you tell me what you mean by 'silk browser', please? And does the Kindle have to be connected to the internet at all times to read the story? Mine only has a wi-fi connection.
silk browser is just the kindle version of chrome. it is just the app to connect to internet. no you don't have to be connected all the I believe that once it is down loaded you can join it at any time.
Lenora wrote: "silk browser is just the kindle version of chrome. it is just the app to connect to internet. no you don't have to be connected all the I believe that once it is down loaded you can join it at any ..."Thanks Lenora.
Anyone see pride prejudice and Atlanta?? finally got chance to watch it tonight off of dvr and an evite distention movie was on instead.
I watched it. It was like a sweet tea version, where P&P would be the bracing cup of strong black tea. Wickham ready to be reformed, the senior Bennets a loving couple, etc. Altogether a lack of strong antagonists. And Kirk would be outraged--no Georgiana!
OK, so this question is only slightly Austen-related and possibly mainly rhetorical, but I have to give you all (especially my friends across the pond) some context. As you know, I'm a Brit, and more specifically English. I'm as English as Ceri is Welsh. One of England's national sports is a game called cricket (the one where they can play a match for five days and still have a draw at the end!) and it's just about the only sport I follow. The cricket World Cup is currently being played here and one of the teams playing is India.
So, my question is this: remembering that the Mr. Collins character is almost always referred to as 'Kohli-sahib', is it wrong of me to think of the film 'Bride and Prejudice' whenever I hear the name of the Indian team captain, Virat Kohli, mentioned?
I'm guessing it would make it much more fun to watch a cricket match if one entertained such thoughts, Anji! 😘
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Nope, not a bit. I constantly do associations like that when watching TV programs or films. :)
Abigail wrote: "I watched it. It was like a sweet tea version, where P&P would be the bracing cup of strong black tea. Wickham ready to be reformed, the senior Bennets a loving couple, etc. Altogether a lack of st..."Lol...I enjoyed it.... although Georgiana was missed!! Lady Catherine was certainly a strong antagonist, no?!?
I guess I overlooked her. . . . I confess I was catching up on the Sunday puzzles while I was watching.
I wonder... Are there different comma rules in the US compared to UK? I have been tackling my exaggerated fondsness for commas by reading the article "13 rules for idiots about commas," lol.It was not helpful at all as the rules made perfect sense to me but did not make me want to limit my excess but rather add to my addiction. Sigh
Do anyone have an online article to recommend?
For book publishing the comma rules are not all that different between the U.S. and U.K., though the placement in relation to other punctuation is different. The standard U.S. comma rules for books are laid out in The Chicago Manual of Style. For newspapers and some magazines, the punctuation rules are quite different--fewer transitional comma, no "Oxford" or series comma, etc. The rules are laid out in the AP style guide. Some publishing houses and magazines have their own internal rules.
I'm afraid I'm not familiar with any online articles on the subject as I am an old school copy editor in the Chicago mode. Maybe Chicago University Press now publishes some portions of the Manual online?
Thank you Abigail! That explains a lot actually. I am very fond of the transitional comma and I could not possibly live without the series comma but "Oxford", I generally stay clear of. I have some idea of what the problem is now. Just not sure if this old dog can change her set ways or even if I want to...
Elin wrote: "Thank you Abigail! That explains a lot actually. I am very fond of the transitional comma and I could not possibly live without the series comma but "Oxford", I generally stay clear of. I have som..."
hey Elin. I've learned all these systems, but frankly, I find that so long as I understand waht the author is conveying without too much thinking then I'm good. It's missing articles, nouns, or wrong words that drive me nuts!
A friend advised me that when in doubt, leave it out so I am following that advice but I do not think I can stop using those that I am certain of. It just would not sound right to me and I do follow the UK spelling and grammar because it was what I was taught. I doubt I would be able to change that after 30-40 years...
Elin wrote: "A friend advised me that when in doubt, leave it out so I am following that advice but I do not think I can stop using those that I am certain of. It just would not sound right to me and I do follo..."Elin -- I am an old newspaper person. To quote from Abigail's note above:
For newspapers and some magazines, the punctuation rules are quite different--fewer transitional comma, no "Oxford" or series comma, etc. The rules are laid out in the AP style guide. Some publishing houses and magazines have their own internal rules.
So maybe that is part of my "leave it out" rule.
OK -- Silly Question TimeI read on a Kindle but also use the Kindle download for PC and read on a Fire10 with the Kindle for PC.
I know an author is paid by page count read on a book borrowed with Kindle Unlimited. If I read a Kindle Unlimited on the PC or Fire, do the pages read count toward the author's total pages?
There is a difference in the interface with GoodReads depending on where I read it, so it makes me wonder.
I have been paging through on the Kindle to be sure.
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I swap around devices, too, when I read Kindle KU books. It would be great if we're increasing their page count by doing it. :)
I have seen all of movie adaptations of Jane Austen's books. I know books are the way to go, but the movies turned me into an Austenesque lover. I have read Pride and Prejudice, officially one of my favorite books. To find out that there are books with different pathways for Mr. Darcy and Lizzy, is wonderful news. The book, Second Impressions, is now on my reading list along with all the other Jane Austen's books.
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Isn't it an amazing feeling to know that once you've devoured the novels/movies, that it isn't all over? :) The variations on the story, the focus on sequels and other characters, the changes in settings- all fun!
This is not a question but perhaps an answer...The password for theMRR [Meryton Reading Room] has changed. They do that periodically. I didn't know where to announce it so I just put it here.
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
J. W. wrote: "This is not a question but perhaps an answer...The password for theMRR [Meryton Reading Room] has changed. "
Thanks for the heads-up
No problem... when I couldn't log in, I contacted the administrator and was told the password had changed. I thought I should share it with my friends.
ok so i am going through my amazon account and some books that i clicked on does not have a page anymore. will i still be able to read them since I brought them, it is just they are not selling them anymore but i still have access to them through my kindle since I brought them?some of these books are
If you bought the book, it should still be available to you.Go to Amazon at "Manage your Content and Devices" -- those books should still be listed. They should be on your "cloud" if not active in your Kindle
I've got those editions of both books and they're still showing up on my Kindle. Find Wonder in All Things doesn't seem to have an Amazon page any more but The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen is coming out in a new edition in September, with a different cover, and is available for pre-order now. So what you've got should be OK.
Okay, question:I'm familiar with FF, AHA and DWG. What is AO3?
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the link is stripping out the ending which should be:
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Hang head, I cannot figure how to log in. Is it from the A Happy Assembly website?