jane austen

5 min read 2021-06-23 11:10:00

Announcements!

There are a few announcements I need to make, which will preempt what I had originally planned for this month’s post. So let’s bump that to next

9 min read 2021-06-22 11:10:00

I wish I could recall where I encountered this information, but I cannot. Therefore, I must apologize up front if someone shared it with me, and I am

4 min read 2021-06-21 17:00:20

One cannot utter the name of Jane Austen without invoking a torrent of emotions. Some read her with admiration, some with disdain, some think she’s

5 min read 2021-06-21 11:10:00

Welcome back to Austen Authors! I am almost done with my second book of the year. Go, me! LOL I’m doing much better than I did last year, when I

3 min read 2021-06-18 11:10:00

Hello! It’s me, Christine Combe, and I am a new member here at Austen Authors. I’m really honored to have been asked to join this amazing group

4 min read 2021-06-17 11:10:00

Charles Bingley, Darcy’s affable and somewhat heedless best friend, is a curious character in Pride and Prejudice. His inclusion in the plot is a

4 min read 2021-06-16 11:10:08

One of my favorite things to do is write dialogue. In fact, I almost always have to scroll back and add descriptive verses to flesh out my scenes. I

5 min read 2021-06-14 17:00:00

Hi everyone, When I was editing The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy, I wrote several scenes to show more of Elizabeth and Darcy (‘William Lucas’)

18 min read 2021-06-14 11:10:14

In James Fordyce’s Sermons to Young Women (1766), Fordyce says, “The world, I know not how, overlooks in our sex a thousand irregularities, which

1 min read 2021-06-13 11:10:10

Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of P. O. Dixon‘s “A Little More of Something to Think Of” Giveaway. Linda A. will each a $5

2 min read 2021-06-11 11:10:00

According to ancient Judaic tradition, a great miracle occurred in the month of “Tamuz.” This Hebrew month began with the holiday of “Rosh

4 min read 2021-06-10 11:10:00

Why do we want humor? Lately I’ve been trying to purposely learn how to inject more humor into my writing. I’m working on From London with

5 min read 2021-06-09 11:10:00

Recently I had the pleasure of reading a great book called Anticipating Education by Dr. Deborah Britzman. The book is a collection of some of her

7 min read 2021-06-08 11:10:00

As is typical, I approached my blogging day with no idea what topic to discuss. Then I read Riana Everly’s excellent blog on Classical music and

12 min read 2021-06-07 11:10:36

Of all the books I’ve written, Darcy Chooses and Darcy Vs Bingley are the two most popular. Darcy Chooses was the most work to write as it was at