If You Like….
In honor of the release of Jane Austen Made Me Do It tomorrow, I decree this a special Jane Austen-themed “if you like”. If you like modernizations of Austen stories, you’ll probably like: — Melissa Nathan’s Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field and Persuading Annie; — the movie, Clueless (aka Emma in LA); — Shannon Hale’s…
Read MoreGarden Intrigue Contest #2: Poetry!
Tragedy! In the midst of his latest ode, Augustus Whittlesby has broken his quill. For some strange reason, no one appears willing to lend him another. Will you help a pen-less poet? Your task, should you choose to accept it, is this: write a few lines of verse for Augustus. Your verses can be on…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: "A Night at Northanger"
For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, there’s an excerpt from my new short story, “A Night at Northanger”, up on Scribd, along with excerpts from the other short stories in the Jane Austen Made Me Do It anthology. “A Night at Northanger” features Cate Kartowsky, a budding young journalist with vast ambitions…
Read MoreFour for Three
I have just discovered that the print versions of both Ivy & Intrigue and Two L are part of Amazon’s four for three deal– buy four eligible items, get the least expensive free. This makes me think fondly of my year in England and the Waterstone’s three-for-two deals. I discovered Forever Amber and Bill Bryson’s…
Read MoreIf You Like….
If you like Jane Austen-inspired stories, you’ll probably like… … excerpts from Jane Austen Made Me Do It, now up on Scribd! Among them, you can find the first few pages of my short story, “A Night at Northanger”. I’ll be writing more about that, and how the heroine, Cate, fits into The Garden Intrigue,…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’m still being boring, reading-wise. It’s all been Sayers, Sayers, Sayers (for that 1920’s tone!) with a brief excursion into Elizabeth Peters’ The Copenhagen Connection, which is neither 1920s nor English, but was unwisely left in my path by my little sister. It’s really not safe to leave books lying around near me…. What have…
Read MoreTurnip in the Ballroom
Come visit the party at the Ballroom Blog, where Turnip has unexpectedly blundered in… much to the indignation of his hostess and Miss Gwen!
Read MoreAnd the additional winner is….
Catie! Of Comment #42. Thanks, Donna, for donating your copy! Stay tuned for a fresh contest next Wednesday….
Read MoreAnother Winner!
Since our judge-winner, Donna, has access to an ARC by other means, she has very generously offered to put her ARC back into the pot (so to speak). Thanks to Donna’s kindness, I’ll be drawing another winner from the list of judges at some point tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Read MoreAnd the winner is….
Thanks so much to everyone who contributed her talent and ingenuity to the Garden Intrigue Pink for Pink Project! Often, in these contests, I’ve noticed that a clear winner emerges early on. In this case, the voting was all over the map– which, I think, speaks to the excellence of all the designs contributed. There…
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