On Contest Etiquette
It seems a bit late to change the rules for this contest, but, in the future, we’ll be adhering to a strict “if you vote, you must vote for three items” rule. The reason for this? To try to make sure that those who vote look at all the entries and give everyone a fair…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
On my pile for this weekend? Jane Austen Made Me Do It! I’m very excited to finally have the chance to read all the other stories. Previously read this week: — Jennifer Crusie, Don’t Look Down. I’ve been hoarding this one for a while, saving it for a rainy day. Cruisie’s snappy humor and delightfully…
Read MoreContest #2: The Poems!
Huge thanks to everyone who rushed to Augustus’ assistance in crafting a verse or two! Gentle reader, you have a veritable garden of verse awaiting you, ranging from odes to limericks to haiku (in Japanese! sadly, I couldn’t get the kanji into the post, so we have it in translation). As you can imagine, Augustus…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Jane Austen Made Me Do It
Jane Austen Made Me Do It, an Austen-inspired short story anthology, arrives in stores today! In honor of the JAMMDI release, I’ve posted some Q&A I did for the JAMMDI “extra” portions below. Q. How did Jane Austen make you do it? What inspired you to join this anthology? Really, Laurel Ann Nattress made me…
Read MoreIf 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…
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