What Austen Did Best
Kevin’s blog post below about J. R. R. Tolkien referred to what he did better than anyone else: world building. He created […]
Tag: Jane Austen
Which Minor Pride & Prejudice Character Are You?
For me, one of the most striking features of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was her use of vivid, interesting secondary characters. […]
Jane Austen Experience: Ladies & Gentlemen Behaving Badly
Did Jane Austen write evil characters? While working on Caroline Bingley, I’ve asked myself this repeatedly, and I’ve already opined about Caroline’s […]
Jane Austen Experience: Rooms with a View
Last week, my friend Mary Simonsen sent me an article from FT.com about a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in […]
Selling Short Stories
I felt a little weird about offering “Maria Lucas” (formerly “Maria’s Romance”) for sale on Amazon.com. I had planned to give it […]