Tag: #janeausten
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Excerpt #2
I got to go to my first Ren Faire in college, and it was such a fun experience seeing the acrobats, the amazing costumes of other guests and of course, the funnel cake. I wanted to give the same experience to Kitty, so onward to Camelot.
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Mary Bennet Moodboard
Despite being the forgotten middle sisters, Mary and Kitty get on each other’s nerves the most. Kitty thinks she’s a snobby nerd, and Mary believes she’s flighty, superficial and too ignorant to amount to anything. Passive aggressive sniping has been their mode of conversation pretty much their whole lives. But Mary’s still home-bound as she…
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Excerpt
I think someone once said in the many Pride and Prejudice discussion boards I perused that Kitty is an introvert trying to copy an extrovert, ie. her sister and mother, and that’s the interpretation I carried through in my own novel. She’s someone who wants to be part of the party and have a good…
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Featuring Kitty Bennet
I mentioned previously that I finished writing my novel and might start posting excerpts, photo boards, and other stuff if readers wanted. I didn’t get any comments saying yes or no, but I’ve decided to go ahead anyway. Featuring Kitty Bennet is set in modern day after contemporary events of P&P, featuring characters from various…
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Being Mary Bennet Review
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every bookworm secretly wishes to be Lizzie Bennet. A less acknowledged truth is that Mary Bennet might be a better fit. For seventeen-year-old Marnie Barnes, who’s convinced she is the long-suffering protagonist of her life, this revelation comes at the end of a series of self-induced disasters that…
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Emmett Review
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very little to distress or vex him. Emmett knows he’s blessed. And because of that, he tries to give back: from charity work to letting…
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Feb Books
All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr This poetry follows in the vein of Elizabeth Acevedo with short prose that pack a punch. Makes sense as Sawyerr thanks Acevedo for her mentorship and help in the acknowledgements. But Sawyerr’s work stands on its own as she tackles the difficult topic of assault and what…
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