I have a post on the Austen Authors blog today, talking about Pride and Prejudice, and Jane Austen’s story building skills.
Please join me! Just click on the image below to read the post!
Author Archives: Nancy Lawrence
This is a Good Picture
Actually, it’s a painting titled “Flirtation,” by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta. (Click on the image to see a larger version.) I like this painting for many reasons (not simply because its discovery justified an afternoon I wasted on social … Continue reading
How Does Your Garden Grow?
I’m spending a lot of time outdoors this summer, working in my yard and watering plants to protect them from the hot summer sun. Let’s face it, gardening can be hot, dirty work, so my gardening attire usually consists of … Continue reading
The Cover Art of Robert Berran
If you view any website about publishing in today’s digital age, you’re sure to see a post about the importance of book covers. For authors like me who self publish their novels and stories, creating book covers that capture a … Continue reading
Queen Elizabeth on the Moon
I was going down the research rabbit hole this week and came across this interesting factoid: When Neal Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins boarded the spacecraft Apollo 11 in July 1969 they carried with them a sealed metal container. … Continue reading
10 Books that Changed My World
During the long winter months I keep my house closed up to ward off the cold; but once the days get longer and the temps get warmer, I open up the house and begin my annual spring cleaning ritual. I … Continue reading
A Nod and a Smile
Ever wish some Regency rules of etiquette still applied today? Me, too!
Please join me on the Austen Authors blog to talk about manners and rude people (in the nicest way possible, of course). 🙂
https://austenauthors.net/a-nod-and-a-smile/
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Mr. Darcy: A Man with a Plan
Hello, and a happy weekend to you!
Today I’m posting on the Austen Authors blog, talking about Jane Austen movie adaptations. Do you know, some of my favorite scenes in 1995’s “Pride and Prejudice” never appeared in Jane Austen’s original novel!
Here’s a hint about one of those scenes:
I hope you’ll join me at Austen Authors and share your favorite movie scenes, too! Just click on the image below.
Write, Stick, Color, Repeat
Hello, and a very happy Saturday to you!
Today I’m posting on the Austen Authors blog, sharing a few of my writing tools. I hope you’ll join me; just click on the image below.
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Musical Instruments in Regency England
When I first began reading Jane Austen’s and Georgette Heyer’s novels, the pianoforte seemed to be the musical instrument of choice for every Regency era heroine. Jane Austen often equated a woman’s ability on the pianoforte to her overall value … Continue reading
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