Today was Jane Austen’s Birthday and as part of the celebrations, I headed out with the Oregon Regency Society for tea. Â We were all dressed in our nicest afternoon outfits and I decided to drive rather than chance public transit in my white sprigged muslin. Â One must take such pains when laundering it that I […]
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December 16th is Jane Austen’s birthday. To celebrate that, I’m releasing Chapter two of Shades of Milk and Honey as a sample. You may download a pdf of Chapter 2 or an epub of Chapter 2 or read the sample chapter below. (Chapter One is here.)
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One of the things that’s tricky about writing historical fiction like Shades of Milk and Honey is getting the vocabulary right. There are a lot of words which are obviously anachronisms but there others which aren’t. Short of looking up every word in a novel, there’s no way to really know if a seemingly innocuous
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While I’m in transit again, here’s an amusing comic about Miss Austen. It’s a Large Book. (Hat tip to Todd Sanders)
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Due to the delayed flight, I am once again ensconced on the porch of Merrie Haskell’s lake house and working on revisions to Glamour in Glass. While I am thus engaged, allow me to present to you Emma Thompson’s speech at the Golden Globes when she pretended to be Jane Austen.
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My most grateful thanks to Miss Ellis for sharing this video with me.
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When I was trying to decide what garment I wanted to have made to go with my Regency dress, I was waffling between a pelisse and a spencer.  I spent a lot of time looking at the book Revolution in Fashion: European Clothing, 1715-1815 which has really gorgeous photos of the Kyoto Costume Institute’s collection.  Really,
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