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“Tomorrow,” an Elizabeth and Darcy short story

Happy April! Today, I offer a sweet and silly short story based on this month’s theme, “Arts and Allurements.” That phrase comes from Lady Catherine’s speech to Elizabeth outside of Longbourn (the same speech in which she calls Elizabeth an “obstinate, headstrong girl”):   “This is not to be borne. Miss Bennet, I insist on …

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Consequence of Courage-A Few Thoughts

  Hello, dear Janeites! How happy I am to have a chance to chat with you today about my upcoming book, “The Consequence of Courage,” set for release in early fall. This book is not like anything I have written before, as Mr. Wickham is a predominant character not associated with Lydia. I’m not a huge fan …

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My P&P Trilogy

There is a certain mystique about a trilogy, and I think most novelists dream of writing at least one – one that’s important, acclaimed… and preferably available as a beautifully boxed set! That was my dream. Actually, when I wrote my first Pride and Prejudice sequel, I didn’t know there would be more. The goal was just to carry Darcy and Elizabeth …

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Behind the Mask: “You Are Passionate, Jane” – The Story of a Play

Some years ago, I wanted to write a play about Jane Austen, in which she would have a conversation with another famous author. My choice was Lord Byron, for they were both alive and in England, sometimes even in London, at the same time. They never met, but they knew about each other’s existence. Austen …

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His Family Objects: Coming Soon!

Hot on the heels of my modern book, A Pinch of Salt, I have a new Regency novel  coming this May. I’ve been busy! Haha The book is titled His Family Objects. It is an Elizabeth and Darcy story. Its root is in a small line from Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth and the Gardiners are …

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Reviewing Hallmark’s “Lovuary with Jane Austen”

I had a lot of interest when I published this post on my own blog (www.shannonwinslow.com), so I decided to give it an encore presentation here, for any of you who may have missed it. These are my reviews of Hallmark’s four featured February films: I was skeptical when I heard of the Hallmark Channel’s …

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Snippet from my WIP: An Intriguing Connection

Now that Mr Darcy and the Enchanted Library has been polished and published, I realized that I haven’t given you any updates for some time on my writing progress. Just to reassure you, the FOURTH and FINAL book in Mr. Darcy’s Magic is in progress. It is chugging along very well indeed [to use a …

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A Pinch of Salt Release Celebration!

I’m so excited that release day for A Pinch of Salt has finally arrived! For those keeping count, which I expect is no one other than me, this is my tenth book! I’m going to share another excerpt with you–you can find others here and here–but first I wanted to tell you just a little …

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“Shattered” — a new Elizabeth and Darcy short story (complete)

Happy February 29, that rarest of days! This month’s theme is “Alone Together,” so I thought I’d finish a short story from a few months ago, one that seemed relevant to this theme. But when I read back over the story, I didn’t like it–and so I started anew. The idea for this story is …

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A Pinch of Salt Excerpt

Hello! I thought I’d share another excerpt from my upcoming modern P&P-inspired novel: A Pinch of Salt. I have posted about it previously here and here. We are just under a week away from release day. It feels like it’s been a long time coming. A Pinch of Salt will be available in paperback, e-book, …

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