Tweeting, Twitter, and Blogging – Shall I get any work done today?

I thought I’d give Twitter a whirl! I’m enjoying it very much so far, but am spending far too much time reading everyone’s tweets and not getting much work done. I think it’s partly due to feeling the effects of going away at the weekend – whilst lovely, I cannot stop thinking about the beautiful [...]

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News of a new blog, Lydia Bennet’s Story, and a Jane Austen inspired exhibition

News of a new blog – Austen Endeavours
- I am enjoying this blog from Aimee Fry and thought you might too! Aimee indulges her love of all things Austen and Regency along with her quest to become a writer!
Thanks to Jenny for a mention of Lydia Bennet’s Story from Wondrous Reads which is a [...]

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Charlotte Lucas and Mr Collins

Lydia Bennet’s Online Diary.
At this time of the year I always read Pride and Prejudice and I thought it would be fun to see what Lydia is thinking about all the goings on at Longbourn. Lydia’s online diary starts just before Mr Bingley arrives and finishes where my novel, Lydia Bennet’s Story, begins.
Thursday, December 17th, [...]

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Jane Austen’s Birthday, December 16th, 1775

On this day in 1775 Jane Austen was born.
Cassy knew there was something different about the house when she woke up. Apart from the dying wood embers of the glowing nursery fire and the darkness outside telling her that it was still night time, there was a lot of noise and activity inside. [...]

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Kissing Captain Carter’s Ear!

Wednesday, December 16th, 1801
Kitty and I set forth to Meryton to visit our friends at Emma Nicolson’s. We were eager to tell them and anybody we met along the way about our news of poor Wickham’s treatment at the hands of vile Mr Darcy. Everyone was shocked, although not in the least surprised, for Mr [...]

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Review round up for Lydia Bennet’s Story

Two reviews for Lydia Bennet’s Story from Book Zombie Blogspot and The Reviewer Blogspot
Book Zombie
Readers of Austen will know that Lydia Bennet is the younger sister of Elizabeth and Jane, while never a major character she always left a major impact with her appearances. Crazy, wilful and out of control, she is much more like [...]

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