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Guest Blogger: Charlotte English—Those Magic Words: “Jane Austen”
Happy Monday morning, readers! Today’s Guest Blogger comes to us from the Netherlands. A British transplant, thoroughly English, Charlotte recently moved and is enjoying a new environment away from home. She and I have become friends first through Twitter and then e-mail. We are, shall we say, modern-day pen pals. (Writing folks just seem to find each other and yes, there are great benefits to using this social media platform!) I am so pleased that she’s agreed to write about Jane Austen today, as Ms. Austen is probably my all-time favorite. Charlotte’s blog, Words About Words, features a multitude of articles about writing, with particular emphasis on fantasy/science fiction, her…
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That’s The Blog’s Honest Truth
It’s been two months since I began this endeavor called blogging. Admittedly, after the past 60 days of it, I find myself in awe of Julie Powell and her ability to attempt all of Julia Child’s recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking and to blog about them for 365 consecutive days. That was quite an undertaking, and one worthy of all the attention it received, not to mention the book and film that followed. I told myself when I committed to the idea of Steph’s Scribe that I have to write a minimum of two entries per week, sometimes more if something strikes my fancy. I find myself…
