Comments for The Jane Austen Project

Comment on Chapter Two by thejaneaustenproject

thejaneaustenproject — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:37:01 +0000

Time travel and Jane Austen are two irresistible things! One could take them in many directions. I wish you well with your story. Thanks so much for your kind words.

Comment on Chapter Two by Bill Boyd

Bill Boyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:47:25 +0000

Wow! Great start. I enjoyed these two chapters very much, particularly because I am writing a time travel story involving Jane Austen also (with a very different premise). You are years ahead of me.

I can hardly wait for the rest of your story.

Comment on What Are Chapters For? by Bill

Bill — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:55:51 +0000

I like chapters. It gives me a stopping point when I find it necessary to set aside the book for a time. Books without breaks irritate the heck out of me.

Comment on Further Reading, Part II by thejaneaustenproject

thejaneaustenproject — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:24:50 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion — now I definitely want to check out “Lady Vernon” to see what these authors’ take on it is. Lady Susan is the overlooked gem among Austen’s works, I think — It’s distressing both to those readers who see “Jane” as the epitome of romantic with a small r and those who see her as essentially a moral guide, like Deresiewicz in “A Jane Austen Education.”

Comment on Further Reading, Part II by Tres

Tres — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:37:46 +0000

I loved ‘What Would Austen Do?’ The authors have a knack for authenticity – their book ‘Lady Vernon and Her Daughter’ did the best job of reproducing Austens style IMHO – and no Darcy! LOL at your comment ‘Darcied out’ – me too. Love Darcy but i am starting to cringe when i see books with ‘Darcy’ in the title!

Comment on Further Reading, Part II by thejaneaustenproject

thejaneaustenproject — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:47:13 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, Laurel Ann!

Comment on Further Reading, Part II by Laurel Ann (Austenprose)

Laurel Ann (Austenprose) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:41:42 +0000

Thanks for your very thoughtful insights and observations about JAMMDI Kathleen. You brought to light things I never fathomed while editing the book!

I must respectfully disagree that Jane Austen would be uninterested in your personal tales of romantic and professional woe. Jane (yes, I do call her by her first name) would be all about the intimate details of what makes a person tick. She was an observer, a chronicler, and reveler in the human spirit. It is reflected in her characterizations.

Thanks again Kathleen. LA

Comment on Further Reading: Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Part I by dianabirchall

dianabirchall — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:12:59 +0000

“The joy, the gratitude, the exquisite delight of her sensations may be imagined.” – Emma (Beaming) Thank you so much!

Diana

Comment on More Illicit Reading by ladylavinia1932

ladylavinia1932 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:14:29 +0000

["Certainly there is a large body of readers who think the main characters married the wrong people, and that a Henry-Fanny and Edmnund-Mary match-up would have been a more satisfying result. I do not share these views, but I do understand them."] I don't share those views either. I think that the Crawfords were better off without Fanny and Edmund.

Comment on Page 350 by Katherine Lim

Katherine Lim — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:58 +0000

Hi Kathleen,

I’ve been reading your blog and love your posts on the writing process. It seems that you are well into revision now – can you see the light at the end of the tunnel? I wanted to ask you what you thought of the Sackett Street manuscript workshop (as I think you mentioned that you’re in it at the moment). I’m thinking of doing the same class in November. I’m also writing a novel where the characters come from 2 centuries – however mine come from 16th-century Venice and 21st-century London.

Please do send me a PM at my facebook account – would be great to hear from you!

Katherine