inspiration + perspiration = invention :: T. Edison ::
As a bibliophile of long standing, I fully agree with Sir Francis Bacon: "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."
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Woodston Parsonage Floor PlansSep. 13, 2021 | Comments Today Chapters 2 & 3 of Gentlemen of Gloucestershire head to my other fan fiction profiles online. For my blog readers, I have the promised bonus material: the floor plans I developed for Woodston Parsonage. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireWith hat in hand he threw the door open, prepared to receive all the reward a young husband must expect upon such an entrance. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireCatherine was startled, perplexed, and not a little anxious by the sudden appearance of this prodigal in her home. |
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Gentlemen of Gloucestershire is Now LiveSep. 06, 2021 | Comments Happy Labor Day! It's a special day for me despite going into the office, since Gentlemen of Gloucestershire is now live here on the blog and my various fan fiction profiles online. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireMrs. Catherine Tilney née Morland began her marriage to the Reverend Henry Tilney with every expectation of happiness. When a crisis emerges and her new family is put in danger, she must become the heroine she has been in training for all her life. |
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Cover Reveal: Gentlemen of GloucestershireSep. 03, 2021 | Comments It's time to reveal the cover of Gentlemen of Gloucestershire. But first, let's see how books were illustrated and promoted in the past. |
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NA FF Author Interview: Laura SimonsSep. 02, 2021 | Comments Today's author is Laura Simons, who I discovered on Archive of Our Own a few years back when she began posting in the little updated Northanger Abbey section. |
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NA FF Author Interview: Shannon WinslowSep. 01, 2021 | Comments Shannon Winslow is the author of Murder at Northanger Abbey, one of the rare Northanger Abbey fan works in existence, let alone published. |
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Northanger Abbey in Other MediaAug. 31, 2021 | Comments This little satire of Gothic novels has received few adaptions, which may explain why it gets so little love from fandom in general. |
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Announcing a New Series: My First Novel!Aug. 30, 2021 | Comments When "the world ended" last year, I returned to writing after being furloughed from my job. During this time I finally completed my first full-length novel. |