Re: By Order of Their Births First by Linnea Eileen
I discovered it because of this thread. And I agree so good but oh the angst! I love the sibling dynamics - must get back to reading
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Hi karentea,I don't know which story or writer you are referring to, and I haven't written any JAFF... But I have written a fanfic story story before that got to about 600 pages, so here's my story of...
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Heather, you gave me a wholly new perspective. I am only a reader and although I have learned - from interactions - a lot about how different types of feedback might affect writers, I never considered...
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My impression is that the English well-to-do were very legalistic-minded in the 19th century, and Georgina's father would have this in mind when he made the provision for Georgina. Provisions in will...
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Well, Harve, the Viscount's two kids are adorable, and they need a Mom. And we know Jane would excel at that.Still, my heart goes out to the "Traveling Soldier."And the traditionalist in me still...
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Suzanne O Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Certainly she is making fun of the good people of> Meryton when she describes the way that Darcy's> popularity waxes...
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I have a fairly long WIP called The Wedding Party that I am very unhappy with. I wrote myself into a corner, and I can't see any way to finish it to my liking without revising quite a lot of it. And...
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I don't know if it's been removed from DWG, but it is available here Teresa AF's own site (each chapter an individual PDF file):Elegant Extracts -- New Writing
View ArticleRe: another excellent unfinished story
She actually wrote two versions of this story. Apparently she decided she hated the first one (which I love), and so began another version of it, which is also unfinished at this time. It makes me sad...
View ArticleRe: another excellent unfinished story
I liked the first version better, too! When she abandoned that one and then started the rewrite, I truly believed that it would finally be finished but it stopped rather abruptly and all comments were...
View ArticleRe: another excellent unfinished story
I mostly liked the first one better, too, but I thought the second one handled some of the dialogue with Mr Bennet better, so I merged them...before changing the plot significantly (the one having the...
View ArticleRe: complexity
I must say I don't see any similarity between the first line of P&P and the exact figure of Darcy's fortune. The first is a huperbolic, ironic social axiom that mocks society's views on marriage,...
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I've never thought Bingley deserved Jane, even in canon, and in this case she's got alternatives - but I understand the feeling.
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I agree with your interpretation.As I've mentioned before, I have sometimes wondered if Georgiana's 'fortune' might have been given her as part of her mother's marriage settlement. I have read of...
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Have to agree with you that Bingley never really deserved Jane in the original. Actually, every other pairing can be with anyone else except, for me, it's got to be Darcy and Elizabeth.
View ArticleWills...
are not confidential documents after the testator dies. In England, once a person dies, their solicitor applies to the courts to grant probate, a sort of ratification of the will; this is a fairly...
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There is also mine, A Mother's Favorite Wish, where Elizabeth is raised as Lady Catherine's daughter. I had to duck virtual tomatoes when I posted that one.
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