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Austen Authors proudly presents P&P 200: A celebration of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Austen Authors style!

9/24/2011

 
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This November marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Austen Authors is celebrating in our own unique way: we're writing, of course!

For the next 16 months our AuAu authors will be laying claim to a wide assortment of familiar scenes from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and re-writing them from the point of view of other characters. But it's not as cut and dry as you might think. Appearing alongside Jane's well-known characters, like Mr. Darcy, Kitty Bennet, Charlotte Lucas, Mr. Bennet, and Caroline Bingley, are a few new faces that you may not know, but who promise to be just as entertaining. As a matter of fact, we've already met a few, and the response has been delightful.

Abigail Reynolds and Heather Lynn Rigaud kicked off our commemorative posting last Saturday, September 17th. Following closely on their heels were some lovely offerings from Regina Jeffers and Susan Kaye. Who will be next, and when, you ask? Well, guessing is half the fun, but I can tell you that my first post will be on October 5th, so watch for it, and be sure to stop by Austen Authors to say hello. As always, I'd love to hear from you!

Here's the link to my October 5th Post: Mr. Bingley Returns Mr. Bennet's Visit

For information about the Project: The official link


Woot! Austen Authors is Turning One Year Old!

8/16/2011

 
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On September 6, 2010 Austen Authors officially launched. Our group blog has continued to grow ever since and now we are approaching our first birthday.

In the tradition of all great celebrations, we plan to party! Not for one day, not for two or three, but for….

SIX WHOLE DAYS! 

From Monday September 5 all the way through Saturday September 10 we will be serving up the virtual treats and lighting the virtual fireworks.

The itinerary is jam packed with fun blogs and awesome prizes. That's right, PRIZES!

We hope very much that you'll join us for the fun. Here's the link:
http://austenauthors.net/anniversary


An Austenesque Extravaganza, coming in August to Austenesque Reviews!

7/8/2011

 
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What is Austenesque Extravaganza?
It's a wonderful month-long celebration of Austenesque Authors and novels, hosted by the very lovely Meredith Esparza of Austenesque Reviews.

The main purpose of this event is for readers of Austenesque novels to connect and interact with Austenesque authors and other readers who share their passion. 

Each day of the week will have a different theme and event, including a weekly twitter party with several Austenesque authors.

When is the Austenesque Extravaganza?
It will run from August 1, 2011 until August 31, 2011.

Who will be participating in the Austenesque Extravaganza?
Approximately 50 Austenesque Authors, including me. I'll be guest blogging on Austenesque Reviews on Saturday, August 6th, and sincerely hope you'll stop by and say hello.

Will there be a giveaway?
Yes! There will be an amazing Austenesque Giveaway, so please join us. Austenesque Extravaganza promises to be a wonderful experience for everyone who has a genuine love of Austenesque literature. I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

Here's the link to my post:
http://janeaustenreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/spotlight-saturday-susan-adriani.html

Here's the link to Austenesque Reviews:
http://janeaustenreviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-about-austenesque-extravaganza.html

Reviews make me happy...especially lovely ones like this!

6/14/2011

 
I happened to stumble upon this wonderful review of The Truth About Mr. Darcy by Grace from Books Like Breathing. Here's a link if you'd like to take a peek:

Review, The Truth About Mr. Darcy

Thank you, Grace - I'm so pleased you enjoyed my book!

I'm Going on a Blog Tour! (Hmmm...I wonder what I ought to pack?)

5/1/2011

 
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I am very excited to announce that my book, The Truth About Mr. Darcy (previously self-published as Affinity and Affection) is now available in bookstores throughout the USA and at countless online booksellers.

To celebrate, starting tomorrow, my publisher will be sending me on a blog tour. I very much hope you'll stop in to visit these wonderful sites and say hello - I'd love to see some friendly faces! And by all means, please feel free to leave a comment, either here or on the tour - I always love to hear from you!

PS: From what I understand, there are giveaways attached to each stop on the tour, where you can win free copies of The Truth About Mr. Darcy, but I am pathetically under-informed about how this aspect of the tour works. For more information, please visit the blogs below. I promise - there will be free
books!


Blog Tour Schedule for May 2011 -

Monday, May 2nd - Austenprose
http://www.austenprose.com

Wednesday, May 4th - Love Romance Passion
http://www.loveromancepassion.com

Thursday, May 5th - Austen Authors
http://www.austenauthors.com

Friday, May 6th - Psychotic State Book Reviews
http://www.psychoticstate.net

Monday, May 9th - Diary of an Eccentric
http://www.diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.com

Tuesday, May 10th - Austenesque Reviews
http://www.janeaustenreviews.blogspot.com

Wednesday, May 11th - Historical Hussies
http://www.historicalhussies.blogspot.com

Friday, May 13th - Alive on the Shelves
http://www.aliveontheshelves.com

Monday, May 16th - Angela Simmons
http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com

Wednesday, May 18th - Deb's Book Bag
http://www.debsbookbag.blogspot.com


Saturday, May 28th - My Jane Austen Bookclub
http://www.thesecretunderstandingofthehearts.blogspot.com

This is not a blog. It only looks like a blog.

3/3/2011

 
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As nice as it is to have a sleek, shiny home page on this website, it's not proving to be terribly convenient whenever I want to add news about my book or anything Jane Austen-related. So, after much hemming and hawing, I've decided to add a blog page.

But I'd like to point out that this isn't really a blog page. It only looks like a blog page. It's my "news" page, and that's precisely what will be featured on it: news. News about my book; news about my book signings; news about my upcoming blog tour for my book. (Sourcebooks tells me that they'll be sending me on one in May. Hmm. I wonder what I ought to pack?) There will also be news about special happenings on Austen Authors, just because they're ridiculously nice there, and would love to have you stop by and say hello. So, go ahead - they don't bite!

And that's about it at this point. If anything exciting happens, you'll be the first to know about it, right here on my non-blog news page. As always, feel free to leave a comment if you'd like. I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Best,
Susan

Forward>>

    A conversation
    of a questionable nature between an Author &
    a Gentleman

    or
    A much better
    use of this silly
    side column . . .


    FD: So, you write novels, then, Ms. Adriani?
    SA: I do.
    FD: And these novels are about me?
    SA: They are, but there are other characters featured in them as well. I can't only write a book about you, Mr. Darcy.
    FD: Ms. Aiden has. Three, as a matter of fact.
    SA: Yes. But I'm afraid I'm not Ms. Aiden.
    FD: (narrows eyes) No. I suppose you're not. (scrutinizes author) You also appear to be much shorter. Tell me, is Miss Bennet in your book?
    SA: She is.
    FD: Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! (grins) Am I handsome in these books you write? Does Miss Bennet find me handsome?
    SA: You're always handsome, Mr. Darcy, and yes, Miss Bennet happens to find you extremely good looking, but I wouldn't let that go to your head. You have quite a talent for ruining your chances with her very early on in the story.
    FD: (frowns) What? Whatever do you mean?
    SA: I mean you have a dreadful habit of insulting her, repeatedly. Your first proposal alone in Miss Austen's Pride & Prejudice is a perfect example.
    FD: (shifts awkwardly) Oh. Yes, that was dreadful.
    SA: Very.
    FD: (rubs back of neck) Miss Bennet's mother is dreadful, you know.
    SA: Sometimes, but she means well; the entail and all...
    FD: And her youngest sisters. They're dreadful as well.
    SA: True, but they are, after all, very young, not to mention quite impressionable and neglected.
    FD: Mm. I suppose. (clears throat) So, does Miss Bennet ever agree to marry me in any of your stories?
    SA: She does, actually. You are handsome, after all.
    FD: (exhales in relief, smirks) You said extremely handsome before, but I suppose I can overlook it this once.
    SA: How generous of you.
    FD: (waves hand dismissively) It's nothing, madam, but please, do carry on writing your books. I greatly admire a lady who improves her mind by extensive reading - er, writing.
    SA: So I've heard.
    FD: (twists signet ring, clears throat) Why aren't you writing anything? Is your pen in need of mending? Here, allow me to help. I happen to be excellent at mending pens.
    SA: Are you?
    FD: Yes.
    SA: How interesting.
    FD: (scans desk for pen, scratches chin) Is there any chance, do you think, that Miss Bennet might want to mend my pen in the near future?
    SA: Would you like her to mend your pen?
    FD: (swallows) Very much.
    SA: I'll see what I can do.
    FD: I'm most obliged.

             - finis -

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