Persuasion. My
life would most closely resemble Persuasion. It’s true.
As many of you may have noticed my blog, my twitter feed and
my facebook page have been silent. I have been having my own Anne Elliot moment
of second chances with my Captain Wentworth. While I did not have a first round
proposal, we did have a separation of two years which was mostly through faults
of my own. We have received our second chance and I am happy to report that we
will get our happy ending. However, we must endure a 7,000 mile separation
until he is stationed stateside once again. My Wentworth is actually a U.S.
Marine currently stationed in Japan. Although, if we are comparing my other
half to a Jane Austen hero then he is more of a Henry Tilney whom we all know I
love and adore.
In between my own Persuasion,
I moved back to my parent’s house to save some money and pay off student loan
debt faster. That alone has been an experience all its own. Twenty-seven and
back living with your parents again, albeit temporarily, picture it. I have
also been honing my craft with my employment and my patience paid off and a
promotion opened up in our district. I am just waiting to see if I get that
promotion. There have been other life events that have occurred and I have not
had much time for writing. I am slowly making my return, however.
I am so happy to be coming back to the Austen community. I
realize many of you were disappointed by my Colonel Fitzwilliam novel not
making his debut in June, but I assure you that I have not forgotten him. He
has been making his presence known to me constantly and hasn’t fared well with
my neglect. The draft is written, but first round edits are being finished
before I am able to send the pages to my beta readers.
I am also at work on other material for my other book the Northanger Abbey Vignettes. I am
currently working on a piece about Isabella Thorpe titled Mirror, Mirror. I
also have a story about John Thorpe which I had been working on before my
hiatus.
Finally, I have some book reviews which I will be posting
soon. I can’t wait to share those with you. I love to read and I enjoy sharing
my affection for the activity.
Hello friends and please join me for a spot of tea.
