tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post7497306036224918059..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: You Are Cordially Invited to Participate in a Live Chat With Author Laurie Viera Rigler on August 12thVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-56468355857115899202008-08-15T17:47:00.000-04:002008-08-15T17:47:00.000-04:00Hi - I missed the live chat with Laurie Viera Rigl...Hi - I missed the live chat with Laurie Viera Rigler.<BR/>I spent the day in the hospital. but I'm very glad to <BR/>be alive. But soo sorry that I missed it I was so looking<BR/>forward to it. Is there any way to know what transpired? Thanks KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32214233870239346922008-08-12T21:15:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:15:00.000-04:00Ms. Rigler,1. Why do you think that, of Jane Auste...Ms. Rigler,<BR/><BR/>1. Why do you think that, of Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice is the book most authors choose to write variations or sqeuels upon?<BR/><BR/>2. Would you ever consider finishing Austen's last book, Sandition?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-74262944647179943172008-08-12T21:11:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:11:00.000-04:00My question for Laurie: What male character in ea...My question for Laurie: What male character in each book do you find most intriguing?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938497816634288633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33652647867221185612008-08-11T03:21:00.000-04:002008-08-11T03:21:00.000-04:00Hi, luthien-84. Glad you liked my website.Persuasi...Hi, luthien-84. Glad you liked my website.<BR/><BR/>Persuasion is my other favorite.<BR/><BR/>I am immersed in the sequel, which should be out summer 2009.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to give your other question some thought...I have been a passionate reader throughout my life, and of many authors. Collectively, I imagine they have all inspired me to tell stories. I also love film as a storytelling mediumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-59744795943993118022008-08-08T14:32:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:32:00.000-04:00Hi Laurie, I have a few questions to ask you.1) Wh...Hi Laurie, I have a few questions to ask you.<BR/><BR/>1) Which is your favourite Jane Austen novel besides Pride and Prejudice?<BR/><BR/>2) I read in your website that there's going to be a sequel. May I know whether are you in the process of writing/editing and when is the book coming out?<BR/><BR/>3) Besides Jane Austen, which author(s) inspired you to have a career as a writer?<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-50396514068858021642008-08-05T15:57:00.000-04:002008-08-05T15:57:00.000-04:00Hi, Katherine, hi, Karen. I look forward to chatti...Hi, Katherine, hi, Karen. I look forward to chatting with both of you.<BR/><BR/>Very happy you enjoyed the book, Karen.<BR/><BR/>Katherine, you are very fortunate to have been introduced to Austen by your godfather. He sounds like a wonderful man, and of course I am always thrilled to hear about a male admirer of Austen. <BR/><BR/>For me it started in the 1990s when I started reading about all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-8787903921812230122008-08-04T10:58:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:58:00.000-04:00This sound like a lovely way to spend a few hours....This sound like a lovely way to spend a few hours. Your book is a delight and I will look forward to the chat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-73483721042227142802008-08-03T22:38:00.000-04:002008-08-03T22:38:00.000-04:00Hello Laurie, I just would like to ask you how and...Hello Laurie, <BR/><BR/>I just would like to ask you how and when you<BR/>first became interested in Jane Austen's writings ? Interestingly enough my godfather<BR/>introduced me to Jane Austen. He was a great fan and admirer of her writing! And he was a man! He preferred to make up his own opinion about everything, not giving in to popular culture. <BR/>I really look forward to those 2 fabulousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-68290862366618861882008-08-02T19:38:00.000-04:002008-08-02T19:38:00.000-04:00Hi, Dina--my posted answer to you somehow disappea...Hi, Dina--my posted answer to you somehow disappeared (maybe a rip in the space-time continuum?). Anyway, it took me six years of writing, researching, and procrastinating(!) to write the book. Once I had an agent things moved very quickly.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Katie--I adore Ann Eliot. She is the quiet, unsung hero whose small acts of gentle kindness make a huge difference in the lives of everyone she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-40236892832028512872008-08-01T12:57:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:57:00.000-04:00who is your second favorite jane austen heroine? ...who is your second favorite jane austen heroine? I say 2nd because the first is almost always lizzy!KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325506642339354602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-5645231013964171892008-07-28T20:30:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:30:00.000-04:00Hi Laurie, I should be able to make the evening ti...Hi Laurie, <BR/><BR/>I should be able to make the evening time, since I work during the day, will have lots to catch up too. :)<BR/><BR/>How long did your dream take of writing Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and then getting it published?Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-20745902208617471772008-07-24T14:09:00.000-04:002008-07-24T14:09:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for your reply."...a mother...Thank you so much for your reply.<BR/><BR/>"...a mother with the emotional IQ of a 14-year-old." :) When I think about Mrs. Bennet Alison Steadman's wonderful portrayal of her in BBC's P&P always comes to mind. The way she shouts out "Mr. Bennet!" and her hysterical crying episodes are so hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-83512081357175860102008-07-23T05:11:00.000-04:002008-07-23T05:11:00.000-04:00Hi again, Nigel. I think there are many ways in wh...Hi again, Nigel. I think there are many ways in which one can enjoy Austen: as a beautifully plotted, satisfying story with multi-faceted characters, witty social satire, and a guaranteed happy ending; as a source of deeper wisdom, lessons in self-discovery, and a commentary on human nature at its best and worst; and some scholars have seen Austen's works as sly social commentaries on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-11226227705519532302008-07-22T09:40:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:40:00.000-04:00Hello fellow Janeites,I have two important things ...Hello fellow Janeites,<BR/>I have two important things to mention!<BR/>#1. Thank you for posting about the JAC magazine, as it includes my article about regency debutantes. I hope many of you will click through and enjoy the whole magazine--the quiz is especially fun this month.<BR/><BR/>#2: My question for Ms. Rigler, is will she agree to be featured in my monthly ezine, "Upon My Word! The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-10399058802655100552008-07-22T08:33:00.000-04:002008-07-22T08:33:00.000-04:00Which of the many Jane Austen films is your favori...Which of the many Jane Austen films is your favorite and why?Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-42769293350744506452008-07-21T20:07:00.000-04:002008-07-21T20:07:00.000-04:00Dear Mame,Thank you so much for your answer.I have...Dear Mame,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your answer.<BR/>I have to, think, on this some more. I am starting to wonder if Austen's work is more enthnographic rather than literal?<BR/>I loved Lizzy's quote too.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801470126697483229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-16233845846408951742008-07-21T19:44:00.000-04:002008-07-21T19:44:00.000-04:00Hi, Rebecca and Leslie. I look forward to chatting...Hi, Rebecca and Leslie. I look forward to chatting with you! <BR/><BR/>Nigel, thanks for your question. I think that Austen has been "packaged" as literature for women by the media, and I suspect that more men would love Austen if they weren't frightened away by said packaging. Nevertheless, there is a growing list of men who are discovering that Austen isn't really about gowns and bonnets but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-72211945751529456422008-07-21T07:36:00.000-04:002008-07-21T07:36:00.000-04:00My question is:Of all the characters that Jane Aus...My question is:<BR/><BR/>Of all the characters that Jane Austen has created which one is Laurie Viera Rigler's personal favorite and why?<BR/><BR/>Lots of love,<BR/>Anne from Finland<BR/><BR/>abackman66[a]hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-78604946509061884952008-07-20T19:53:00.000-04:002008-07-20T19:53:00.000-04:00The time zones may make it difficult for me to pat...The time zones may make it difficult for me to paticipate? <BR/><BR/>Please would you ask Miss Rigler a question on my behalf; <BR/><BR/>"Why do you think the appeal of Jane Austen's novels is mostly gender specific and is this a reflection of our societies rather than Austen novel's as literature?"Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801470126697483229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-14478862537227917772008-07-20T08:37:00.000-04:002008-07-20T08:37:00.000-04:00How fun, or should I say, diverting! I'll be ther...How fun, or should I say, diverting! I'll be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-82387992899731573852008-07-18T20:02:00.000-04:002008-07-18T20:02:00.000-04:00Rebecca, please pass the word! The more the merrie...Rebecca, please pass the word! The more the merrier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-52369587654124385012008-07-18T18:41:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:41:00.000-04:00Oh, how lovely! This will be such fun. Do you mind...Oh, how lovely! This will be such fun. Do you mind if I pass along the word over at the Tea Society? I know of more than a few of the members and visitors who would love to participate in this.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.com