tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post9143334786285548376..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Book Giveaway of The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman, by Lori SmithVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-87904753630652899342012-05-15T19:45:58.672-04:002012-05-15T19:45:58.672-04:00Lovely! This looks like a charming book!
I woul...Lovely! This looks like a charming book! <br /><br />I would ask her which of her books she would choose to jump into and join if she had the chance, and whose story she found most agreeable and pleasing in the end. <br /><br />booksgalore @ nc dot rr dot comRachel D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-75830495754117729582012-05-15T10:57:17.432-04:002012-05-15T10:57:17.432-04:00Well, not a unique question I'm afraid, but I ...Well, not a unique question I'm afraid, but I would ask about her love life. Did she ever have a great love, and if so, why didn't they marry.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14709314864693421679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-88024681357898711102012-05-14T18:36:19.306-04:002012-05-14T18:36:19.306-04:00I think I'd ask her something about her writin...I think I'd ask her something about her writing, what made her want to write? How did she come up with her stories and did she let her stories just flow naturally or did she plot them out? <br /><br /><br />s.eliza05(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-52981922122313250472012-05-14T11:46:27.812-04:002012-05-14T11:46:27.812-04:00I would ask her what she thinks of the impact her ...I would ask her what she thinks of the impact her works have had on so many people -- and also would love to know what she would have thought about the film adaptations! <br /><br />racheling (at) gmail (dot) comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455250822450841531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-12742754502556419212012-05-13T23:05:30.952-04:002012-05-13T23:05:30.952-04:00Jane Austen, when you wrote your books, did you ha...Jane Austen, when you wrote your books, did you have any inkling that they might have a big impact on many peoples' lives?<br /><br />Audrey Bruscia<br /><br />aaabruscia@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-66454632176682250772012-05-13T11:06:25.413-04:002012-05-13T11:06:25.413-04:00I would have asked the same question about which o...I would have asked the same question about which of her male characters she liked the best.<br /><br />I would also ask her which of her characters (especially the minor characters) are based on people she knew personally.<br /><br />Then I would ask her if she ever met someone who reminded her of a character she had already written before she met the person who reminded her of them. (I've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-84748264970296449752012-05-12T21:38:07.828-04:002012-05-12T21:38:07.828-04:00oops, forgot to leave my contact info :)
email: l...oops, forgot to leave my contact info :) <br />email: lmacareno@yahoo.com <br />Pinterest: macleymacleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470993881106245308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-13267051364789981742012-05-12T21:32:46.026-04:002012-05-12T21:32:46.026-04:00The book looks lovely Lori :). Thank you for offer...The book looks lovely Lori :). Thank you for offering a giveaway Jane Austen Today! Now to a question I would ask Jane. I love the idea of asking Jane some questions over tea. <br /><br />My question would be: What would you like your readers to take away from reading your novels? and if somehow (magically) she would get to know of the actual impact of her works, I would ask her: have we gotten macleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470993881106245308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-55087232674971389722012-05-12T10:21:14.748-04:002012-05-12T10:21:14.748-04:00Oh boy, this is tough... would love to ask, so how...Oh boy, this is tough... would love to ask, so how did you think of Mr Darcy... but also I imagine the people she had in her life inspired something of a character that she created, even if it's just one little trait. I think I would ask who matches up with who. :)<br /><br />LoisLoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105054210049682018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-35372322943356821392012-05-12T00:59:34.559-04:002012-05-12T00:59:34.559-04:00I'd like to know why Jane never married. I kn...I'd like to know why Jane never married. I know she had a deep love...what happened?Serendipity Handmade + Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299784281067703466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-45057871880905390202012-05-11T21:49:35.691-04:002012-05-11T21:49:35.691-04:00I would like to ask Jane if she was ever secretly,...I would like to ask Jane if she was ever secretly, in the depths of her heart, ever in love with someone. And if so, who? I could be contacted at <br />goldberry_12@live.comGoldberryhttp://theinklingssociety.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-11484481808868606932012-05-10T23:02:22.245-04:002012-05-10T23:02:22.245-04:00I would ask her to show me how to do the satin sti...I would ask her to show me how to do the satin stitch on her muslin handkerchief.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192199353244568517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-34292827700849500942012-05-10T14:42:06.351-04:002012-05-10T14:42:06.351-04:00What is the plot of Sanditon? And where is the sec...What is the plot of Sanditon? And where is the secret hiding place of all the other unpublished manuscripts you wrote?Shelly Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436049316598570859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-6929635902189298372012-05-10T11:57:41.060-04:002012-05-10T11:57:41.060-04:00Jane dear, here's a cup of tea. Do you knit?Jane dear, here's a cup of tea. Do you knit?Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004651109262737552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-79130407014670901052012-05-10T11:36:43.758-04:002012-05-10T11:36:43.758-04:00I would ask her which was her favorite Shakespeare...I would ask her which was her favorite Shakespeare play? There are so many allusions to his work in her books.<br /><br />I would also ask how she learned to write such amazing romances that they've lasted 200 years when she was never married. Her biographies are usually very hazy on her love life.Tyler-Rose Countshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094987240303516948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-27388690069929553232012-05-10T09:25:25.810-04:002012-05-10T09:25:25.810-04:00I'm happy to see that this book is rooted not ...I'm happy to see that this book is rooted not only in her novels, but in her letters and personal papers as well. It rings more authentically that way. Even if I don't win the contest (fingers crossed), I will check this book out.Deirdre Mikolajcik https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534603545680278672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-82894914765559381612012-05-10T08:39:57.744-04:002012-05-10T08:39:57.744-04:00I love the comment someone left about asking Jane ...I love the comment someone left about asking Jane if she was closer to her mother or her father. I would ask her what it was like trying to write while suffering from her illness. That is, how she was able to manage it.Tara Finlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466410403657501309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-90794750631296830052012-05-10T05:21:17.463-04:002012-05-10T05:21:17.463-04:00I would ask her who she was closer to, her mother ...I would ask her who she was closer to, her mother or her father.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-91211943503896795432012-05-09T22:00:04.581-04:002012-05-09T22:00:04.581-04:00I would ask Jane Austen,"What do you love bes...I would ask Jane Austen,"What do you love best about writing?"<br />Thank you for the giveaway!<br /><br />ponylover888@gmail.comKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608434034797223017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-34436945855652084402012-05-09T16:07:43.993-04:002012-05-09T16:07:43.993-04:00Dear Miss Jane,
What do you think of the many &qu...Dear Miss Jane,<br /><br />What do you think of the many "Jane Austen sequels" written by various authors? Which ones do you like? Might you possibly love some of them? And, of course, which ones are detestable? Shall we start a book discussion club to address these questions? Pretty please?Ellen Mhttp://www.blaineparents.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-74839431930518889302012-05-09T14:51:39.464-04:002012-05-09T14:51:39.464-04:00Can you imagine asking Jane a questions? Wow! I ...Can you imagine asking Jane a questions? Wow! I would love to ask her what current actress she would cast as herself.~Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-44840774157791914452012-05-09T13:19:07.330-04:002012-05-09T13:19:07.330-04:00I would ask Ms Austen: If you were writing today, ...I would ask Ms Austen: If you were writing today, would you add torrid love scenes or would you find that distasteful?<br /><br /><br />annfesATyahooDOTcomSoft Fuzzy Sweaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474337544534404118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-29355917424827957282012-05-09T12:48:12.316-04:002012-05-09T12:48:12.316-04:00How did she keep writing when she had no assurance...How did she keep writing when she had no assurance her books would ever be published...that's what I'd ask.Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-48579580067784868792012-05-09T12:31:17.845-04:002012-05-09T12:31:17.845-04:00Does Mr. Darcy have any brothers we don't know...Does Mr. Darcy have any brothers we don't know about? It's sad that only Lizzie won such a prized husband! Where can we find more like him? :-)Karen Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-80136151351475852242012-05-09T11:32:24.131-04:002012-05-09T11:32:24.131-04:00These are all great - loving them! Felicia - yes,...These are all great - loving them! Felicia - yes, a pot of tea with Jane. Perfect.Lori Smithhttp://www.writerlorismith.comnoreply@blogger.com