The appropriate page in Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge mentions some of the people who helped me take the plunge, but there is one more I wish to publicly acknowledge.
After reading In a Perfect World at the Derbyshire Writers Guild, Sybil sent me an email which became a bright spot during a dismal time, as I was then dealing with my only sibling’s terminal illness. Here’s what Sybil wrote:
“ … You amused and diverted me, and I wanted to thank you for sharing your wonderful story, ‘In a Perfect World’. What an original piece! It’s teasing and punny, full of clever word play with a generous dollop of (I assume) Regency slang. Once I look up some of those words/phrases, I warn you, I fully intend to filch them in the future. I have no idea how you came up with all of the clever and twisted ideas, but they worked beautifully.
On a recent car trip, a seriously boring one, I amused my husband with several of your remarkably groan-worthy puns. He has absolutely no interest in anything Austen, but he enjoyed the jokes. The miles passed by almost unnoticed.
I adored your pairings, especially when you allowed the young couples to sneak off to be alone with one another. You set some very romantic scenes. And, if you couldn’t tell, I had no problem with the alternate pairings. In fact, the (spoiler) and (spoiler) ones worked exceedingly well and could, dare I suggest, give you fodder for additional tales.
My one big question is what happens to young Robert? He was such an adorable original character. I’d love to read more about him, well, actually, more about any of the characters you’ve honed and polished. Take Lydia, who is usually spotty; in your hands, she becomes spot-tacular! As for Wickham, may I join in committing Wickhamicide?
Thanks for all the laughs, groans, moans, sighs, cries, snickers, and giggles. It’s one of the most humorous stories I’ve read in a very long time, and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. On a purely selfish note, any chance of another story coming from your inventive mind? I shouldn’t ask, since I think I still have two of yours still to read. I find myself wishing for more time to just enjoy fanfic, for stories like yours are magnetic.
I hope that your sister is doing as well as possible under the circumstances and that you are coping with all that’s before you. I wish I could brighten up your world as your story enlivened mine.
Thanks again and take good care,
Sybil
PS: I wanted to email this to you to ensure that you received it, since I had no way of knowing how often you frequent the Austen.com boards. If you’d like, I’d be happy to also post all or most of it in the Tea Room, to draw the attention of others to your highly entertaining story. Just say the word, and it will magically appear there. Can’t ever do enough advertising of the great stories, and this one is in that category …”
Thanks again, Sybil. Your comments (after making me cry) gave me confidence to submit the manuscript for the story that is now being published as Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge.
So, there you have it, everyone. Sybil is to blame!!!
After reading In a Perfect World at the Derbyshire Writers Guild, Sybil sent me an email which became a bright spot during a dismal time, as I was then dealing with my only sibling’s terminal illness. Here’s what Sybil wrote:
“ … You amused and diverted me, and I wanted to thank you for sharing your wonderful story, ‘In a Perfect World’. What an original piece! It’s teasing and punny, full of clever word play with a generous dollop of (I assume) Regency slang. Once I look up some of those words/phrases, I warn you, I fully intend to filch them in the future. I have no idea how you came up with all of the clever and twisted ideas, but they worked beautifully.
On a recent car trip, a seriously boring one, I amused my husband with several of your remarkably groan-worthy puns. He has absolutely no interest in anything Austen, but he enjoyed the jokes. The miles passed by almost unnoticed.
I adored your pairings, especially when you allowed the young couples to sneak off to be alone with one another. You set some very romantic scenes. And, if you couldn’t tell, I had no problem with the alternate pairings. In fact, the (spoiler) and (spoiler) ones worked exceedingly well and could, dare I suggest, give you fodder for additional tales.
My one big question is what happens to young Robert? He was such an adorable original character. I’d love to read more about him, well, actually, more about any of the characters you’ve honed and polished. Take Lydia, who is usually spotty; in your hands, she becomes spot-tacular! As for Wickham, may I join in committing Wickhamicide?
Thanks for all the laughs, groans, moans, sighs, cries, snickers, and giggles. It’s one of the most humorous stories I’ve read in a very long time, and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. On a purely selfish note, any chance of another story coming from your inventive mind? I shouldn’t ask, since I think I still have two of yours still to read. I find myself wishing for more time to just enjoy fanfic, for stories like yours are magnetic.
I hope that your sister is doing as well as possible under the circumstances and that you are coping with all that’s before you. I wish I could brighten up your world as your story enlivened mine.
Thanks again and take good care,
Sybil
PS: I wanted to email this to you to ensure that you received it, since I had no way of knowing how often you frequent the Austen.com boards. If you’d like, I’d be happy to also post all or most of it in the Tea Room, to draw the attention of others to your highly entertaining story. Just say the word, and it will magically appear there. Can’t ever do enough advertising of the great stories, and this one is in that category …”
Thanks again, Sybil. Your comments (after making me cry) gave me confidence to submit the manuscript for the story that is now being published as Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge.
So, there you have it, everyone. Sybil is to blame!!!
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