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Writers of Jane Austen fiction 

  cordially invite you to the

  One Year Anniversary Celebration  


of 



Austen Authors




  We look forward to the pleasure of your company



Monday, September 5 - Saturday, September 10 



Throughout the week there will be: 

fun posts by AuAu writers, 
contests, quizzes, games galore, 
retrospection on the past year 

and a look into the future, 
oodles of information, 
questions and answers, 
new release parties, 

 entertainment, humour, 
and giveaways of gifts and books 
from the authors and their publishers.
  
Please join us, and be sure to post comments. 



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I hope you'll join me at Austen Authors.

J. Marie Croft (Joanne)


 
 
Lords and Ladies, 
a noble effort 

has been made; 
but you no longer have to 

peer at titles 
and count.
 
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In the challenge to find Colin Firth film titles in my excerpt, one reader has been elevated to the 
upper class and will receive a Jane Austen tote bag, a Mr. Darcy/Colin Firth poster, and a set of four pins.  
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ARAMINTA18


Of the
36 titles I intentionally included in the text, 
Araminta18 identified 34  
(and even noticed one of which I was unaware, Performance).
  
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Honourable Mention goes to Jakki
who had the next closest answer (30).  
Although Jakki is not the star, 
she will get a constellation prize.  
(Yeah, I couldn't get through this post without a pun.)

As promised, the titles in the excerpt 
will now be indicated in red.

Thanks to everyone else who 
came, saw, but didn't quite conquer.

Cheers,
Joanne   
 
 
Writers of Jane Austen fiction 

 
cordially invite you to the
 
 
Launch  

of 

Austen Authors

 
and to share in our passion for her world

... because there’s never enough Jane Austen. 


 
We look forward to the pleasure of your company on

Monday, September 6, 2010, 

and daily thereafter. 

Throughout September, during our Launch Extravaganza, there will be posts by many of your favourite Austen-related fiction writers as well as contests, quizzes, a scavenger hunt, oodles of information, spotlight guest Amanda Grange (Mr. Darcy Vampyre), new release parties, author introductions, entertainment, humour, polls, secrets, recipes, games galore, and giveaways of gifts and books from the authors and their publishers.  Mark your calendar, join us, and be sure to post comments. 

My idea of good company is the company of clever, 
well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. 
 ~ Jane Austen ~

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I hope you'll join me at Austen Authors.
J. Marie Croft

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To pre-order Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge, visit the Rhemalda Publishing Bookstore.  Your book will be shipped with a complimentary ceramic coaster featuring the cover art if you order by October 31, 2010.  The official release date for Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge is November 1, 2010.

 
 
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On August 22 I received an email from Sharon Lathan.  A fan of Austen-inspired works, I instantly recognized her name as that of a well-established author in the genre.  Sharon invited me to join her and Abigail Reynolds (another popular Austen writer) at their exciting new blog.  Of course, I immediately jumped at the chance; and I am thrilled to have my name added to their growing list of ‘Austen Authors’, which is the apt name for our group.  At last count, there were nineteen of us.

Mary Simonsen (Searching for Pemberley, The Second Date, and Anne Elliot, A New Beginning) is one of the ‘Austen Authors’; and it was Mary who passed along my name to them.  I am amazed at this lady’s thoughtfulness and generosity.  Although Mary and I have never met, I often refer to her as my newest best friend.  We formed a mutual-admiration society at a Jane Austen fan-fiction site where we posted stories, and she has been helpful on this journey toward publication of my first novel.  Mary Simonsen’s  name even has the audacity to appear above mine on the front cover of that book!!!  She provided this much-appreciated blurb for Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge:  “A wonderfully unique Jane Austen re-imagining.  Absolutely delightful!  Get ready to laugh.

As a newbie, I am happy to be in such esteemed company; and I hope you’ll visit us at http://www.austenauthors.com/.

The blog’s launch date is September 6, 2010; and we have planned oodles of fun activities, information, and giveaways.  See you there!