“Know your own happiness. Want for nothing but patience — or give it a more fascinating name: Call it hope.” ~Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility)
My son recently asked me, “Why do you take breaks from writing (work) to write more (for personal pleasure)?”
“Because I must and I love to.”
He looked strangely at me because the required realities of essays, papers (and such for school) etc. do not light him on fire. He is a great writer (he might disagree) but he doesn’t like to do so.
I remember (during the growing up years) dreading the 4-6 page plot level compositions (yawn) and (even recently in college) being overwhelmed by the challenges to compose lengthy papers which critique and analyze a few sentences. Overall, I love to write and have since I was a child.
Jane Austen has been an inspiration to me (and thousands of other female writers). She died on my birthdate and I have always felt a kind of kindred connection with her. In more recent years, she has developed somewhat of a cult following to the degree that other writers compose novels in the Austen style. Not only do I enjoy her texts, I have watched probably every Austen film that has been created. The following are some of my favorites!
Emma
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Becoming Jane
Pride and Prejudice was the first novel of that era of women writers I read as a child, and it remains my favorite…and I LOVED the movie. Jane Austen still stands head and shoulders above other writers of her era for me…thanks for such a wonderful post to a wonderful writer, and may your career path find much success!
xo cath
Yes! My favorite! Now my daughter is reading it and has seen the movie
Thanks so much! xo
P
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Pam,
Yes, yes, yes and yes… Love, love, love, love.
xoxo
Jessica
I concur! xoxoxoxoxo
P