Tapped. Out.
I approach writing my weekly Risky Regencies posts as I do my fiction writing: I let my mind wander and seize on something that seems like it might go somewhere. Usually, it works, at least enough for me to get … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Still More questions from Bertie
Greetings! It is I, Bertram St. James, delighted to be here (as always). I know you Twenty-First Century folk do not much care to answer my questions, but I will nonetheless continue to ask them. Such as: 1. How can … Continue reading
Beer, glorious beer!
Alfie Dolittle, who sings this in MY FAIR LADY, definitely would have agreed with Cobbett’s analysis of why beer is better than tea. Put it to the test with a lean hog: give him the fifteen bushels of malt, and … Continue reading
Evil, Evil TEA
William Cobbett, round about 1821, wrote: The drink, which has come to supply the place of beer has, in general, been tea. It is notorious, that tea has no useful strength in it; that it contains nothing nutricious; that it, … Continue reading
Ladies in Waiting Part Deux
Since I found so much interesting info (interesting to me, anyway!) on the lives of Georgian ladies-in-waiting, I decided to do a Part Two this week, continuing from last Monday. The Countess of Harcourt became a Lady of the Bedchamber … Continue reading
Congratulations…!
Congratulations to the Regency RITA finalists for best Regency of 2005! Drumroll….. A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston–Harlequin Mills & Boon Limited – Linda Fildew, editor Miss Whitlow’s Turn by Jenna Mindel–NAL – Rose Hilliard, editor Just Say … Continue reading
RITA-Mania!
Today is the day the Romance Writers of America announce the list of finalists for the Golden Heart and RITA awards. RWA says, “The purpose of the RWA contests–RITA and Golden Heart–is to promote excellence in the romance genre by … Continue reading
(Late) happy birthday, Bach!
Bach’s birthday was actually on March 21, so I’m taking the liberty of celebrating a couple of days late. Also earlier this month, on March 11, we celebrated–or didn’t, unless you’re a very unusual person, the anniversary of Mendelssohn’s revival … Continue reading
Moving into the body
In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron writes: “Most blocked creatives are cerebral beings. We think of all the things we want to do but can’t. Early in recovery, we next think of all the things we want to do but … Continue reading
Pet Peeves
I’m always interested in hearing what verbal pet peeves people have. (I’m alliterative today, I see! Please pardon my prankish prose.) Some people don’t approve of a sentence like “Hopefully it will rain today” — they think that “hopefully” should … Continue reading
