tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post1064934389187038226..comments2024-01-02T08:26:00.730-05:00Comments on The Calico Critic: Guest Post, Excerpt and Giveaway: Pride and Proposals by Victoria KincaidLaura Hartnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-13510398212312781922015-06-24T23:14:45.100-04:002015-06-24T23:14:45.100-04:00LouAnn, One of the reasons I wrote it is because ...LouAnn, One of the reasons I wrote it is because I hadn't seen this particular take on P&P before. Thanks for your interest and good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241229998986144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-12672451010603647252015-06-24T23:13:46.869-04:002015-06-24T23:13:46.869-04:00Euridice, Thanks for your interest! Good luck wi...Euridice, Thanks for your interest! Good luck with the giveaway!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241229998986144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-30207854683047724202015-06-24T23:13:13.499-04:002015-06-24T23:13:13.499-04:00Hi Ana, As an author, I do sometimes like to see ...Hi Ana, As an author, I do sometimes like to see Darcy suffer for love -- maybe because he's such a jerk at the beginning of the book. But I always make sure he gets a happily ever after!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241229998986144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-26866008344792523162015-06-24T23:11:48.890-04:002015-06-24T23:11:48.890-04:00Hi Nicole, Thanks for your interest! Good luck w...Hi Nicole, Thanks for your interest! Good luck with the giveaway!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241229998986144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-818190162034955372015-06-24T23:11:08.226-04:002015-06-24T23:11:08.226-04:00Hi Susan, Yes, it's amazing how she made her ...Hi Susan, Yes, it's amazing how she made her heroines true to themselves yet still fit within the conventions for their time period. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241229998986144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-70601379441738743852015-06-22T23:42:52.898-04:002015-06-22T23:42:52.898-04:00I appreciate a different look at the story. I am a...I appreciate a different look at the story. I am anxiously awaiting the read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643802396896855425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-849178390566337282015-06-22T23:32:10.516-04:002015-06-22T23:32:10.516-04:00Hi Patty, I thought it was an obvious outgrowth o...Hi Patty, I thought it was an obvious outgrowth of the Colonel's interest in Elizabeth. The only obstacle is his lack of money, so I removed that and the result was very interesting.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-24384763700229096972015-06-22T23:29:37.916-04:002015-06-22T23:29:37.916-04:00Hi Patty, I thought the plot idea was an obvious ...Hi Patty, I thought the plot idea was an obvious outgrowth of the Colonel's interest in Elizabeth. The only obstacle is his lack of money, so I removed that and the result was very interesting.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-1287287380422558162015-06-22T23:24:27.843-04:002015-06-22T23:24:27.843-04:00Thank you and good luck in the giveway!Thank you and good luck in the giveway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-89174256307311352052015-06-22T23:23:05.090-04:002015-06-22T23:23:05.090-04:00Thank you and good luck in the giveaway!Thank you and good luck in the giveaway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-32633367799946695542015-06-22T23:22:12.853-04:002015-06-22T23:22:12.853-04:00Thank you T! Good luck!Thank you T! Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-63805072787926576952015-06-22T23:21:16.047-04:002015-06-22T23:21:16.047-04:00Thank you! My summer will consist of driving my k...Thank you! My summer will consist of driving my kids to camp and finishing up my next P&P variation -- Mr. Darcy to the Rescue. And, oh yeah, doing my day job too :). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-33711882514557222902015-06-20T21:34:04.278-04:002015-06-20T21:34:04.278-04:00thank you for this giveaway........
congrats to Vi...thank you for this giveaway........<br />congrats to Victoria!!!<br />what are your Summer plans???cyn209https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389416408969526333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-3577305454515344942015-06-20T11:48:55.853-04:002015-06-20T11:48:55.853-04:00Poor Darcy. Life must be really hard for him now. ...Poor Darcy. Life must be really hard for him now. Thanks for the excerpt and the giveawayEuridicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597270153940296584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-80208106737297687052015-06-20T11:15:07.115-04:002015-06-20T11:15:07.115-04:00mature Lydia? nice Lady Catherine?? good luck :Pmature Lydia? nice Lady Catherine?? good luck :PAnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100206294714224661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-48258649044753324382015-06-20T11:14:10.692-04:002015-06-20T11:14:10.692-04:00I love how Darcy tortures himself :)
Miss Bingley...I love how Darcy tortures himself :) <br />Miss Bingley has a very agreeable dinner, right?<br />Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100206294714224661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-47921251511302861552015-06-19T10:25:00.076-04:002015-06-19T10:25:00.076-04:00Thanks for sharing this excerpt, sounds like a fan...Thanks for sharing this excerpt, sounds like a fantastic premise - dying to know how will it all resolves without breaking any hearts! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497765150660343586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-51265504105360680642015-06-19T04:39:20.057-04:002015-06-19T04:39:20.057-04:00Delicious, such a different story line. Looking f...Delicious, such a different story line. Looking forward to reading it. How did you come up with such a plot twist?Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984859751855367445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-77415593457663342312015-06-18T18:38:41.462-04:002015-06-18T18:38:41.462-04:00It would have been difficult to be a woman in Jane...It would have been difficult to be a woman in Jane Austen's day and be limited in our life choices. Jane was definitely a trailblazer!Susan Heimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09323688336142448174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-9309861992867925542015-06-18T17:22:04.992-04:002015-06-18T17:22:04.992-04:00Really like this story, great Pride and
Prejudice ...Really like this story, great Pride and<br />Prejudice variant, and can't wait to read <br />it!PdxIrishGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367550486862047659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-29163246038523876092015-06-18T16:18:14.731-04:002015-06-18T16:18:14.731-04:00Great premise!! I hope I win this book so I can re...Great premise!! I hope I win this book so I can read it soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-53933920320983116442015-06-18T16:06:52.279-04:002015-06-18T16:06:52.279-04:00Thanks, Sophia! I'm glad you think the analog...Thanks, Sophia! I'm glad you think the analogy with cross-dressing and Austen holds up -- sometimes I worry that I'm just easily bored and I'm imagining the connection :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-5617872961692075642015-06-18T16:02:49.152-04:002015-06-18T16:02:49.152-04:00Vesper, now you have me thinking about a variation...Vesper, now you have me thinking about a variation where everyone's character is different than usual -- a smart Collins, nice Lady Catherine, mature Lydia.... It would be interesting, but play havoc with the plot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-53109400188906579022015-06-18T15:09:07.849-04:002015-06-18T15:09:07.849-04:00So Darcy thinks he has managed to misjudge everybo...So Darcy thinks he has managed to misjudge everybody - though he must be right about Caroline, not sure I could copy with a nice Lady Catherine.<br />Part of me can't wait to read this book to see how the dilemma of Darcy and Elizabeth is solved, and the rest is worried I wont like the solutionVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137174252568533818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-91354154434664195912015-06-18T14:52:09.982-04:002015-06-18T14:52:09.982-04:00I read that last line of the excerpt and just laug...I read that last line of the excerpt and just laugh. This will be a good read.<br /><br />That is an interesting correlation between Jane Austen's heroines of the past and cross-dressing. Food for thought...Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.com