tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post4721369271539587019..comments2023-07-13T06:32:12.819-04:00Comments on First Impressions: The Writings of Author Alexa Adams: First Impressions: Chapter One, 1st InstallmentAlexa Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-1513743903772144822009-12-12T07:30:42.956-05:002009-12-12T07:30:42.956-05:00Well, assuming I find something likable in it, I w...Well, assuming I find something likable in it, I will review the Uppercross stories once I have read them. I'm always clamoring for more Persuasion fan fiction so this should be right up my ally.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-17327740286698769172009-12-11T18:24:30.148-05:002009-12-11T18:24:30.148-05:00Yeah - the Smith is well-intentioned, but just so....Yeah - the Smith is well-intentioned, but just so...mediocre. And Sullivan's stuff is a mixed bag - her Uppercross stuff is quite powerful (though I'm relying on almost four or five year old memories), but I've not been impressed by most of her other stuff.ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-26349908624773648132009-12-11T13:35:13.479-05:002009-12-11T13:35:13.479-05:00Found it! I will have to find sometime to check th...Found it! I will have to find sometime to check this out. I will probably skip Smith since you sound less than enthralled.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-39004638349400220422009-12-11T12:47:55.766-05:002009-12-11T12:47:55.766-05:00Smith does modern religious retellings of Austen (...Smith does modern religious retellings of Austen (unfortunately not great prose, in my opinion), and Margaret Sullivan is better known as Mags, proprietor of Austenblog (not my favorite site, despite its general usefulness) - her fanfic isn't available for purchase, but is at her website at tilneysandtrapdoors.com.ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-47653826411312480162009-12-11T07:10:19.163-05:002009-12-11T07:10:19.163-05:00Well, Greensmith's stories are radically diffe...Well, Greensmith's stories are radically different from anything I have read, not just due to their simplistic and modern prose style but also because of the variety and uniqueness of the devices she premises her work upon, which are sometimes blatantly fantastic. I haven't read Smith or Sullivan but have a sneaking suspicion that the latter is the thoroughly charming lady I met last Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-43881550395067587822009-12-11T04:20:31.381-05:002009-12-11T04:20:31.381-05:00Out of curiosity, what is it you think is "ra...Out of curiosity, what is it you think is "radically different" about Ms. Greensmith? I think her novellettes are quite sweet, and certainly more emotionally direct and less ironic and detached than Austen, but I think other authors (Debra White Smith, Margaret Sullivan in her Uppercross series - oddly enough, since she's so dedicated to snark and Austen's "humor" (ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-3090939252925501462009-12-09T05:46:31.846-05:002009-12-09T05:46:31.846-05:00That's it. Her stories are fascinating. Have y...That's it. Her stories are fascinating. Have you read Three Sisters? It's my other favorite. I love her radically different approach to Austen and thought Intimations of Austen one of the best books I have read all year.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-19912840034697369432009-12-08T16:53:20.052-05:002009-12-08T16:53:20.052-05:00You know, I think Jane Greensmith is an dwiggie (a...You know, I think Jane Greensmith is an dwiggie (austen.com's Derbyshire Writer's Guild author), because looking at the table of contents and story descriptions, I think I've read these stories before.<br /><br />So, is http://www.austen.com/derby/old_2002/janegs14.htm that the "Heaven can wait" in her collection? Because, if it is, I adore it. And "Remember we are ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-72726941605561739752009-12-08T01:06:45.134-05:002009-12-08T01:06:45.134-05:00I would be very curious to see what you come up wi...I would be very curious to see what you come up with. It's definitely an interesting premise. I never thought of Jane as crushed, though I can see from where the idea would spring. Have you read Intimations of Austen? Heaven Can Wait is a very different take on Jane. I would be very curious to hear your take on it.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-27018597391843043382009-12-07T23:00:04.408-05:002009-12-07T23:00:04.408-05:00Well, I started outlining, but I'm just not co...Well, I started outlining, but I'm just not confident or energetic enough about creative writing. I hope to do some more work on it in the spring.<br /><br />However, my story is premised on the idea that Darcy and Bingley come down to Hertfordshire a year before they do in P&P - before Wickham runs off with Georgiana, so Darcy is less reserved, and Jane, being one year younger, is less ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-67418451045876778562009-12-07T19:49:09.184-05:002009-12-07T19:49:09.184-05:00You should write it. It would definitely be a nove...You should write it. It would definitely be a novel twist. I just have a hard time imagining Jane and Darcy together - do you think her personality is forceful enough to keep up with him?Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-50093414344470170242009-12-07T17:34:34.634-05:002009-12-07T17:34:34.634-05:00Not sacrilege, silly! Fanfiction. And I necessar...Not sacrilege, silly! Fanfiction. And I necessarily want it - I just think it's as interesting as any of the other reworkings of the story I've seen.ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-74356167376935603022009-12-07T15:51:30.460-05:002009-12-07T15:51:30.460-05:00You want Darcy to marry Jane!!! That's like sa...You want Darcy to marry Jane!!! That's like sacrilege, or something similar. <br /><br />Thanks for the positive feedback. It means a lot.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-39048438349082170032009-12-07T15:05:20.152-05:002009-12-07T15:05:20.152-05:00Well, I like it. The way you've expanded desc...Well, I like it. The way you've expanded descriptions is very nice, though I'm curious how it melds with the undeviated introduction (if I'm reading your preface correctly)...perhaps I shall have to wait until it's published. I also really like Darcy's pride being the motivator of his dancing, directly overturning the circumstances while retaining the character exactly.<br /ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.com