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Elizabeth’s Choice – an excerpt from Gianna Thomas

Elizabeth’s Choice – an excerpt from Gianna Thomas

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Hello again! How nice it is to be back with ‘A Glimmer of Gold.’  One of my favorite books is ‘Elizabeth’s Choice,’ and I thought that you might like some information concerning the writing of this particular Pride and Prejudice variation. Unlike my other books, this one required quite a bit of research. Part of that included learning about clipper ships. Although clipper ships reached the height of their popularity in the 1840’s, the Baltimore clipper ships began to be…

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What’s Up Wednesday – The Bennet Inheritance

What’s Up Wednesday – The Bennet Inheritance

The process of coming up with new ideas, even for books based on Pride and Prejudice is one I do not find all that difficult. As I have written more than fifty of these, I must assume that most of those out there reading this will understand that. There are so many different ideas to explore, so many instances where if a different path had been taken the ending (and indeed the middle and even the beginning if you go back…

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A new excerpt from “Hidden Desires”.

A new excerpt from “Hidden Desires”.

As I’ve said on numerous occasions, I’m currently working on a complete rewrite and expansion of my early novel, “Hidden Desires”. Progress has been excruciatingly slow, mostly due to my lethargy at tackling the work. That’s not to say I’ve abandoned the project. On the contrary, I am proud of the changes and improvements I am making to every facet of this story. To that end, I have another excerpt for your perusal and enjoyment. As a bit of background,…

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An Excerpt – Bingley’s Indignation

An Excerpt – Bingley’s Indignation

I haven’t done an excerpt in some time, so I thought today would be the perfect day for one. My new novella Bingley’s Indignation is scheduled for release next Thursday, February 8 on Kindle, with paperback and hardcover versions available. This story explores what might have changed had Charles Bingley taken offense upon learning that Darcy did not inform him of Jane’s presence in London, rather than forgiving him as was his wont. This particular excerpt relates a possible solution to…

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As promised, an excerpt

As promised, an excerpt

I’m finally making progress on my Hidden Desires rewrite. The process is slow and a bit painful, as my source material has more than a few shortcomings. To confess, when I wrote the novel I suffered from an excess of hubris and actually thought my story was well constructed. For those who read that first edition, I apologize and offer the completed, although unedited, first chapter. Although fairly long, it provides the setting and sets the mood for the remainder of…

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Funny Friday – Writing

Funny Friday – Writing

In this episode of Funny Friday, I thought I’d talk about funny as in “weird” rather than funny as in haha. I’ve often spoken about the different parts of the writing process and how I do in the various parts. I do pretty well in outlining, but it’s fairly hot and cold. If I get an idea, I can run with it, but it will sometimes take me a while to get into outlining a story. Editing, proofing, grammar checking…

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What’s Up Wednesday – Plugging Away

What’s Up Wednesday – Plugging Away

Though my brother spoke of the coming of spring, I have not seen anything of it yet. We are still cold and we are getting enough snow to bury us until June, as this photo from my front window will attest. As I spoke at some length about this in my last post, I will not bore you any further. But you can likely tell by my choice of image that I am eager to leave the winter behind and…

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Tuesday Tunes – Ombra Mai Fu and an Excerpt!

Tuesday Tunes – Ombra Mai Fu and an Excerpt!

Going back to Handel for this Tuesday Tunes, though there is a reason I’d use this particular composer again. In 1738, Handel resented the opera Serse (Xerxes, based on the Persian king–the name is the Italian form) in London. The opera was, unfortunately for Handel, a failure, lasting only five performances, for various reasons we won’t go into now. After a revival in the 1920s, the opera rose to prominence and is now Handel’s most well-known. The opening aria from the…

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Back to the tried and true-An excerpt and cover reveal

Back to the tried and true-An excerpt and cover reveal

Christmas 2022 is a matter of history and with New Year’s celebrations coming in a few days, I decided not to tax anyone with anything that might be construed as thought provoking. If you’re like me, the post Christmas let-down has you in cruise control right now and you almost recoil at any task that requires more than a few brain cells to complete. In that vein I present an excerpt from book 5 of my Elizabeth Said, Darcy Said…

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An Excerpt

An Excerpt

Christmas is past and now we move into that week between Christmas and New Year’s. I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but this has always seemed like a week in limbo to me, with little happening other than waiting for the year to end. I am also not much of a fan of New Year’s, for I have never seen the movement of one year to the next as anything exceptional. Maybe I am a bit of…

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