How about a deleted scene from Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon. On the Nature of Fairy Dragons. Late in the evening, Elizabeth made her way back upstairs to her room. She pulled the door closed and turned the lock. The candle she carried cast just enough light to make shadows dance along the walls. April did not like so many unpredictable shadows, though. So, Elizabeth lit three candles from the one she carried and placed that … Continue reading →
An Audience with Lord Matlock Darcy stood on the cellar stairs watching as Miss Elizabeth showed Georgiana how to oil Pemberley’s hide. They gave her a final brush and she shook a little like a wet dog. What a change Miss Elizabeth had wrought in his timid sister. “You are ready now.” Elizabeth rubbed under her chin. “Rosings is waiting to escort you to tea at the Blue Order.” “You not come?” “I will be … Continue reading →
If a book is well written, I always find it too short ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility It is a sad fact of author life that we must ‘kill our darlings.’ That is we must edit our words and cut our scenes that we otherwise are very fond of to serve the greater purpose of our story. These cut scenes were proof read, but did not go through the final edits, so its possible … Continue reading →
If a book is well written, I always find it too short ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility It is a sad fact of author life that we must ‘kill our darlings.’ That is we must edit our words and cut our scenes that we otherwise are very fond of to serve the greater purpose of our story. These cut scenes were proof read, but did not go through the final edits, so its possible … Continue reading →
If a book is well written, I always find it too short ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility It is a sad fact of author life that we must ‘kill our darlings.’ That is we must edit our words and cut our scenes that we otherwise are very fond of to serve the greater purpose of our story. These cut scenes were proof read, but did not go through the final edits, so its possible … Continue reading →
