Smith, Rebecca, 1966-

The Jane Austen Writers' Club : inspiration and advice from the world's best-loved novelist/ Rebecca Smith ; illustrations by Sarah J Coleman. - New York : Bloomsbury, 2016 - 336 p. : ill.; 21 cm

Plan of a novel : planning, plotting and getting started -- 'Intricate characters are the most amusing' : creating and developing your characters -- Building the village of your story : creating and utilizing your setting -- A fine pair of eyes : point of view -- Light, bright and sparkling : writing dialogue -- Secrets and suspense : Jane Austen's recipe and method for a suspenseful novel -- In Jane Austen's pocket : techniques and devices of the great author -- 'And what is fifty miles of good road?' : making use of journeys (and staying at home) in your work -- 'You know how interesting the purchase of a sponge-cake is to me' : using food and meals in your writing -- Joints of mutton and doses of rhubarb : about the writing life, not food.

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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 --Criticism and interpretation.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 --Influence.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 --Crítica e interpretación.


Authorship.
Creative writing.
Literatura moderna--Historia y crítica.
Autores ingleses--Crítica e interpretación.
Escritura creativa.

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