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About laurie viera rigler

Author of the Jane Austen Addict novels and other time-bending tales.

Do the Work–another favorite writing book

“Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work. It will perjure, fabricate, falsify; seduce bully, cajole. Resistance is protean. It will assume any form, if that’s what it takes to deceive you. Resistance will reason with you like a lawyer or jam a nine-millimeter in your face like a stickup man. Resistance has no conscience. It will pledge anything to get a deal, then double-cross you as soon as your back is turned. If you take Resistance at its word, you deserve everything you get.”–Steven Pressfield, Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and get out of your own way

 

Need I say more? This book is worth its weight in gold.
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And the winner is…

…Marissa! Congratulations for winning our Austen in August giveaway of the 200th Anniversary Edition of EMMA by Jane Ausen, plus CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.

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Praise for the Jane Austen Addict series

“Great fun…I spent a blissful day with it.”–The Guardian
“Clever, funny”–Publishers Weekly
“Rigler adds her fun-filled share to Austen’s ‘bit of ivory,’ showing her legacy to be alive and kicking in contemporary writing.”–Independent on Sunday

The Writing Life: Finding Inspiration

“I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.”-W. Somerset Maugham

If that doesn’t demystify the process, I don’t know what does. This is well worth remembering, both for its inherent humor and profound truth. Very happy to have rediscovered The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, with a foreword by Robert McKee. That’s where this quote appeared. Just open to any random page, and you will find a gem, too! 

Do you have what it takes to time travel?

 

Photo by Wonderlane

Photo by Wonderlane

We’ve all read the books (or at least seen some of the movies). We’ve all fantasized about being magically transported to the world of Jane Austen and indulging ourselves in a whirlwind of assembly room balls, elegant gowns, and our very own Mr. Darcy. But would we really have what it takes to make that journey?
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