Rebecca Smith

“I haven't full on belly-laughed like this for a long time” Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Hannah Thompson: wife, mother, teacher and... secret erotica author?

Faking It

Celebrates and encourages interest in the arts; fun for Austen fans of all ages; perfect for travel and gift-giving.Can you find Jane Austen hidden in ten scenes from her beloved novels? This beautiful new book by Jane Austen's great-great-great-great-great-niece introduces young children to Austen's intriguing Georgian and Regency-era world, filled with all the makings of the best stories--sparky humor, legendary showdowns, secrets, love, and triumph. Children spot the main characters in ten major scenes from Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, and Mansfield Park. First read a snappy synopsis of the story, then explore key stages through a simple, illustrated narrative as you meet the main characters. Next absorb the wonderfully detailed illustrations as you search for the elusive author in the big and bustling main artworks.

Where's Jane?

A spirited and useful guide for writers with tips and tricks from Jane Austen, whose novels stand the test of time, by her great great great great grand niece. Pretty much anything anyone needs to know about writing can be learned from Jane Austen. While creative writing manuals tend to use examples from twentieth- and twenty-first-century writers, The Jane Austen Writers' Club is the first to look at the methods and devices used by the world’s most beloved novelist. Austen was a creator of immortal characters and a pioneer in her use of language and point of view; her advice continues to be relevant two centuries after her death. Here Rebecca Smith examines the major aspects of writing fiction--plotting, characterization, openings and endings, dialogue, settings, and writing methods--sharing the advice Austen gave in letters to her aspiring novelist nieces and nephew, and providing many and varied exercises for writers to try, using examples from Austen’s work. Exercises include: *Show your character doing the thing he or she most loves doing. In the opening scene of Persuasion, Sir Walter Elliot looks himself up in the Baronetage, which is the Regency equivalent of Googling oneself. That single scene gives us a clear understanding of the kind of man he is and sets up the plot. * Use Jane Austen’s first attempts at stories to get yourself started. Write a very short story inspired by "The Beautifull Cassandra," a work of eighteenth-century flash fiction. The Jane Austen Writers' Club is a fresh primer on writing that features utterly timeless advice.

Inspiration and Advice from the World’s Best-loved Novelist

The Jane Austen Writers’ Club

Draws on Jane Austen's novels, letters, and unpublished writings to answer contemporary questions of etiquette in the guise of the English novelist on topics ranging from family and relationships to work, fashion, and leisure.

Answers to Your Most Burning Questions about Life, Love, Happiness (and what to Wear) from the Great Novelist Herself

Miss Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas

Antworten auf die brennenden Fragen zu Leben, Liebe, Glück (und was Frau dabei trägt)

Jane Austens Ratgeber für moderne Lebenskrisen

‘Revelatory’ THE SCOTSMAN ‘Eye-opening and persuasive’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Brilliant ... I loved it’ KIT DE WAAL ‘Thoughtful, moving, honest’ CAL FLYN

Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

Slowing down to Get Ahead

Better Life

Escrito pela sobrinha-neta de quinto grau de Jane Austen, esse é um guia charmoso e informativo que ensina a escrever como a famosa autora. Nele, Rebecca Smith analisa vários aspectos da escrita de ficção, como enredo, caracterização de personagens, diálogos, cenários e técnicas de escrita, além de dividir com os leitores os conselhos que Jane Austen escreveu em cartas a seu sobrinho e suas sobrinhas aspirantes a romancistas. Repleto de exercícios úteis e citações esclarecedoras, este livro ensinará métodos, dicas e truques, usando como exemplos a obra de Austen. Seja você um entusiasta da escrita criativa às vésperas de publicar seu primeiro romance, um professor em busca de mais inspiração para suas aulas, ou um curioso à procura de informações sobre os rituais diários de Austen, este é um companheiro essencial, que irá satisfazer, informar e deliciar.

O clube de escrita de Jane Austen

The perfect antidote to a chaotic world, More Than Just Mum will have you crying with laughter

More Than Just Mum

Dorling Kindersley Publishing

Curtis Saxton

Jim Luceno

The ultimate in fun, this book covering the classic "Star Wars" sagas of the past is packed with full-color stickers depicting the characters and spacecraft from the "Star Wars" galaxy.

Star Wars Classic

'A winning, beguiling romance . shares Jane Austen's clarity and gentle irony' Independent

The Bluebird Café

A Bit of Earth

Ana Avendaño

Julie Martínez Ortega

How Immigration Enforcement Has Interfered with Worker's Rights

Iced Out

Sticker book gives a simple but exciting introduction to the story of Star Wars. Features more than 60 reusable stickers of all the well-loved characters from the original Star Wars movie, including Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and C-3P0, plus their fantastic weapons and vehicles. Children develop their reading and understanding skills as they match the stickers to the informative captions. The stickers can also be peeled off and used to decorate books and personal items.

Ultimate Sticker Collection

Lego Star Wars

Sharply observed, funny and moving - a wonderful new voice in British fiction

An empowering and powerful picture book, published in association with The Little Princess Trust.

SuperDaisy

Twins Katrina and Alex normally live on a houseboat in London, but are spending the summer in Scotland while their mum receives treatment. Aunt Clara is an artist, like Alex, and Uncle Archie is a forest ranger. Almost right away, the twins find themselves searching for what seems to be a big cat. Or, is something stalking them?

Shadow Cat Summer

Susannah Misselthwaite was gazing up at the brightness of the blue sky when the deer leapt in front of the car. She never knew what happened. Her husband Guy, Professor of Botany, hides from his grief in his greenhouse - without Susannah, everything is lost. Meanwhile, little Felix pores over photographs of his mother who is slipping from his memory more each day. Happiest sitting in the branches of a tree in the university's botanical garden, away from the emptiness of home, he presides over the dreams and dramas of those who pass beneath him. Teachers and students, young and old, happy, sad, or filled with longing, all find sanctuary and space for contemplation in this few square feet of soil.

The founder of Better Life Bags, Rebecca Smith, teaches us how to take little steps, say yes when God calls, and follow the passion He has given us. Let love stretch you. As the founder of one of the most popular custom handbag companies in the country, Rebecca Smith knows a thing or two about business. A highly successful entrepreneur in a world where the focus is on scalability, brand strategy, and global marketing, Rebecca Smith also knows the truth: that every success she's experienced at Better Life Bags has been the result of very small, very ordinary, very obedient steps of faith. Moving from Savannah, Georgia, to Hamtramck, Michigan, was culture shock enough for Rebecca. But trying to feel at home in a city where twenty-six different languages were spoken and most of the inhabitants were immigrants seemed downright impossible. It was only when Rebecca recognized that God had called her to this specific neighborhood at this particular moment in time that his plans began to unfold for her. Stepping forward into the place God had called her - a place that seemed messy and uncomfortable and unfamiliar - Rebecca discovered the true secret to success: when we slow down, pay attention, and trust that still, small voice of God to guide us, we just might change the world. Though Rebecca never set out to build a brand or create an empire, God saw Rebecca's heart for others, and began to multiply her efforts in ways she could have never imagined, creating a company where women from different cultures, faiths, and backgrounds work together for the good of others - for a better life. As you read this inspiring story, you will discover how to hear and follow God's voice for yourself as you slow down, take one small step at a time, and make a difference in the world right where you are.

Slowing Down to Get Ahead

A Better Life

A delightful and informative guide to writing like Jane Austen, written by the five-times-great niece of Austen herself Jane Austen is one of the most beloved writers in the English literary canon. Her novels changed the landscape of fiction forever, and her writing remains as fresh, entertaining and witty as the day her books were first published. Bursting with useful exercises, beautiful illustrations and enlightening quotations from the classic author's novels and letters – and written by none other than Austen's five-times-great-niece – this book will teach you her methods, tips and tricks, from techniques of plotting and characterisation through to dialogue and suspense. Whether you're a creative writing enthusiast looking to publish your first novel, a teacher searching for further inspiration for students, or fan seeking insight into Austen's daily rituals, this is an essential companion, guaranteed to satisfy, inform and delight. 'Winning and beguiling ... Smith shares Jane Austen's clarity and gentle irony' Independent

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