Category: What I’m Reading

Learning to Write by Strategically Analyzing Books - In order to improve consistently, writers need to read regularly, strategically, and critically. Here I take that advice by strategically analyzing the books I've read and laying out what I've learned from them.

I Just Read – Emma: A Modern Retelling, by Alexander McCall Smith

January 18, 2018
by VirginiaDuke
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An Adaptation of Emma, by Alexander McCall Smith

I picked up Emma because one of my major projects for 2018 is revising my current novel, a modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. So, naturally, to prepare, one of my main goals is to read as many Jane Austen adaptations as possible and take notes along the way. Read More