What to do?...

Hi there...

I'm struggling to tell you the story behind my new Darcy & Lizzy love adventure. Since the idea ocurred to me, back when I was writing Friendship, I had never considered it would be a hard narrative.

Explaining why married people cheat seems like a silly thing to do. People do what they do because... I don't know. I've tried to list a few whys but the point is that I don't want this book to be an excuse for their actions. It's a fine line between excusing their behavior and telling their story.

Have I lost my mind and am overthinking - much like this Lizzy does?

I hope not... I'm now passing the chapter when they decide to start over together. From now on should be easier... I hope so.

I've been toying with the idea of posting this story here on my blog BEFORE publishing. The few people who visit this blog will have the chance to read the whole thing and decide to buy it if they want. Friendship of a special kind was posted in three sites before publishing, Image or Likeness in one and 45 days in Europe with Mr. Darcy is an all new thing released directly on e-book.

Also, there is a side story for Jane, something that I never had the urge to tell so far. Jane is very low on my list of favorite characters but this time she has more depth... Her story will be posted but not included on the e-book/paperback version of the 'Prince'. It'll be free forever... (sick).

Ok... so... If you are curious and haven't read anything I've posted so far, this story is about a married Darcy and a married Lizzy and how they manage to be together in spite of the mess their lives turn into. Exciting?...

I'll get back to work.
Hope that my inspiration doesn't leave me.
Nor do you.

xxooxx

Yin and Yang

Hello…

Happy women’s day!

Some eye candy because we deserve. 

And it's been a while since this gorgeousness showed up here. Ah... Bova!

And I keep discussing Pride and Prejudice’s female characters. How appropriate!...

So after discussing Charlotte, I’d like to explain my ideas on Lizzy and how I see their friendship.

After mulling over all the stuff I posted previosuly, I came to the conclusion that Lizzy and Charlotte are opposite to each other in many ways.

At first I only saw Jane as Lizzy’s opposite - or complement. Kinda of a ‘Yin and Yang’ thing. Jane is calm and lovely while Lizzy is witty and petulant. In my opinion it was the reason they were so close, a lot closer to each other than to the other Bennet sisters.

Def by Wikipedia: In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin-yang, is used to describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many natural dualities (such as female and male, dark and light, low and high, cold and hot, water and fire, life and death, and so on) are thought of as physical manifestations of the yin-yang concept.

Lizzy is impetuous, fast tongued, quick to misinterpret people and situations although she congratulates herself on being a shrewd observer. Charlotte is the good observer: she’s the one who sees stuff - or foresees the consequences - and advises Lizzy on best ways to act. She does that several times concerning Wickham, Darcy, Bingley. Lizzy waves off her comments with a sarcastic joke about making jest of neighbors learned from her father.

Last post I talked about ‘emotional intelligence’ and how little Lizzy had IN MY POINT OF VIEW. Lizzy was young - around 20 years old - while Charlotte was already 27. Not that age is the determinant measure of maturity and emotional balance but one have to concede that being older a person has had more opportunities to live different situations and learn how to deal with the world. Not to mention deal with our own mistakes.

does maturity always murder dreams?

So in this subject of emotional balance Charlotte is Lizzy’s complete opposite. Her choice in taking action to dig a marriage proposal out of Collins who, aside from Lizzy’s prejudice, was a really difficult fellow to swallow shows just how much self-control and determination she had. Charlotte was a woman with a plan and strong-willed enough to put it to action.

collins x DARCY

Lizzy let her hurt pride and her petulant prejudice towards the handsome rich fool blind her and she refused a marriage offer that was irrefutable at the time. Not only Darcy was rich and well-connected, he could provide for her whole family of females who didn’t have much of a perspective in life after Mr Bennet’s demise or a chance of such a profitable marriage for any of her other sisters.

So, only a few months ago I realized that Charlotte is the opposite of Lizzy, like positive/negative, black/white. Charlotte is centered while Lizzy is impetuous; Charlotte is conniving while Lizzy is passionate.

opposites attract - couldn't help it! This is is fun!  

I never doubted that Lizzy and Charlotte were friends. It’s plain for anyone to see (read) that they have a genuine friendship. Maybe young impulsive headstrong Lizzy needed both Charlotte’s cold blood and Jane’s charming nature to find balance.

In case you are wondering why I brought up such subjects, I have to tell you that my new story is centered on Lizzy and Charlotte and I explore this symbiosis.

Curious? Take a look at my ‘Fanfics in English’ page.

Next post is on Darcy. And my new story’s tripod will be explained and I’ll start posting.

Get ready for ‘fifty miles of rocky road’.

bj, see you soon.

Falar em público? Eu?

Olá todo mundo!

Tudo beleza? Tô aqui curando uma gripe chata, mas fora isso... você nem imagina!

As meninas da JASBRA liberaram a programação do IV Encontro Nacional de Belo Horizonte no fim do mês e... Que surpresa! Eu tenho um painel!

Ueba!

Quando fiz minha inscrição eu respondi que gostaria que o assunto 'Fanfics' fosse discutido, mas não pensei que EU seria quem levantaria a discussão. Nossa, tô mega feliz. E preocupada.

Não falo em público desde a minha última Pós... E já faz um tempão. Será que ainda sei como? Sem contar que o público deve ser beeem maior que o das minhas turmas de Pós-graduação.

Olha as dicas para falar em público que achei:

• prepare-se para falar, assim como você se preparia para ir à guerra. Cacildis!
• naturalidade é a melhor regra da boa comunicação. Tá...
• bom humor sempre. Xacomigo!
• audiovisuais são bons aliados. Powerpoint na área.
• emoção e sinceridade. Prata da casa.  
• tenha um roteiro porque a memória pode falhar. Ok.
• escolha uma linguagem correta. Olha, essa é a minha maior dúvida.
• conheça seu público. Janeites! Mas que aprovam ou desprovam fanfics?
•  começo-meio-fim. Ok.
•  linguagem corporal adequada. Nada de apoiar uma perna na mesa enquanto fala, hihihi! 

Mas, imagina um auditório todo olhando para você?

Pelo menos vou ser a primeira (OMG!!!) então não deve ter casa cheia porque muita gente vai chegar atrasado. Na boa, 8 da madrugada?

 Sem falar na responsa de fazer da 'Força das Fanfics' um assunto interessante e relevante. Vixe!

As gracinhas Collete e Barbara vão mandar alguns exemplares dos seus livros para o sorteio do Encontro, o que reinforça a força das fics, né?

É... vou ter que trabalhar muito!
Posto tudo aqui depois, tá?

E não esqueça que o sorteio de um livro 'As cartas de Tolkien'+um eBook 'Friendship of a special kind'+marcadores de página Austen e Tolkien ainda está rolando, e acaba no final do mês. Você já se inscreveu?
E... entrei na virada de blogs que comemorarão o Bicentenário de Orgulho e Preconceito em posts simultâneos no dia 28. Que bacana, né?

Muitas emoções, bicho!

bj  


Disclaimer:
 Eu fiz graça aqui mas achei dicas bem bacanas no site do Globo.

A Brazilian cast

So, with today´s chapter, we are moving forward to the last stage of 

'Friendship of a special kind' aka 'How Will Darcy persuaded Lizzy Bennet to love again'.

'So Will, it seems like we are coming to a crossroads...'

'I already know which road to take, Darling. Yours.'

From now on, it's gonna be fast and furious - down to business.

To celebrate, I present you a Brazilian cast. The main characters are here, and except from the Hunkity Hunk Raoul Bova that you helped me chose, all artists are Brazilian.

www.flickr.com Moira Bianchi Brazilian cast for 'How Will Darcy persuaded Lizzy Bennet to love again' photoset

The Darcys may be like this,

while the Bennetts like this,

Lizzy's friends may remind you of,

and Darcy's friends...

Hope you are having fun reading this story, and hope more that you´ll like this last part. If you arenpt reading it yet, hurry and visit AHA or AU. Or you can get on FFnet, I just started posting there.

See ya!

Disclaimer: Google, google, google... I just put this all together. The actors/tv hosts/public figures choses as characters are not involved in this 'project', it´s just a wish list.

I feel like Jane Bennet

And it´s not a good thing...

I´m as sick as Jane.

This was my Mothers' day gift.

Hubs said I look good in it! And I love black!

 And this was me during a power jog on Mothers's day - I HAD to try the shirt!

Oh, why did it have to rain on my parade jog?

 Thanks Old fashioned charm for this gif, exactly what I needed.

And this is me now.

I just want to curl under my duvet... my head wieghts a ton...

I have a bad cold, my cheeks are starting to hurt: hello sinusitis! *groan*

Last weekend I watched 'No strings attached' and I thought so cute that Adam puts together a 'period mix' for Emma. It´s not a 'Darcy cute' thing, but a 'Bingley cute'. Cold + Jane + cute Bingley... I need a cold mix cd!

Don´t worry, it´s not a link for yet another playlist. Am too sick for that. 

Doctor is OUT, Charlie Brown! You´re the wrong Charlie anyway...

I found some Fell better compilations online, but I´d like it to have Eurythmics, early Madonna, early REM, The Cure, The Smiths, some Wham! and a bit of Lulu Santos. Please!

You know what would be Mr Darcy cute? At least my Darcy? This:

BTW, I wish I was better so I could comment on my fave chappy of 'How Darcy persuaded Lizzy', but am not.

I'm going to bed. I feel awful.

See you soon?

bj