#novel-emma

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

from @novel-emma

🥐Croissant: pass it forward. Describe a WIP from the writeblr community you love. What’s it about? Make us all want to read it!

🍞Bread: Tell me about a book idea that intimidates/scares you. What makes it more difficult than other WIPs? And what are you waiting for? (Yes, that was peer pressure ;) )

Thanks! :D

🥐Croissant: pass it forward. Describe a WIP from the writeblr community you love. What’s it about? Make us all want to read it!:

Hurricane by @akindofmagictoo. It has pirates! And I love Aella and Theo :D

🍞Bread: Tell me about a book idea that intimidates/scares you. What makes it more difficult than other WIPs? And what are you waiting for? (Yes, that was peer pressure ;) ):

The Dickens-inspired WIP I mentioned a while ago. Here's the current plot summary/outline:

A teacher finds a corpse in his car. Two of his friends help him dispose of it. But someone saw them and is blackmailing them.

An author moves to a new town to research her latest book. Her sister comes to visit, then mysteriously disappears.

A literary agent has to cope with single fatherhood, an author who won’t finish her latest book, and an unwelcome visitor.

An elderly woman invites her son to dinner then reveals she’s leaving all her money to a half-sister he never knew existed.

All of these things are connected.

It shouldn't actually intimidate me as much as it does because I've written WIPs with lots of characters and murder mystery WIPs before. I've just never deliberately created so many seemingly-unrelated characters then tried to connect their stories before.

#ask #novel-emma #writing #other people's WIPs #my WIPs #(well. theoretical future WIP in this case.)

[vrailaru]

people live to be remembered by others

#metal gear solid #mgs #otacon #hal emmerich #strangelove #sunny emmerich #emma emmerich #finished the mgs4 novel and saved like 100+ screenshots im normal #vrailart

[dinneratgrannys]

ONCE UPON A TIME 5.20, Firebird

#ouatedit #onceuponatimeedit #captainswanedit #once upon a time #ouat #captain swan #emma swan #killian jones #s5 #5x20 firebird #dynamic: captain swan #event: rewatch 22 #i could write a novel about this conversation and how it plays into why i love them so much as a couple #because sometimes you AREN'T sure if it's 'true love' but like...all that matters is that you love them #it's just such a REAL conversation in a show that is oftentimes so over-the-top #ok i'll stop now

[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

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then:

and now:

xx.

#one day #david nicholls #leo woodall #ambika mod #one day novel #em and dex #dex and em #emma morley #dexter mayhew #one day 2011 #one day 2024 #one day netflix #one day movie #one day tv show #anne hathaway #jim sturgess #15th july 1988 #Youtube #emmadex #emma and dexter #emma x dexter #dexter x emma #em x dex #dex x em #july 15 #15th of july

[bethanydelleman]

Jealousy in Jane Austen's Works

Since I got an ask about this recently, how does Jane Austen use jealousy in her novels?

Justified Jealousy (a person has made promises to another and is now violating them):

Catherine for her brother James, when Isabella flirts with Captain Tilney (Northanger Abbey) "jealous for her brother" and James for himself.

Lucy about Edward and Elinor: "That Lucy was disposed to be jealous of her appeared very probable: it was plain that Edward had always spoken highly in her praise, not merely from Lucy’s assertion, but from her venturing to trust her on so short a personal acquaintance, with a secret so confessedly and evidently important." (Sense & Sensibility) Lucy is right that Edward has fallen for Elinor, wrong that he would betray her because of it.

Sophia Grey, about Marianne Dashwood and Willoughby (her betrothed) "and Sophia, jealous as the devil on the other hand, looking all that was" (Sense & Sensibility)

Mr. Rushworth, about Maria and Henry Crawford, "I do think that Mr. Rushworth was sometimes very jealous." (Mansfield Park)

The reactions to this justified jealousy are all different. James Morland endures for a little while, then breaks off his engagement. This was the healthiest thing to do. Lucy attacks the rival instead of addressing the issue with her fiance. Mr. Rushworth ultimately ignores the fact that his future wife loves someone else, and agrees to a doomed marriage. Sophia Grey forces Willoughby to "break up" with Marianne, unsure how that goes for her, but at least she went into marriage with her eyes open.

Manipulative (Supposed) Jealousy:

Isabella to Catherine, when Catherine refuses to break a prior engagement with another friend, "I cannot help being jealous, Catherine, when I see myself slighted for strangers, I, who love you so excessively!" (Northanger Abbey)

Isabella tries to use jealousy to guilt Catherine into breaking her engagement with the Tilneys. Catherine finds it unjust and mean, she refuses to give in.

Jealousy as a Means to Establish Boundaries:

Henry Tilney, speaking about Catherine and John Thorpe, "I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves, have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours." (Northanger Abbey)

This is a particular case. I don't think Henry is in love with Catherine yet, and I don't think he actually believes that Catherine likes John, but he does frame his opposition to John and Catherine talking in jealousy. As Catherine has agreed to be his partner, he is justified in asking her to devote her time to him. Also, once Catherine assures him of her "faithfullness", he backs off, "Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage". They have established their level of commitment.

Wanting Someone Who is Interested in Someone Else:

Caroline Bingley about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, "Miss Bingley saw, or suspected, enough to be jealous; and her great anxiety for the recovery of her dear friend Jane received some assistance from her desire of getting rid of Elizabeth." (Pride & Prejudice)

Fanny Price, during the play about Edmund and Mary, "She was full of jealousy and agitation." (Mansfield Park)

Julia about her sister and Henry Crawford, "made even Julia admit, in her jealousy of her sister, the absolute necessity of distrusting his attentions" (Mansfield Park)

Charles Hayter of Captain Wentworth and Henrietta, "It was evident that Charles Hayter was not well inclined towards Captain Wentworth." (Persuasion)

We can assume that Colonel Brandon was jealous of Willoughby (Sense & Sensibility)

Both Colonel Brandon and Fanny Price keep their feelings to themselves. They do not pressure their object of affection or attack rivals. Colonel Brandon is even extremely hesitant to reveal what Willoughby has done to Eliza. Charles Hayter feels jealous of Captain Wentworth and quits the field, which helps Henrietta realize where her true affections lie.

Caroline Bingley and Julia both act out because of their jealousy. Julia sulks and Caroline attacks Elizabeth.

Jealousy as a Means to Realize Feelings:

Mary Crawford realizing that she loves Edmund, "She had, moreover, to contend with one disagreeable emotion entirely new to her—jealousy. His friend Mr. Owen had sisters; he might find them attractive." (Mansfield Park)

Mr. Knightley about Frank and Emma, "On his side, there had been a long-standing jealousy, old as the arrival, or even the expectation, of Frank Churchill.—He had been in love with Emma, and jealous of Frank Churchill, from about the same period, one sentiment having probably enlightened him as to the other. It was his jealousy of Frank Churchill that had taken him from the country." (Emma)

Captain Wentworth of Mr. Elliot and Anne, "Jealousy of Mr Elliot! It was the only intelligible motive. Captain Wentworth jealous of her affection!" (Persuasion)

These feelings are mostly presented as morally neutral. Mary Crawford takes no action against the Miss Owens, she just becomes more friendly to Edmund. Mr. Knightley does speak against Frank to Emma, but Emma disagrees with him about it. Captain Wentworth leaves when jealous, but does not impose his feelings upon Anne.

Other:

Emma supposes that Jane was jealous of her, but that's not completely clear from Jane's perspective, "No doubt it had been from jealousy.—In Jane’s eyes she had been a rival" (Emma)

Mrs. Elton jokes that Mr. Elton will be jealous because Mr. Woodhouse is so complimentary (Emma)

Mrs. Bennet is jealous of Charlotte Lucas's eventual position as the future mistress of Longbourn (Pride & Prejudice)

What You Don't See: No Austen hero displays possessive jealousy, like forbidding a heroine from seeing a male friend or dancing with other men at a ball. No male friendships are curtailed or challenged, which can be a common romance trope.

I ignored mentions of jealousy that didn't really relate to interpersonal relationships

Conclusion: Jane Austen shows a lot of healthy and unhealthy jealousy and reactions to it. Mr. Rushworth is stupid for ignoring that his fiance was in love with someone else, but Lucy attacking Elinor because Edward loved her was also wrong. Several main characters feel jealousy because their object of affection loves another, but they do not impose those feelings on others. Jealousy can help a person realize their true feelings. Establishing commitment can also be a healthy thing to do.

#jealousy #jane austen #meta #all the novels #I don't want to tag them all... #emma #mansfield park #pride and prejudice #sense and sensibility #northanger abbey #persuasion

[chrollc]

Long Live The Little Empress.

#86 #86 light novel #86 eighty six #86 fanart #86 anime #86 エイティシックス #eighty six light novel #eighty six fanart #eighty six anime #eighty six #frederica rosenfort #kiriya #kiriya nouzen #shin #shin nouzen #lena #lena milize #vladilena milize #eighty six theo #anju emma #raiden shuga #86 gifs

[andythelemon]

To live another day 🌹🦋 My piece for Jump for the Stars!, a collection of shonen manga posters. I loved this series so much, the symbolism and art style are gorgeous.

#the promised neverland #yakusoku no neverland #emma tpn #norman tpn #ray tpn #anime #manga #my art #poster design #i wanted to style mine like a gothic novel cover #graphic design is not my passion lads but #i did my best! felt like a total toad compared to the other pieces lol this team are so amazing #pls check out everyone else’s work when they share! #tpn

[heartandflowerball]

I'm reading Emma by Jane Austen right now and OMG THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. Like it feels like a perfect mix between romance and a gossip session.

#emma woodhouse #emma jane austen #emma by jane austen #jane austen #jane austen emma #book worm #book #books and libraries #books #books and reading #books and literature #classic literature #english literature #books and novels #reading update

[darkroomnerd]

Cozy autumn days make me want to sink into a good book and put off all of the work I have to do for my actual job 🍁📖

#studyblr #study #reading #reading the classics #Jane Austen #Emma #Jane Austen's Emma #classic novel #classic literature #its lit #lol #autumn day #autumn leaves #cozy fall vibes #Hello October #autumn my beloved #cozy academia #soft academia

[punkxcalibur]

honestly don't know if these are accurate

#so i read the hollow city graphic novel #i loved it!!! #im just sad that the fugh goodbye scene wasnt included #the comic doesnt really acknowledge that fiona and hugh are a couple #fiona deserved more appearances in general shes on like 3 panels #mphfpc #miss peregrine's home for peculiar children #mphfpc memes #jacob portman #enoch o'connor #hugh apiston #fiona frauenfeld #olive abroholos elephanta #horace somnusson #bronwyn bruntley #emma bloom #claire densmore #millard nullings

[fullscoreshenanigans]

In the novel where Norman is very very sick when he was little, Ray is afraid that Isabella may be forced to send Norman to the QG, right? But Norman wouldn't be killed and eaten then: he's too smart, they would want to keep him alive as long than possible so his brain would be at his best. He would probably be kept asleep until he was healed, and would be send back to the orphenage after that, right? It's just Ray who thinks it means obligatory death? or it 100% means death?

Krone's story in the second light novel touches upon the protocol for when a child is seriously ill:

So it's difficult but not impossible to send them back to the plants. And with Norman being the first child in Grace Field's recorded history to excel by the metrics they measure from his very first test at age four, it seems highly unlikely they would kill him prematurely even if Peter hadn't taken a special interest in him. They might have sedated him enough so his time at headquarters was like a fever haze where he wouldn't be sure what was real and what was fake, or they might have kept him there until he turned twelve, but killing him early seems foolish with the sunk cost put into him and his potential.

(TPN Light Novel 1: A Letter from Norman - “The Day Emma Cried”)

Ray's working with limited information, though, and the fear of losing Norman is very real to him, even if it isn't necessarily to imminent death.

#RE going out to look for the flower is so precious 🥺🤧 little babies toddling around in the dark for their bff #they're like 7yos here but w/e; toddlin' #naehja #The Promised Neverland #Yakusoku no Neverland #TPN #TPN Ray #TPN Norman #Pre-Canon #TPN Light Novels #A Letter from Norman #The Day Emma Cried #Moms' Song of Remembrance #Searching for the Skies of Freedom #FSS Chatter #FSS Asks #Norman #Ray #Farm System #Norray #for tagging purposes

[btxtyuri]

so in the novel william didn't recognize who mike was by his last name but i guess because of some other information he saw in the file?? it's good that they changed it, otherwise it would too confusing and this flows way better but i wonder what he saw there that made him act like that

#really weird and sus as fuck for no reason #i feel like mike is either related to the aftons (which is unlikely tbh) or his family has a history with them (maybe they're the emilys!!) #especially bcs emma tammi (the director of the movie) has been pretty vague about this aspect #i guess we'll see in the sequel #fnaf #mike schmidt #michael schmidt #michael afton #maybe #mike afton #william afton #steve raglan #fnaf movie #fnaf movie novel #fnaf movie novielazation #five nights at freddys #five nights at freddy's

[soukeyed]

not quite redraw from mgs2 graphic novel.. emma mightve only been alive for like 15 seconds but she slayed <3

original panel(s) under the cut

#metal gear solid #emma emmerich #my art #ummmm.. #solid snake #is there also . but this aint about him! #mgs #i could give a whole list of reasons you should watch mgs2 graphic novel. mainly that its just fun as hell #emma's writing is not one of those reasons however she is there like 2 seconds for real #but i love her and her little heart covered virus folder!!! #(also i had to double check a few times but snake ISNT in his pliskin getup at this part of the graphic novel? fucked up.)

[starrbucky]

There are two wolves inside you: one wants period movies to be more popular so that they'll make more of them, the other wants everyone involved with Persuasion (2022) to drop dead

#a girl can only watch 2005 p&p and 2020 emma so many times before she wants to watch something else #:( #emma #persuasion #jane austen #persuasion 2022 #netflix persuasion #still i want it to flop so bad they'll think twice before touching another austen novel #ignore me

[emmanuellececchi]

Medieval Romance update....

After 40 chapters and one epilogue, 179 186 words and 960 015 characters written... (and 5 months!)

MY FRIST DRAFT IS FINISHED!!

Beware, gifs avalanches.

I am going to roam a bit on tumblr... and maybe sleep... And I don't know. I am not sure I understand what I just arrived.

#novel writing #emma's writing #medieval romance #romance

[bethanydelleman]

I'm listening to Emma as my falling-asleep audiobook right now and I'm thinking a lot about Harriet. The movie adaptations very often have her remaining friends with Emma after the end, but the book says their relationship sank into mere acquaintances after that. Is that a personality thing, do you think, or is it a class thing? And why the difference in the adaptations? I have my own thoughts but I'd like to hear yours.

It is definitely a class thing.

I think one of the reasons Emma can be unpalatable to modern audiences is because it ends with a restoration of a social order that we find repulsive today. How is it fair that Jane Fairfax, born as lower gentry, gets to marry into Enscombe but Harriet Smith, the natural daughter of a tradesman, 'deserves' only Robert Martin and is basically ejected from membership in Highbury's gentry class? And that's a good thing? The adaptations maintain the Emma and Harriet friendship because the way the book ends really appalls a lot of modern readers.

(Also, never really talking about the age difference between Emma and Knightley was a great choice in Emma 2020 because that is not people's favourite either.)

I think the most charitable way to look at it is that Harriet always wanted Robert Martin. She loved staying there over the summer, the family was extremely kind and loving towards her, and her status as a natural child would be largely ignored. Emma's interference gave her ideas above her station... ug, veering into territory I don't love again... but then again, could Harriet have ever succeeded at marrying into the gentry? Probably not on Emma's sponsorship.

There are only two characters that a member of the gentry tries to move from "middle class" (I know it's not really the middle class) to gentry, George Wickham and Harriet Smith. Both attempts are disasters. Captain Wentworth, Fanny/William Price, and Jane Fairfax are all born into the lower gentry and they climb higher, which seems to be fine. There are a bunch of characters who go from extremely wealthy trade to gentry, the Jennings (Mrs. Jennings, Lady Middleton, and Charlotte Palmer) and the Bingleys. They seem to be fine, Charles Bingley at least is portrayed positively.

I don't know what the message is there. The Gardiners are presented as gentleman-like but have no apparent intentions of jumping class. Does that make them good? As someone raised in Canada whose worldview is rooted in The American Dream Lite, it's hard for me to appreciate the upholding of a classist system. Jane Austen herself was clinging to gentry status by her fingernails, so why does she write a novel that glorifies almost everyone staying exactly where birth placed them? Jane Fairfax can improve herself and be worthy of a rich marriage but not Harriet? I guess Harriet never improves herself much though, but she hasn't had the same opportunities as Jane F...

But then the very next novel, Persuasion, seems very anti-classist!

Something about hubris...

I actually feel sorry for Emma at the end of the book. She got a husband, sure, but she loses a friend. She has Mrs. Weston still, but she'll be busy with her baby, she loses Harriet, Jane Fairfax is gone (again), and she's still stuck in Highbury, which has become worse because Mrs. Elton is there now. She just remains as much trapped and limited as she was before...

Anyway, that is my long and rambling answer. I'm not very happy with the ending of Emma. If someone who does like it wants to defend, you are more than welcome.

(I do think there might be something to like, this is how the class system could work well if everyone actually did their jobs. Knightley is the perfect, model landlord. Cares for the poor, lives at his estate, involved in running it etc. Emma does her duty to the poor, everyone seems to do well under their United management)

#emma #emma woodhouse #the end of the novel #harriet smith #punish those who dream above their station #I guess? I donno