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items: What is Your New Year’s Resolution?
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The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
type: item
creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-04-18T06:10:01Z
subject: Idioms
subject: Language
subject: Writing
description: In prior blogs, I have often taken well-known idioms or proverbs and discussed them, and while I have not done so in recent years, I thought it would be interesting to post about such things occasionally. Therefore, I have chosen for my first such post to discuss the proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” The roots of this saying go back to antiquity, to a Sanskrit treatise on statecraft: The king who is situated anywhere immediately on... Read More Read More The post The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: In prior blogs, I have often taken well-known idioms or proverbs and discussed them, and while I have not done so in recent years, I thought it would be interesting to post about such things occasionally. Therefore, I have chosen for my first such post to discuss the proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” <img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-3279 aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/friend-2754279_1280.png?resize=412%2C206&ssl=1" alt="" width="412" height="206" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/friend-2754279_1280.png?resize=300%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/friend-2754279_1280.png?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/friend-2754279_1280.png?resize=768%2C384&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/friend-2754279_1280.png?resize=540%2C270&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/friend-2754279_1280.png?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px" /> The roots of this saying go back to antiquity, to a Sanskrit treatise on statecraft: The king who is situated anywhere immediately on the circumference of the conqueror’s territory is termed the enemy. The king who is likewise situated close to the enemy, but separated from the conqueror only by the enemy, is termed the friend (of the conqueror). — Kautilya, Arthasastra The meaning of this saying is rather obvious: when confronted by an enemy, two opposing factions, while they might not be natural allies, have a common interest and thus, for purposes of such a conflict, may term themselves friends. In ancient Rome they had a similar proverb which stated: <img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-3278 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/upload…

Miscellaneous Monday – It Taught Me to Hope Cover Reveal
type: item
creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-04-14T18:00:19Z
subject: Book Cover Reveal
subject: Jane Austen
subject: Jann Rowland
subject: Miscellaneous Monday
subject: Pride and Prejudice
subject: Publishing
subject: Regency
subject: Variation
description: Today, on this episode of Miscellaneous Monday, I bring you the cover reveal for It Taught Me to Hope as promised. For any who missed it, you can go here for the post that includes the excerpt and description. In this cover, you might see a few subtle differences from what I usually try to portray in the covers I commission. For one, if you noticed that Darcy appears a little more . . . well, shall we say rugged than... Read More Read More The post Miscellaneous Monday – It Taught Me to Hope Cover Reveal appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: Today, on this episode of Miscellaneous Monday, I bring you the cover reveal for It Taught Me to Hope as promised. For any who missed it, you can go here for the post that includes the excerpt and description. In this cover, you might see a few subtle differences from what I usually try to portray in the covers I commission. For one, if you noticed that Darcy appears a little more . . . well, shall we say rugged than usual, this is by design. The Darcy in this story is older than in Pride and Prejudice and has spent several difficult years regretting his mistakes with Elizabeth. While I did not describe him in the book as having grown a beard, I think it’s a nice touch. The beard and his slightly unkempt hair help establish a man who is older, wiser, and sadder than he was as a younger man. Yet the expression with which he regards Elizabeth shows his devotion, though in true Darcy fashion he does not wear his feelings on his sleeve. Elizabeth, by contrast, has not experienced what Darcy has in the period of their separation. She too has undergone the passage of years, loss, and disappointments aplenty, but she has a happier disposition than Darcy, and joy comes more easily to her features. This facet of her character is also illuminated through the sun shining just over hear head, which is another nice touch. Elizabeth is older and wiser than she was before, and as she has had several years to consider Darcy—the story having diverged from Pride and Prejudice after receiving his letter at Rosings—she no longer holds a grudge, but has not thought of him much in recent years. Thus, when Darcy returns to her life, she is initially shocked, but she is able to quickly recover. This serves her in good stead as it allows her to see him through clear eyes for the first time in their acquaintance, to understand him better. As she stated to Wickham in Pride and Prejudice, “. . . from knowing him better, his disposition was better understood.” Elizabeth will put that statement …

It Taught Me to Hope – Announcement and Excerpt
type: item
creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-04-08T06:10:43Z
subject: Announcement
subject: Book Release!
subject: Excerpt
subject: Jann Rowland
subject: Pride and Prejudice
subject: Publishing
subject: Regency
subject: Romance
subject: Variation
subject: Writing
description: As I have a new release approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to offer a bit of a sample of what is coming down the line. This is a full length novel and it examines what might have happened had several things fallen into place leaving Elizabeth in control of Longbourn and still single when Darcy returns to Hertfordshire years later. I will have a cover reveal post later this week or perhaps early next week. Until... Read More Read More The post It Taught Me to Hope – Announcement and Excerpt appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: As I have a new release approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to offer a bit of a sample of what is coming down the line. This is a full length novel and it examines what might have happened had several things fallen into place leaving Elizabeth in control of Longbourn and still single when Darcy returns to Hertfordshire years later. I will have a cover reveal post later this week or perhaps early next week. Until then, I give you the description and an excerpt for It Taught Me to Hope. * * * Six years after meeting Mr. Darcy for the first time, Elizabeth Bennet receives a shock when he returns to Meryton, for the last time she met him was in Kent, the day after his ill-fated proposal in Hunsford parsonage. Never had Elizabeth suspected he might return to her life, for the Mr. Darcy she had known was a proud, disagreeable man, despite his condescension in proposing to her. The Mr. Darcy who returns, however, is different, still a man of much confidence but with a strange hesitation toward her. With him comes his sister, Miss Georgiana Darcy, a young woman of whom Elizabeth has heard much. Before long, the two ladies become friendly, and with Elizabeth’s younger sister, Mary Hardwick, who lives nearby, they forge a close friendship. The last years have been hard on Darcy, for he has existed in an indeterminate state, unable to forget about Elizabeth and unable to give her up and move on in his life. A chance encounter in London gives Darcy the courage to return to Hertfordshire, where he is determined to make one more attempt to secure Elizabeth’s favor and end his suffering. As the two long-sundered acquaintances meet and begin the uncertain path to understanding and love, they must endure another suitor determined to obtain Elizabeth’s hand, unpredictable events, the return of Elizabeth’s elder sister after a tragic event, and the specter of their previous misunderstandings. The path to true love is never smooth and the road on which Elizabeth and Darcy tr…

What’s-up Wednesday – A Few Thoughts and an Excerpt
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creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-04-02T06:10:03Z
subject: Author Real Life
subject: Excerpt
subject: Jann Rowland
subject: Pride and Prejudice
subject: Regency
subject: Romance
subject: Writing
description: I am not a morning person, though my body always tries to tell me that I am. When I was working for a big corporation that shall go unnamed, I had a friend who had worked shifts for many years and he used to speak about how he had difficulty sleeping. I sympathized, but I did not have any experience, so I could not do much empathizing with him. Somehow in the years since, my own sleeping has suffered to... Read More Read More The post What’s-up Wednesday – A Few Thoughts and an Excerpt appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: I am not a morning person, though my body always tries to tell me that I am. When I was working for a big corporation that shall go unnamed, I had a friend who had worked shifts for many years and he used to speak about how he had difficulty sleeping. I sympathized, but I did not have any experience, so I could not do much empathizing with him. Somehow in the years since, my own sleeping has suffered to the point that I rarely sleep as much as I should anymore, though my problem with sleeping is usually staying asleep rather than falling asleep. Of course, some of my troubles are self-inflicted, as I rarely go to bed when I should. Then again, when I do, I often find myself wide awake in the middle of the night. <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-3268 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-break-4071466_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="169" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-break-4071466_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-break-4071466_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-break-4071466_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-break-4071466_1280.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/spring-break-4071466_1280.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />This is why I love spring break. My youngest child, a daughter age fifteen, is gone to school for her last day of classes before a two week spring break, though by the time you read this, she will have been growing moss in her bedroom for the past week or so. For the next two weeks I do not need to get up early in the morning, which is always a benefit. Even if…

Funny Friday – Writing Quotes
type: item
creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-03-21T06:10:37Z
subject: Funny Friday
subject: Humor
subject: Jann Rowland
subject: Quotes
subject: Writing
subject: Quote
description: Writing. What a funny business. As I have often told my wife, writing anything can be a chancy endeavor. Of all the books I have written, I recall exactly one where the writing seemed to go smoothly, and even that one did not start out easily. I usually start out okay, get bogged down in the middle–sometimes several times–and though I try to finish strongly, I often wonder if I have written complete trash. I do not recall ever making... Read More Read More The post Funny Friday – Writing Quotes appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: Writing. What a funny business. As I have often told my wife, writing anything can be a chancy endeavor. Of all the books I have written, I recall exactly one where the writing seemed to go smoothly, and even that one did not start out easily. I usually start out okay, get bogged down in the middle–sometimes several times–and though I try to finish strongly, I often wonder if I have written complete trash. I do not recall ever making some pithy remark about writing that will be handed down as proverb to future generations, but others of far more fame than I possess certainly have. As a tribute to writing and all its glory, I would like to present to you a collection of writing quotes from famous authors, most of which are humorous, but all have something profound to say about the craft! From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. Winston Churchill Ah yes, the dreaded sentence ending with a preposition. The trick I have often found is to decide whether to alter a sentence that ends in a preposition or leave it, as the alternative just sounds stupid! Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good. Dr. Samuel Johnson I have posted about Samuel Johnson before. His quotes are always worth a laugh, though I will note that sometimes I feel this statement is all too apropos. When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book. Mary Higgins Clark I love it! What better revenge is there than to kill someone off in a literary sense? <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-3254 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pen-4163403_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pen-4163403_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com…

An Announcement and Coming Attractions
type: item
creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-03-19T06:10:43Z
subject: Announcement
subject: Audiobook
subject: Author Real Life
subject: Biographical Info
subject: Book Release!
subject: Jane Austen
subject: Jann Rowland
subject: Pride and Prejudice
subject: Publishing
subject: Regency
subject: Romance
subject: Variation
subject: Writing
description: Those who have been following this blog may have noticed a lack of activity lately. For that, I will take the blame upon myself, for my two partners have recently found themselves in situations that do not allow them time to contribute to the blog. Until that changes, I am the guy. Though I have proven in the past that I struggle a little when it comes to blogging, I will give it the old college try! For today, I... Read More Read More The post An Announcement and Coming Attractions appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: Those who have been following this blog may have noticed a lack of activity lately. For that, I will take the blame upon myself, for my two partners have recently found themselves in situations that do not allow them time to contribute to the blog. Until that changes, I am the guy. Though I have proven in the past that I struggle a little when it comes to blogging, I will give it the old college try! <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-3243 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blogger-2838945_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C215&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="215" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blogger-2838945_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C215&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blogger-2838945_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C733&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blogger-2838945_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C550&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blogger-2838945_1280.jpg?resize=377%2C270&ssl=1 377w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blogger-2838945_1280.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />For today, I thought I would finally get to my long-promised update and plan for this coming year. Though we are already halfway through March (spring starts in two days!) my plans for the year are never truly set, as they can change on a whim, an unexpected event, or a myriad of other possibilities that may derail or alter what I mean to do. So much about creative writing depends on my ability to come up with the works that I have planned, and that does not always work out. There are times when a story just is not flowing, and rather than beating my head against a wall, I will often put them to the side and concentrate on something else. Sometimes I take too much time to take that option. It is one of…

A Jane Austen Trivia Thursday
type: item
creator: Colin Rowland
date: 2025-01-16T07:50:56Z
subject: Colin Rowland
subject: Jane Austen
subject: Trivia Thursday
description: Image by Mike Singleton from Pixabay For today’s version of Trivia Thursday, I offer a selection of trivia for Jane Austen fans. As some of you know, I create variations on her most famous work, Pride and Prejudice. The following list is not confined to that novel, but rather explores the author’s influences and the times she lived in: Anonymous Authorship During her lifetime, Jane Austen did not take credit for any of her creations. The title page of her first novel, Sense... Read More Read More The post A Jane Austen Trivia Thursday appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: Image by Mike Singleton from Pixabay For today’s version of Trivia Thursday, I offer a selection of trivia for Jane Austen fans. As some of you know, I create variations on her most famous work, Pride and Prejudice. The following list is not confined to that novel, but rather explores the author’s influences and the times she lived in: Anonymous Authorship During her lifetime, Jane Austen did not take credit for any of her creations. The title page of her first novel, Sense and Sensibility (1811), credited the author simply as “By a Lady.” Later works were attributed to “The Author of Sense and Sensibility.” <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-3225 aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dominika-walczak-QXr1TTXfCfA-unsplash.jpg?resize=324%2C486&ssl=1" alt="" width="324" height="486" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dominika-walczak-QXr1TTXfCfA-unsplash.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dominika-walczak-QXr1TTXfCfA-unsplash.jpg?resize=180%2C270&ssl=1 180w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dominika-walczak-QXr1TTXfCfA-unsplash.jpg?w=640&ssl=1 640w" sizes="(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px" /> Photo by Dominika Walczak on Unsplash Austen’s First Heroine Jane Austen wrote her first full-length novel, Elinor and Marianne, in 1795. She revised the work and published it as Sense and Sensibility. The Unfinished Works Austen left two unfinished novels: Sanditon and The Watsons. Sanditon is about a developing seaside resort, while in The Watsons the story is about an impoverished young woman making her way in society. Her Favorite Heroine Austen once said in a letter that Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice was “as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.” She Was a Pianist Austen loved music and played the piano every morning before the rest of her hou…

What is Your New Year’s Resolution?
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creator: Jann Rowland
date: 2025-01-09T05:19:05Z
subject: Author Real Life
subject: Jann Rowland
subject: New Year's
description: The New Year is now upon us, and events are moving faster and propelling the world to the future. It is not my purpose to bore you with my opinion of those events, for we all know what they are and you know what they say about opinions. I have long thought that the chances were high that 2025 would be a significant year for several reasons, and I hope on a personal note that it is, for I have... Read More Read More The post What is Your New Year’s Resolution? appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: The New Year is now upon us, and events are moving faster and propelling the world to the future. It is not my purpose to bore you with my opinion of those events, for we all know what they are and you know what they say about opinions. I have long thought that the chances were high that 2025 would be a significant year for several reasons, and I hope on a personal note that it is, for I have some things I have been trying to do these past years that I hope will come to fruition. <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-3213 alignright" src="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/destination-1285851_1280.png?resize=300%2C212&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="212" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/destination-1285851_1280.png?resize=300%2C212&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/destination-1285851_1280.png?resize=1024%2C724&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/destination-1285851_1280.png?resize=768%2C543&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/destination-1285851_1280.png?resize=382%2C270&ssl=1 382w, https://i0.wp.com/aglimmerofgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/destination-1285851_1280.png?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />With the New Year, many will take the opportunity of a new start to set resolutions for the coming year. Whether their goals include personal improvement, professional advancement, or any other such wishes, now seems to be the time to do it. For myself, however, I have never seen the point of making resolutions. Let me explain. I suppose, most of all, I consider the exercise pointless. To anyone reading this that is in the habit of setting resolutions, when was the last time you made a resolution and stuck with it longer than the end of January? Perhaps it fell by the wayside even sooner? To be cle…

Good Riddance 2024, Hello 2025!
type: item
creator: Colin Rowland
date: 2025-01-01T05:35:34Z
subject: Colin Rowland
subject: Holiday
subject: New Year's
subject: A Glimmer of Gold
subject: holiday
description: Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash Happy New Year to everyone. Let me start by wishing a not so fond farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2024. Rather than dwell on the year that’s now behind us, I want to suggest a few tunes to help welcome the new one. Let’s start with one of the few U2 songs I can listen to without cringing: Next, I want to lighten the mood with a catchy Bruno Mars tune: How about a live performance... Read More Read More The post Good Riddance 2024, Hello 2025! appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash Happy New Year to everyone. Let me start by wishing a not so fond farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2024. Rather than dwell on the year that’s now behind us, I want to suggest a few tunes to help welcome the new one. Let’s start with one of the few U2 songs I can listen to without cringing: Next, I want to lighten the mood with a catchy Bruno Mars tune: How about a live performance from the “Chairman of the Board”, the incomparable Frank Sinatra: I couldn’t close this blog without a personal favorite rendition of the quintessential New Year’s song: All of us at One Good Sonnet want to wish you and yours a great 2025. The post Good Riddance 2024, Hello 2025! appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.

Merry Christmas to all!
type: item
creator: Colin Rowland
date: 2024-12-25T07:15:28Z
subject: AGOG Post
subject: Author Real Life
subject: Christmas
subject: Colin Rowland
subject: Holiday
subject: A Glimmer of Gold
description: Image by Sabrina Belle from Pixabay I have a confession to make. As the years pass, Christmases from the past hold even greater meaning for me. Every memory shines bright, unmarred by flaws. Though some must have been less than perfect, I cannot recall them and feel no shame in admitting it. Some of them, however, are more vivid than others, for various reasons, often humorous. I remember vividly the year my father, in what he probably thought was a fantastic idea, brought... Read More Read More The post Merry Christmas to all! appeared first on A Glimmer of Gold.
encoded: Image by Sabrina Belle from Pixabay I have a confession to make. As the years pass, Christmases from the past hold even greater meaning for me. Every memory shines bright, unmarred by flaws. Though some must have been less than perfect, I cannot recall them and feel no shame in admitting it. Some of them, however, are more vivid than others, for various reasons, often humorous. I remember vividly the year my father, in what he probably thought was a fantastic idea, brought home an aluminum tree. Keep in mind as you try to picture this in your mind, this was in the early nineteen sixties, and those trees were neither realistic, nor good looking: Let’s just say that my mother’s reaction was a touch different than dad expected. Of course, he hadn’t bothered to talk to her about it. He worked at Eaton’s department store at the time, so the employee discount might have had something to do with his decision. To her credit, mom didn’t complain about the monstrosity. As I recall (which may or may not be accurate, I confess), her eyes filled with tears and she retired to the bedroom, leaving a crestfallen husband to reconsider his money-saving choice. To his credit, the tree went back into the box and down to the basement, where it stayed until somebody tossed it years later. Lesson learned? Well, like me, dad wasn’t the best at interpreting his long-suffering mates moods or preferences, although he loved her with all his heart. There was a small, hole-in-the-wall sized fruit merchant in my city, called Farmer’s Fruit. For reasons I my father never explained, dad always called it Farmer’s Foul Fruit. I suspect it was just a nickname he or his friends came up with, because as I recall, their produce was first rate. Every year, he made a special trip downtown to buy a box of Japanese mandarin oranges. This was back in the days when the box was wooden and filled to the top with the best oranges on the planet. Unfortunately, they aren’t sold outside of Japan anymore, and the Cal…