Talk Like Jane Austen Day: October 30th, 2013

This is my first Talk Like Jane Austen Day. And I think I’m ready for it. 

Copy of the complete works of Jane Austen? Check.

Love for old, big words and talking in formal, complex sentences? Check.

Excited to go fangirl on an author who has been dead for almost 200 years? Check.

Liked the Talk Like Jane Austen Day Facebook page? Check. 

I could not resist, and I even put together a list of 5 tips for Talk Like Jane Austen Day:

Admit it, Talk Like Jane Austen Day is at least as cool as Talk Like a Pirate Day. And there are just as many fun, Jane Austen films to watch as there are pirate films.

Also, my Ignite Phoenix presentation on Jane Austen and Argument (or in other words, how to talk like Jane Austen) is now live on youtube. Conveniently, you can also watch it here:

Have an amazing Jane Austen-inspired holiday. Maybe your boss will even let you take the day off.