Natasja Rose
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I've been writing since I learned how, but those have been lost and will never see daylight (I hope).
I'm an Indie Author, with 30+ books published.
I live in Sydney, Australia
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Mrs Bennet's Musings
Mrs Thomas Bennet, formerly Miss Francine Gardiner, had not always been as she was during the pinnacle of her life. Known as a local beauty when she made her debut into Meryton Society, Fanny was as educated as any solicitor’s daughter might expect, and better than many others of her ilk. She could sing and play the Pianoforte, and was accomplished enough as a hostess that her Mama allowed her to participate in planning her first dinner. Fanny could mend and embroider well enough to bring a plain dress within her family’s means up to match that of a wealthy gentlewoman. Sums and economy were something she struggled with, and she had a tenuous grasp of whether an expence was a necessity or a luxury, but Fanny could manage household accounts, and she was certain that her future husband could manage the education of their hypothetical sons.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Fiction
Not Like Those Other Girls
When a book has a Token Female Character, it's easy to spot and cry gender bias. But what about when the female characters are present, but only a certain type of female character is presented positively? Surely it can't be misogyny when a female character is there saving the day! See, there are loads of girls around, the writer is clearly a feminist!
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in BookClub
The Best-Developed Harry Potter Character. Top Story - November 2021.
The Harry Potter series has a lot of characters. Some well-developed, some not, some only mentioned for a few sentences before they vanish again. But the character with arguably the best and most consistent development is one that tends to shock most people when I point it out.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in BookClub
Changeling Child - Part 10
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Mary picked out a simple melody, enough to keep her hands occupied and her sisters at a distance, as Diarmait paced. “I have suspected for some time that Wickham has been causing mischief with a greater plan in mind. What his final goal in this created conflict may be I cannot be sure, but he has been targeting the Border Estates."
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Chapters
Black Friday Outside the USA
Black Friday Means Something Very Different Outside of the USA… About now, we're all getting spammed with email notifications and social media ads about Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The USA is celebrating (or mourning) the Thanksgiving holiday, and expects the rest of the world to join in on the joys of unbridled capitalism.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Wander
Changeling Child - Part 9
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 By some miracle of the Fates, Kitty and Lydia were so preoccupied with detailing their meeting with Mr Wickham that they completely forgot to mention Aunt Phillips’ actual guest except in passing. Mama’s eyes gleamed at the prospect of future gossip and a potentially-single gentleman, but she was happy to put that aside for the moment. There were Officers to talk of, after all.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Chapters
The Book-Keeper
There exists, deep in the secrecy of library shelves, an Organisation. The Librarians, Book-keepers, Readers And wRiters, Insistent Advocacy by Numbers (LIBRARIAN) organisation, to be exact. Those fortunate enough to be unfamiliar with the organisation - which was to say, most of the people inhabiting a random bar in a small town - were understandably puzzled by the instinctive cowering of everyone who was familiar with them, when the door opened and a woman dressed in black entered.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Fiction
When It's Time To Leave
Change, especially big changes, can be scary. Change means the unknown or unfamiliar. It means stepping away from the comforting and secure, taking a risk that may or may not pay off. Viewed in that light, it's unsurprising that people would stay in bad relationships, toxic work environments and unideal situations until they can no longer ignore the negative effects.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Confessions
Character Coding in Fiction. Top Story - November 2021.
Something I’ve seen recently in online discussions is arguments about “Coded” characters. In most of those arguments, there’s been a lot of confusion around what kind of framing is or isn’t coding a character, and sometimes confusion over what coding even is. So, when I was stuck on my current NaNoWriMo project, I figured that I might as well distract myself by clearing a few things up.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Geeks
Changeling Child - Part 8
For those who first found the story on archiveofourown and wondering what happened to it: Someone reported the story as breaking the rules around promotion, resulting in the story being taken down and me getting banned for a month. So, nothing from me on that front until next year.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Chapters
Keep Moving Forward
Vocal has come a long way since it's creation, and even since I joined up back in July. In just those four months, We've been given a word-count in drafts (SO much easier than copy-pasting everything into a word document to keep track!), subscriptions, and hearts upgraded to a form of a "Favorites List". New Categories are being added regularly, and Vocal is listening to feedback from its creators.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Journal
