Readers,
I have been blogging here, off and on, for roughly five years now. Lately it's been more off than on, and I've come to the decision that this is not fair to either my readers (who wait in suspense to see if I'm ever going to post again) or to myself (who feels a cloud of guilt hanging over her whenever she "should be" blogging.) So I've decided to hang up my hat and bring this blog to a close.
I will keep the site and archives up, and will strive to keep all links active. I will also still be available on email and reading all the various newsletters to which I subscribe. Furthermore, if I receive any requests to post info, review books, answer Austen/18th cent. questions, etc., I will endeavor to point them in the direction of whichever bloggers I think would be most suited to the task.
While I will no longer be blogging here, I will be reading the many other wonderful Austen-related and general literature blogs that are out there (see my sidebar links for just a few). I hope to become much more active reader, learner, and commenter on those blogs from here on out. I am not leaving the Austenblogosphere completely, just changing my role in it! I have always preferred being a reader to being a writer, and being an audience member to being on stage. I am keeping my other blog "active" for now as an outlet for random literary trivia, and hopefully some general book reviews.
I have come to the realization that my life is too scattered, my energies going in too many directions at once, the result of which is that I never complete anything to my satisfaction. I am trying now to simplify my life and redirect my time, energy, and passion into a few key areas instead of spreading myself too thin in every direction.
I appreciate each and every person who has taken the time to read a post, leave a comment, or write me an email. Virtually "meeting" so many wonderfully friendly and amazingly intelligent people has been the highlight of my blogging experience, and I certainly hope to meet a few of you in real life one day. I'll still be attending the occasional JASNA NC event, and hope to make it to an AGM one of these days!
Janeites Rule!!!
au revoir,
JaneFan
PS - I'll also still be on Twitter, GoodReads, and LibraryThing. Trying to decide which of the latter two to use to catalog my complete book collection...
