Jennifer Altman

Jennifer Altman is a novelist, an anglophile, and a lover of all things Regency. After a long career in the television industry, Jennifer shifted to book publishing in 2016. She currently works in the corporate division of a large publishing company. Jennifer makes her home just outside of New York City where she lives in a compact apartment with a considerable collection of books. When she's not writing, Jennifer can be found reading, watching British period dramas, and not cleaning her house. Her debut novel, To Conquer Pride, released in 2018. Her follow up, Faults of Understanding, published in 2021. She is currently at work on her third novel.

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  4. 12 Days of Christmas, Day 11 — 58 comments
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Love/Hate: Excerpt from To Conquer Pride

As you may have noticed, February’s theme here at Austen Variations is love/hate relationships, which, for those of us who read and write JAFF, probably brings to mind Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet above any other couple. So, although I am *this close* to typing “The End” on my current WIP, I thought for today’s …

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Looking Forward – WIP Sneak Peek #2 by Jennifer Altman

This month, the Austen Variations authors are taking a moment to look back at 2020 and forward to 2021. Like most of you, 2020 was not a great year for me. Living through a global pandemic, adjusting to working remotely for the first time, and trying to write a book proved to be a losing …

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Advent Calendar Day 23: Fun and Games!

Hi all! Welcome to day 23 of our Advent Calendar! For today’s treat, we have a word puzzle (Austen themed, of course) and a giveaway! But I thought it might be fun to kick things off with some of my favorite Austen-related memes. 🙂 Enjoy! I hope those gave you a good chuckle! And now …

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Advent Calendar Day 10: A Jane Austen Word Scramble!

Welcome to day 10 of the Austen Variations Advent Calendar! For today’s festivities, we actually have a double celebration, since in addition our regular advent fun, tonight also marks the beginning of Hanukkah! For those of you who’d like to learn a little bit more about the Jewish Festival of Lights, you can read a …

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A Triple Celebration!

“It is above eight months. We have not met since the 26th of November, when we were all dancing together at Netherfield.” –Charles Bingley to Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44. Hello, friends, and happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating today! As you may have noticed from the above quote, in addition to American …

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Happy Halloween!

When most of us think of Halloween, we tend to envision ghosts and witches and mummies and things that go bump in the night. But did you know that there is actually a history of prophecy (and dare I say romance) associated with the holiday? Halloween (or Hallowe’en) is essentially a contraction of “hallowed evening,” …

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After the Wedding – WIP Sneak Peek by Jennifer Altman

Hi all! I hope everyone has been staying healthy and safe and making the most of these last few weeks of summer. As you’ve probably noticed, this month’s blog theme is “After the Wedding,” and since I happen to be working on a new Pride and Prejudice variation that features an early marriage scenario, I …

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Interview with Cover Designer Susan Adriani

We’ve all heard the old adage: Never judge a book by its cover. However, I think most of us would agree that we do, in fact, take a book’s cover into consideration when selecting a title to read. Cover design is an integral part of the publication process, and authors and publishers know that a …

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Austen Variations Recipe Roundup!

Hi, friends! As some of you may know, we’ve been celebrating all things food over the past couple of months here at Austen Variations. With everything that’s going on in the world, it seems like many of us have been turning to cooking and baking for comfort–whether it’s dusting off our favorite recipes, or branching …

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A Proposal Scene by Jennifer Altman

Hi friends! I hope everyone is hanging in there and staying safe and healthy. As you’ve likely noticed, we’re celebrating proposals at Austen Variations this month, so today, I’ll be sharing a scene from my debut novel, To Conquer Pride. Ironically, when I first set out to write a Pride and Prejudice variation, the proposal …

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