Talk of Persuasion is all the rage these days. 🙂 Whereas P&P calls to mind grand estates and balls and long walks in the prettyish wildernesses of private gardens, when I think of Persuasion, I think mostly of rugged seascapes and of Bath. A few years ago, I wrote a duet of second-chance loves stories …
Hi everyone! Thank you all for the warm reception to part 1 of my silly little summer story. If you missed it, you can it here. https://austenvariations.com/the-travails-of-mr-charles-bingley-part-1/ Today, I present part two of what I have decided will be a total of four. As I mentioned last time, the inspiration came from both the monthly …
“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on until I am.” ~Jane Austen So here we are again, readers. Another day, another chapter. Once again, here is 2nd chapter of my work in progress, The Greatest Risk. I’ve thought about your comments and they’ve really helped me identify some …
Hello everyone! Today, I’m posting the first part of a short story. I’m not sure exactly how many parts there will be—three or four. I sought inspiration in the July monthly theme, “When One Travels in the Summer”, but when I needed a little more to get the ideas flowing, I went back to another …
You’re probably be wondering whether I’m going to give an update on the release date of my third novel in my Dangerous Magic series. Alas, all I can report is that I’m working on it as diligently as possible, and I’ll let you know as soon as I’m sure of the release date. But for …
“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on until I am.” ~Jane Austen Happy Thursday, dear readers! I hope your year is progressing nicely, as we’ve hit the half way point! Can you believe we are almost in July? Life has been busy for me as of late. If …
It’s launch day, and I’m so excited to introduce you to my brand new book! Colonel Brandon has arrived and is now ready to tell his story in His Own Words . “I was just going to tell you of our agreeable surprize in seeing him arrive…” (Jane Austen, Emma) What kind of book …
Hello everyone! I’m going to start this post a little differently by doing a land acknowledgement. In Canada, and elsewhere, land acknowledgements are used to recognise and honour the Indigenous people who live or have lived on the land we are currently occupying. As I sit in my home in Toronto, I acknowledge that I …
Sometimes, life has other plans for us, and no matter what time we set aside to accomplish our ‘goals’ we just cannot make things work. After my fun little post about Jane Austen’s love for the monarchy last week (God Save the King!), I was going to do a parallel post about Her Majesty Queen …
Hello everyone, I remember when my daughter was making her way through primary and secondary school, each month we would get an email that listed all the events, holidays, and groups being celebrated. Inevitably, there would be many. June is one of those months, and in this post and another in about ten days, I …
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