Hello, dear readers! As the month of love is coming to a close, I have been reflecting on what makes a wonderful story; what draws us in and makes us want more. I think we all enjoy the point when our favorite characters arrive at their happily ever after, but I think there is …
Hello everyone, The following was posted elsewhere, but I wanted to share it here too. I wrote it as a tie-in to my recent novella, Her Sisterly Love. Just this week, Her Sisterly Love was released on Kindle Unlimited. The audiobook version, narrated by the amazing Harry Frost, is also out, and you can buy …
Happy Tuesday, dear readers! I hope the weather in your corner of the world is pleasant. If not, I hope you have a cup of tea and a good book or movie to keep you company. Because, after all there is nothing like staying home for real comfort, is there? And as they say, home …
In case you haven’t heard, I’m working on a Sense and Sensibility book: Colonel Brandon in His Own Words. From the title (or if you read Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words), you will have guessed that this novel will be told completely from the hero’s point of view, covering the scope of the original …
Hello Everyone! I’m very excited to be celebrating the release of Threads of Magic here on Austen Variations as part of my blog tour. Well, my second book in my series Mr. Darcy’s Magic is now out, and I’m already working on the next one. Some of you have been asking how many books there …
“I want to tell you that I have got my own darling Child from London;–on Wednesday I received one Copy, sent down by Falknor, with three lines from Henry to say that he had given another to Charles & sent a 3d by the Coach to Godmersham.” letter to Cassandra, on receiving her first copy …
Greetings, friends! Happy 2022! I’m sorry I disappeared from Austen Variations (and from the Internet more generally) these past few months. In late July, I was asked, unexpectedly, to teach high school English. What an adventure! Though I often feel as if I don’t know what I’m doing, I’ve had a great experience so far. …
Hello everyone. I hope your New Year has been going well so far. I know some of you have been having an unexpectedly snowy time of it, but I hope it’s been a pleasant experience overall. Personally, I’m looking forward to Spring and longer days. I dropped off my daughter yesterday at her university, Royal …
Of all the many reasons why I have loved Jane Austen for so long, one of the very greatest is her sublime brilliance as a humorist. This quality in her naturally appeals to me so much because, like Lizzy, I “dearly love a laugh.” But there’s more to it than that. It’s not just her …
Happy New Year, dear readers! Many of us enjoy Pride and Prejudice as an insight into the Georgian culture; a romance with refinement; a testament to the sharp wit of a female writer. However, did we ever consider it to be a compass for New Year’s resolutions? Have you begun writing yours? Jane Austen gave …
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