It’s publication day! For this celebratory post, I thought I would do something a little different and share some insights into the characters from The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy. One of the things I love about writing Austen variations is imagining how a change in circumstances results in changes to our beloved characters. I can’t …
This month’s theme is Sonnets and Bonnets, as you may know. And although I intend to focus on the sonnet (poetry) aspect, I couldn’t resist throwing in a few pictures and one quote on the other side of the equation, just to be fair. Besides, we must have pictures, and hats make better pictures than …
A new deleted scene (or maybe not…) from the upcoming book! Walker slipped through the open passage door, silent and dark as death. Had he been prey, Darcy would have been dead. Leaving the door to the dragon passages open was one of those little acts of trust that marked the decades of their Friendship. …
It seems like I’ve been waiting forever for DANGEROUS MAGIC: A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE to come out. I wrote this novel last year, during lockdown, and I wanted to escape to a kingdom far, far away. What better place to escape to than Jane Austen’s England — don’t we all love to go there? — …
Happy March! This month, some of us will be posting on the theme of COMEUPPANCE, which is defined as “something unpleasant regarded as just punishment.” And who is more deserving of it than Lady Catherine? In P&P, we know she gets her just punishment when Darcy defies her edict that he must marry Anne. But …
I am so excited to be here today to reveal the cover for my upcoming release, The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy. Quills & Quartos is giving away a $20 (US dollars) Amazon gift card; the draw is open internationally. All you have to do to enter the draw is comment on this post. Before I …
Brrrr! At least, that’s what I’ve been saying a lot lately, and I’m sure there are those of you in colder parts of the country than Oregon. Whose idea was it to have a winter storm in February, anyway? Foul, I say! Anyway, I hope you’re all keeping safe and warm. My contribution to our …
Hello everyone. I hope you’ve all recovered from the icy weather and the blackouts by now. It seems everything has been conspiring to make our lives more difficult in the past year. Let’s hope February will be a turning point and things will start looking up. The theme of the month on Austen Variations is …
Well, the wild winds and snow of Storm Darcy that had us in its thrall here in the UK are over, and we are back to our normal February weather. Much as I love Darcy, I am glad the storm is gone and the snow clouds have lifted. Like all angst, it’s okay if it …
I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day, finding some appropriate way to celebrate, even in these difficult times. I’m thinking that as long as there was chocolate and a good book or movie involved, it was a winner. If your sweetheart was snuggled up beside you too, so much the better! This month, some …
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