Summer is definitely over. October is here and time to turn our minds to a new season. It’s Austen in Autumn! Yesterday, when I went out for my morning constitutional, I had multicolored maple leaves crunching underfoot and the occasional spider web hitting me in the face. I also took a plastic bag along …
I have been enjoying getting to know some of our regular guests here at Austen Variations! We are gearing up for October and we already have a special hostess lined up. This moth’s guest will be chosen on October 4 from our top Facebook participants. There is still time to like and share, and we …
Last month, we announced that our special August guest would be chosen by the number of comments on the AV blog. There were actually two lovely ladies running neck and neck for that honor, and this month, I am proud to announce that Glynis is our guest for September! Her gracious host will be Kara …
COLLIDE, my second Romance Revisited novel, has been a long time coming. It was under contract with my previous publisher on two different occasions before I received the rights back and decided to publish it on my own. Although the wait has been long, I’m excited that COLLIDE is almost here! Here’s the blurb: When …
An Occasional Series feat. the Misses Austen, their dearest mother, their newfound Chawton friends and neighbours, the Rev. Claypole, and a donkey called Gerald. Outside Chawton, 1809 The rhythm of the road has us all half-asleep. We are so used now to the noise of the wheels moving over stones, as some are displaced, others …
Hope that wherever this month finds you dear readers that you are keeping cool! The end of July, Pemberley As she walked across the lawn towards the river, Elizabeth turned back to look again at Pemberley, and while she contemplated it, the owner of it himself suddenly came forward from the road, which led behind …
This is the book that showed up early and missed its own launch party – but hey, let’s go ahead and have one anyway. For me it’s been a strange sort of week, what with the anniversary of Jane’s death. It’s been full of highs and lows, sadness and excitement. It has left me needing an afternoon …
We’re smack in the middle of summer now, and many of us are feeling the heat! But what did Jane Austen have to say about hot summer weather? Along with our other ongoing features, we’ll be sprinkling in a few posts on that topic this month. When I searched my mind for hot weather …
In recent years JAFF has become a world-wide phenomenon, thanks in part to Colin Firth’s infamous wet shirt scene and Matthew Macfadyen’s moody walk through the fog. However, the real reason is YOU, the readers who adore Jane’s work and all the twists and variations that have been inspired by The Lady. In recognition your …
Friends, I recently invited you to share your questions with me and benefit from my experience of this wide world of ours. Happily, I have received missives from a good many correspondents, and can now address myself to the task of answering your queries. Of course, do continue to send me your thoughts, there is nothing …
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