Welcome back to another round of Interview with a Janeite! In this feature, we interview readers of Jane Austen and Austenesqe works. Each guest is hosted by one of our Austen Variations authors, and this month, it’s my turn! My lovely guest is Sheila Majczan, an active reviewer of Austenesque works on Goodreads. As a …
Friends, it’s my pleasure to tell you that the name of Wickham shall feature not once but twice at the Bath Jane Austen Festival in September. Firstly, my erstwhile editor, Catherine Curzon, shall be giving a talk on a scandalous lady and all matters militia. Later in the Festival she will be joined by Mr …
Here is Chapter 4 of my current story. Elizabeth is forced to hide again, but I promise this is the last time. And we will get our first introduction to Miss Westerfield. I know you are all waiting for Darcy to discover Elizabeth is there, but you will have to wait a little longer. If …
Apparently when dragons move in, they aren’t apt to retreat easily, even in Jane Austen’s world. Such is the case with these. For those of you who have asked if there will be more dragon books, the answer is yes, one rather sooner than I expected. A Proper Introduction to Dragons, a prequel to the …
Do you have a go-to movie that you watch when you’re feeling blue and need a little pick-me-up? I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of you said Pride & Prejudice. I mean, the famous quotes, the music, the pond scene… 😉 Pride & Prejudice actually isn’t my go-to. Nope, when I’m feeling down in …
Here is Chapter 3 of my current WIP. In this chapter we finally see some things from Darcy’s POV. What does he know – if anything? There will be some major differences in this chapter than are in Jane Austen’s original. I am sorry to disappoint those of you who began conjecturing about a few …
Do you cheer for the underdog? I do. Are you one who roots for the less-popular-but-totally-worthy girl to get the guy in the end? It makes such a satisfying story when someone succeeds against all odds, when people finally acknowledge the merits of one who was wrongly overlooked before. I long to see the so-called …
Two weeks ago I began posting my current WIP, which is only tentatively being called Falling at Pemberley. I’ve pretty much decided I’m not going to use that, but for the purposes of these posts, that’s what we’ll call it. If you have not read Chapter 1, click here. I will post Chapter 3 in …
Welcome back to Interview with a Janeite, the feature where we interview some of Jane Austen’s biggest fans. This month we sat down with Jeanne Garrett, who had a lot of fun anecdotes to share. Her host this month is Leslie Diamond, so I’ll turn it over to the ladies! AV: What was your introduction …
My latest little darling flew the coop last week, and I could not be more thrilled to send it out into the world. London Holiday was a book I wrote for purely selfish reasons—I wanted to have some fun, and I hope it has been just as much fun for those of you who have …
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