After our “Austen Assizes” play in Brooklyn (at the 2012 JASNA Annual General Meeting) Syrie James and I, much to our delight, were commissioned to write a “behind the scenes” play-within-the-play in Mansfield Park for the Montreal AGM. We knew this would be even trickier to bring off, as Mansfield Park is arguably the least …
This originally appeared on December 24, 2011. When I asked other authors from Austen Variations for their ideas of what the characters in Jane’s books might give her for Christmas, imaginations ran wild! There were so many ideas that we needed two posts. Yesterday’s list included Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility. …
This originally appeared on December 23, 2011. It seemed like a fun idea to republish it this year! Don’t miss Part 2 tomorrow! During the celebration of Jane Austen’s birthday, I began to think about what I might give her as a birthday and/or Christmas present. (We December babies are quite accustomed to people merging our …
It had been several years since Captain Wentworth had visited his brother, who had been a curate in Monkford when then Commander Wentworth came to stay and met Anne Elliot. By the time Edward Wentworth saw his elder brother ride up to the front door of his modest parsonage he had indulged in close to …
With Hanukkah in progress and Christmas a week away, I thought it might be a good time for another edition of “oldies but goodies” – the Mamma Mia Edition. Caveat: This post previously appeared on another Austen blog and possibly my own. At this point, I’ve written so many blog posts, I’ve lost track of them. At …
The holidays are fast approaching and it seems like an ideal time to indulge in our favorite thing at Austen Variations, share our variations on Jane Austen’s works. I hope you all had some tea & a treat in celebration of Jane Austen’s birthday yesterday!! In my contemporary romance, HOLIDAY MAN, Shannon …
All of us at Austen Variations would like to wish our dear Jane Austen a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday, Jane! In celebration of her 239th birthday, we are excited to announce that next month we will be hosting a month-long event, With a special focus on “Pride and Prejudice,” we will have special posts, more …
Some of you are aware that I am currently writing a book I have titled, “Mr. Darcy’s Rival.” I am not quite finished with it, but I thought I would post Chapter 1 of the book as an incentive for me to get it done. This is the book that has Anne de Bourgh as an …
First off, I want to give a huge thanks to Austen Variations for asking me to be one of their guest posts! I recently made a big move across the pond, and have spent the last six months adjusting to life as an expat. I realize every day I still have a long way to …
With everyone busy with the holidays, I thought it might be a good time for some “oldies but goodies.” This post previously appeared on another Austen blog and possibly on my own, but whenever or wherever that was, the response was so great that I edited the post to include suggestions made by my readers …
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