In writing some of my books, doing research before (or even during) the writing process has led to a major (or minor) part of the story, sometimes actually changing the direction I was heading. When I was writing Darcy’s Voyage (originally self-published as Pemberley’s Promise), I did a lot of research on websites about traveling …
Here’s Part Two of Elizabeth Darcy’s Ring – the first of a new collection of tales from Jane Austen’s Jewel Box. If you missed Part One you can read it here. I’m very grateful for all your suggestions and have edited the last part with some of them in mind! I hope you enjoy this …
Welcome back to Dave McKee, our Fearless Reader! Today he’s doing double duty – first commenting on his reactions to Maria Grace’s Regency Interpreter, then on to the latest chapter of The Darcy Brothers. To help provoke arguments encourage discussion, there will be prizes for commenters on this week’s Reader Perspectives: a Theo Darcy tote …
Each day, we’ve been adding to Austen Variations some of our favorite old posts previously published on other blogs. These posts carry their original date of publication so they don’t appear on the current “front page” of the blog. So how will you know when one is posted? If you’d like to receive emails alerting …
Hello everyone! I’m delighted to be doing my first post here and Austen Variation, and also for how supportive the whole JAFF community has been of our new site. A big thank-you to our readers and also to Susan, Abigail, and Grace for so ably getting the ball rolling! After writing two satisfying P&P sequels (The Darcys of Pemberley, …
Happy Valentine’s Day from Austen Variations! We hope you will enjoy these posts from a few of our authors! The Valentine drawings are the superb work of author and artist Jane Odiwe! Thank you, Jane! And below the posts are some links to a few more posts from authors at their own blog or website. …
We’re welcoming back Dave McKee for another round of Reader’s Perspectives on The Darcy Brothers. Now, some of you may know we co-opted Dave to write the first few of these because we couldn’t stop him from giving his opinion of his enduring interest in the story, but we’d love to hear from other readers who …
I’m thrilled to announce that in honor of Valentine’s Day, I’ve combined two of my most romantic novels into a single volume, The Harrison Duet, at a special introductory price. That’s two books in one—Songbird and Propositions, books which Christina Boyd of Austenprose gave five stars and said kept her “turning pages well into the wee …
We’re into our third week at Austen Variations, and we’ve been delighted to see so many of our readers participating in the discussion! We’ve tried some different experiments here, and there are some others we’re considering Writers sharing their works in progress and looking for feedback. Sharing bits of completed stories. Continuing the Reader’s Choice …
During my trip to England in 2012, I was stymied on several issues in the new book I was trying to write. Cassandra Grafton took a fellow writer and me to Fountains Abbey, where toured the spectacular ruins, then walked around the lake at the neighboring Studley Royal Water Gardens and talked plot. We …
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