A Very Merry Christmas from us all at Austen Authors!!! I’m delighted to bring you a special episode of the Darcy Brothers, set during the brothers’ childhood. I hope it gives you a glimpse of how life was at Pemberley before — well, let’s just say in happier times. And don’t forget to …
Writing, Kittens and Other Miracles
Sometimes art, or at least my books, imitates something in my life. And sometimes my life imitates my books. That’s what I’ve been experiencing lately. In my recently released novella, The Darcys of Derbyshire, I wrote about the courtship of Darcy’s parents, including this discussion of things one feels impelled to do: “Lieutenant Darcy,” she …
Theo Has a Chocolate Factory?
Theo Chocolate by Susan Mason-Milks I’m thrilled to be one of the Austen Authors working on The Darcy Brothers, and I confess I am just a bit in love with Theo, the character we created as Darcy’s brother. Shortly after we began the project, I was driving past our little neighborhood grocery store and …
The Regency Interpreter on Pride and Prejudice, part 2
The Regency Interpreter, part 2 A few years ago, my husband and I were able to attend a performance of Japanese Kabuki theater company. The performance was in Japanese, so the entire audience had headsets that allowed an interpreter in translate the performance for us. His little tidbits added so much to the performance and …
Inspiration for Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections
I’m preoccupied with revisions on my next book, which comes out in late May. Much of the inspiration for Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections came from my trip to England in September. Not only did I steal many of my settings from places I saw, but I also found plot inspiration in many of them. Usually …
Going on a Bingley Hunt
There’s a children’s book and kiddie camp song that my son used to love when he was a preschooler called We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. (Anyone familiar with it?) I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately because I’m doing an Austenesque version of it this month…except, in my case, it would be called: …
Regency Interpreter on Pride and Prejudice, part 1
by Maria Grace A few years ago, my husband and I were able to attend a performance of Japanese Kabuki theater company. The performance was in Japanese, so the entire audience had headsets that allowed an interpreter in translate the performance for us. The interpreter was spectacular. He translated not only the language, but the …
Occupational Hazards
by Maria Grace Every job has its hazards, we all know that. As far as dangerous occupations, writing seems like it should be way down on the list right? Granted carpal tunnel problems from pen or keyboard can be an issue, but beyond that, paper cuts seem like they’d be the next biggest danger. Well, …
Pride and Prejudice in Music
Pride and Prejudice in Music Recently, I watched someone’s YouTube creation – a scene from Pride and Prejudice set to contemporary music – and it got me thinking. When I read scenes from the story, do I hear contemporary music in my head? The answer is “yes.” I do! So, just for fun, I …
Pemberley 1845
Writing fiction is a continual learning experience. This month my muse has deluged me with ideas too good to ignore, so instead of my usual two works in progress, I have no less than four. I was going to give you an excerpt from the WIP that I’m trying to focus on, but then my …
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