Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impressions, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project! We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. December 3, 1811 My dear Georgiana, I hope you and your brother are well, and …
Austenesque Relationship Advice…in Just Six Words!
Happy (Almost) Valentine’s Day! Lately, I’ve found myself wondering what relationship advice Austenesque characters might give their future children. So, I “invited” our favorite characters to share their advice here, on this estimable blog! (There was some bristling at this request; indeed, a few characters found it quite shocking to share such private words …
P&P Set to Music – a “new” adaptation
A few of you may have already seen this on my own website/blog (www.shannonwinslow.com), but I wanted to share this news to a wider audience here because I’m so excited about it! Look what I found when I was snooping around in my county library’s online catalogue! I could hardly believe it – a P&P adaptation I’d never heard …
Peering into Jane Austen’s Spectacles
I spent most of December in England, celebrating a dowager’s milestone birthday (er, that is, mine!). It was not primarily a Jane Austen-centered trip; throughout my long lifetime I have most satisfyingly visited nearly every Austen-related site that I desired to see. (To confess the truth, I have not climbed Box Hill, but I may …
Confessions & Correspondence: Mr. Bingley’s Journal
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project! We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Mr. Bingley 4 February, 1812 I do not know why I continue this habit of setting …
JAFF Fantasy Romance on sale!
Remember the days, only a few years ago, when you could count JAFF fantasies on the fingers of one hand? How wonderfully things have changed since then! Today’s your chance to get a couple of the early Austenesque fantasies at a bargain price as part of the FaRoSociety bookblast! Over 230 wonderful fantasy romance novels …
New Book from Monica Fairview: Noblest Intentions Excerpt + Giveaway
Hello Everybody! It’s release day, and I’m really thrilled to present my latest book: Noblest Intentions!! For those of you who know my work, you know I sometimes get caught up in complicated plots with intrigue [and sometimes magic]. Not always, but it’s been known to happen 😉 Well, not Noblest Intentions! I was in …
Confessions and Correspondence- Jane’s Uncertainty
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Jane Bennet January 28, 18 __ __ Jane Bennet glanced back to the letter …
Confessions & Correspondence: Charlotte Collins to Elizabeth
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Charlotte Collins to Elizabeth 19 January, 1811 Charlotte smoothed the blank sheet of paper for …
Preview The Lady of the Thorn
Hello, everyone! I’m here with a story preview today, and I hope you’ll indulge me with a bit of a read. It’s titled The Lady of the Thorn, and isn’t that cover just breath-taking? I may have swooned a bit when it came back. Also, a disclaimer: This story is set to launch on February …
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