A few weeks ago I went on a short camping trip with my family, and as luck would have it, I found some material that’s ever so fitting for this month’s post. We camped in Dorset, within driving distance of Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill’s Weymouth, and of the pretty village of Osmington, where John …
Big Things Are Happening!
So much news! I have a YouTube Channel and you can listen to my audiobooks there! I need subscribers so I can start making money on the books, which will allow me to hire more narrators and make more available for free like this. Help an author out and subscribe? Uncertain Endeavor is coming soon! …
An excerpt from The Best Part of Love focusing on Growth in Adversity
This month’s theme at Austen Variations is Growth in Adversity (shout out to Joana Starnes who keeps us all well supplied with thought provoking themes!) I happen to really enjoy thinking of new forms of adversity/torment for Darcy and Elizabeth! The following is a scene from The Best Part of Love, the first book I …
Travel adventures
Hello! I have a non-story sort of post to share with you on this fine summer day. I am very privileged to be able to travel, and I recently returned from an overseas trip with my spouse and daughter. The main part of our holiday was in Norway, which exceeded our expectations. All three of …
A P&P Short Story, Part 5
Happy Friday! It’s been a busy week for me, so I’m afraid I still haven’t finished this story…and this installment feels a bit raw and rushed. In other words, thanks for hanging in there with me! (If you’re new to this story and are brave enough to read the previous installments, here are parts one, …
Twenty Things To Know About Jane Austen
As many of you are probably aware, yesterday marked the 206th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. So, in honor of the woman who has essentially brought all of us together, I thought I would take the opportunity to dust off a post from a few years ago to celebrate the life of the iconic author. …
Pride and Prejudice or Ship of Fools
Pride and Prejudice or Ship of Fools, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I have had the pleasure of reading and re-reading Miss Jane Austen’s major works many times, and while Persuasion remains my favorite, I can certainly understand the immense popularity of her wonderful novel Pride and Prejudice. Heck, I’ve written ten …
Mary Bennet in “Ramsgate”
Happy Wednesday, Janeites! I hope you are bearing the weather in your part of the globe. We are warming up here on the West Coast of the U.S., and are surviving record breaking heat. As I’m sitting in my air conditioned house sipping strawberry lemonade, I have been working on my WIP ‘Ramsgate’ (still …
Cover Prototypes for “Mr. Knightley in His Own Words”
Yay! I finally finished writing Mr. Knightley in His Own Words, my third Austen hero story, and now it’s time to think about the cover. How exciting! Cover design is one of my favorite parts of the process, bringing together my love of art and my love of books. And I thought it would be …
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