We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 4

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 4, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Here is Part 4 of our story. Does ODC take a few steps forward or not? What effect will Lady Catherine de Bourgh have on them? Read on and find out! Thanks goes to my lovely Beta Babe, …

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Up the Garden Path

This month’s theme had me thinking that garden scenes don’t feature very often in my books, and that’s probably because ornamental gardens are rather too close to the house. Not much chance for privacy, for meaningful talks (and hopefully a swoon-worthy kiss, or several) if our dear characters are strolling under Lady Catherine’s windows or Miss …

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Up (or Down?) the Garden Path with Anne de Bourgh

Considering our August theme – Up The Garden Path – I knew immediately what I should share today. Although I daresay every novel I’ve ever written features a garden walk or two, I’m sure there must be more of them in The Ladies of Rosings Park than any other. There’s even a chapter by that …

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We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 3

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 3, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Here is Part 3 of our story. Last week, we learned a new word: OBNOXIOUSEST. Well, I think it’s a new word. If “obnoxious” means “extremely unpleasant”, I suppose “obnoxiousest (obnoxious-est)” means “supremely unpleasant,” or something like that. …

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Cover Reveal-So Material A Change

Hope everyone is having a great summer! I’ve spent mine editing an old tale I posted long ago called So Material a Change. Heads up to all who might have read it back then–its changed a bit. The original posted version was over 260,000 words, AKA it was a bloated whale of a tale. SMAC …

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A Garden Path for Friday the Thirteenth

When Friday the thirteenth occurs during a summer month, it never seems quite as spooky to me as when it falls in October. Still, it is Friday the thirteenth, and while Austen was surely too rational to care much for superstitions, I am not a particularly rational person. So, here is a short scene from …

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We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 2

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 2, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Here is Part 2 of our story. I know Part 1 was a little short. You ought to like this one better, although I still use a lot from Miss Austen’s text. Thanks goes to my lovely Beta …

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To Cambridge We Will Go…

Or is it to Oxford? Or Eton? Or to Mrs Goddards’? “No governess!” How was that possible?” Five daughters brought up at home without a governess! I never heard of such a thing! Your mother must have been quite a slave to your education.” ~Lady Catherine de Bourgh   With the ‘dog days’ of summer …

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Elizabeth Takes a Walk

Good day! The monthly theme for August is ‘Up the Garden Path’. My vignette is loosely based on it, and I drew inspiration from my nifty little Nancy Drew book once again. This time the quote I choose is “The best way to clear one’s mind is to commune with nature” from The Hidden Staircase. …

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We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 1

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 1, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. As you know, I’ve been focused on my latest novel, BROTHER OF THE BRIDE: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. However, this darn plot bunny just wouldn’t leave me alone! It demanded to be written, and as …

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