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. Anne writes in her journal… March 18th, 1812 Dear Diary, William Darcy is …
This is a short story I wrote several years ago, when I was working on The Ladies of Rosings Park, but I don’t think I ever shared it here. It came about this way: When I mentioned on Facebook that I was writing the scene where Anne de Bourgh crashes Georgiana Darcy’s 18th birthday ball, …
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 …
Launch of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men, by Jack Caldwell Merry Christmas, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Years ago, back in the dark ages of JAFF, my beautiful wife Barbara challenged to write an Austenseque story. That story became THE THEE COLONELS: Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. The story was audacious at the …
Welcome to DAY 5 of our ADVENT CALENDAR. I hope you’re enjoying these special posts. Today I’ve got a fun, mash-up scene that should be brand new to most of you! But first a few words about the phenomenon of the Advent Calendar itself. In case you’re wondering, no, it’s not a Regency thing and …
Rosings Park preview #3, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I’m back with Chapter 2 of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. I hope you enjoyed the previous preview chapters. Post one may be found HERE and post two HERE. Last time, we had a glimpse of how things are …
Rosings Park preview #2, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I’m back with Chapter 1 of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. Post one (which may be found HERE) gave some backstory as well as a couple of clues to not only this book but the upcoming BROTHER OF THE …
Rosings Park preview #1, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Finally, after over a decade of promises, I have completed my follow-up to THE THREE COLONELS: Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. After much deliberation, I have entitled it ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. Just kidding. The first thing I came …
Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. This month, our theme is “Will You?” That’s right, it’s a month full of proposals, the good, the bad, and the ugly! Most will probably melt your pudding, but you might just see a stinker in the bouquet. We all need to laugh, right? Okay, I didn’t write the above. …
Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. This month, our theme is “Will You?” That’s right, it’s a month full of proposals, the good, the bad, and the ugly! Most will probably melt your pudding, but you might just see a stinker in the bouquet. We all need to laugh, right? Okay, I didn’t write the above. …
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