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’s Journal June 17, 1812 Today was a very pleasant day. The weather was fine, …
One of my favorite kinds of Jane Austen variations is when we have a story that follows all or part of the plot of the original story, except that there is something going on in the background that changes everything. From stories in which Elizabeth and Darcy are secretly married before they meet at the …
Happy release day! A Novel Holiday is now out on Kindle, KU, and paperback! If you haven’t been around for the preview, click for the Prologue, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2. Chapter 3 will be posted below just in case you’re on the fence 😉 Chapter 3 Will October 20 I stood on the sidewalk …
Whose advice will she take? November 12th, 1812 I know that many brides go to the altar in complete ignorance – and consequently in great trepidation – of what will follow afterward. Neither Jane nor I shall suffer such an unfortunate fate, however. No, with our double wedding only a few days off, I expect …
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, …
Colonel Loudmouth Drops a Dime on Darcy April 9th, 1812 COLONEL FITZWILLIAM WAS NOT IN THE BEST OF SPIRITS as he left the main house. He loved Darcy like a brother, but there were times when his cousin’s high-handedness drove the colonel to distraction. The reason for today’s irritation? Darcy had hinted that he might …
Fitzwilliam and Darcy Suffer the Attentions of Mr. Collins – Again March 31st, 1812 “MR. DARCY AND COLONEL FITZWILLIAM,” THE SERVANT ANNOUNCED. The party ensconced at the Hunsford Parsonage stood about the small parlor. Colonel Fitzwilliam quickly took in the scene: Mr. Collins, tall and stocky, was literally bowing from the waist. Steady man, the …
What does Charlotte say about married life? January 16th, 1812 When Elizabeth had said goodbye to the former Miss Lucas at the church door, it had been with a heavy heart. The previous years of unreserved friendship, of easy intimacy were over. The fact that one was now married and the other not might …
It’s release week for Wits & Wagers! Many thanks to any of you who have read it so far, and for those of you who haven’t, here’s a little excerpt I hope you’ll find enticing! You can find it at Amazon, free with your KU Subscription!! “Miss Elizabeth, how do you do,” Darcy said, bowing …
Mrs. Bennet Tells All, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. One of the most enduring tropes in JAFF is the unfeeling, slightly cruel, and stupid Mrs. Bennet. Taking a bit from the novel and a lot from the P&P 1995 adaptation, there is a belief that Mrs. Bennet hates her second daughter and …
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