Tag: Jane Austen

Names, names, names

Hello everyone! I have a different sort of post today. It’s not a new story. Sorry! I am actively writing and editing, though, and I’ll have ‘interesting news’ later this year. 🙂 Instead, I thought I’d talk about names, specifically where I find them. I do get around to talking about The Marriage Bargain, including …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 5

Happy Friday, everyone! I’m back with the conclusion of my summer short story. It’s long (longer than I would generally have a book chapter), but I decided against dividing it into smaller pieces. The links to the previous parts are here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Thank you so much for …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 4

I’m back with part 4! There is one more to go; it will be posted next Friday. You can find the previous parts here, here, and here. Thanks for reading.  🥰 The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 4 In which Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley meet again As soon as the hour was appropriate, …

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A little more magic – Pride & Prejudice style

Yes, my new magical Pride & Prejudice variation is still coming! I’ve finally got the ending in hand, and hopefully I’ll have a finished manuscript soon. It’s taken longer than I would have liked, so I’m excited to finally be getting there. Anyway, here’s another excerpt from it. This follows shortly after the previous excerpts …

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2022 Austen Variations Summer Book Sale

The 2022 Semi-Annual Book Sale! It’s summertime and the living is easy! Time to buy your beach reading. Jane Austen Variations will help you out with this generous Book Sale! Enjoy novels by Marilyn Brant, Jack Caldwell, L.L. Diamond, Amy D’Orazio, Monica Fairview, Lucy Marin, Anngela Schroeder, and Joana Starnes! Sale runs July 1-3, 2022 Books …

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Book Launch! “Colonel Brandon in His Own Words”

It’s launch day, and I’m so excited to introduce you to my brand new book! Colonel Brandon has arrived and is now ready to tell his story in His Own Words . “I was just going to tell you of our agreeable surprize in seeing him arrive…” (Jane Austen, Emma)   What kind of book …

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Diversity in Regency England: Indigenous People From Canada

Hello everyone! I’m going to start this post a little differently by doing a land acknowledgement. In Canada, and elsewhere, land acknowledgements are used to recognise and honour the Indigenous people who live or have lived on the land we are currently occupying. As I sit in my home in Toronto, I acknowledge that I …

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Excerpt from Brother of the Bride

Excerpt from Brother of the Bride, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. A little while ago, I posted a scene from my upcoming Pride and Prejudice sequel, Brother of the Bride. That post may be found HERE. Now, several people were confused by the title. Was the bride in the title Lydia Wickham? …

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Celebrating Pride Month

Hello everyone, I remember when my daughter was making her way through primary and secondary school, each month we would get an email that listed all the events, holidays, and groups being celebrated. Inevitably, there would be many. June is one of those months, and in this post and another in about ten days, I …

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Cover Reveal for “Colonel Brandon in His Own Words”!

Next to the actual book debut, I think the cover reveal is the most exciting! I’m very involved in the design of my book covers, so for me, it’s another enjoyable aspect of the creative process. Even though this is my 12th book, it  never gets old. Anyway, I hope you like what we came …

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