Wow! Our Austenesque community is so amazing!!! Between 35 authors and hundreds of readers, we’ve already raised over $7000 $8000 $9000 for humanitarian aid to Ukraine on our original fundraiser post! Give yourselves a big hand! But the need is far too great to rest on our laurels, so our authors have pulled out even …
If “March Merriment” is our theme this month, what does Jane Austen have to say on the subject? Plus an update on my WIP!
New: There’s a new post with updates! Like most of the world, we’ve been feeling heart-heavy over the tragedy in Ukraine, even more so as Elizabeth Adams, one of our authors, lived in Ukraine and is married to a Ukrainian. We want to do what we can to help out, so we’re turning to you, …
Swashbuckling and Austen? by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. What’s more romantic than a good swashbuckler, eh? Too bad Jane Austen never wrote one. Those of you who have read the novels of Jane Austen are familiar with her themes and style. It is a mark of her genus that her works are …
Hello everyone, The following was posted elsewhere, but I wanted to share it here too. I wrote it as a tie-in to my recent novella, Her Sisterly Love. Just this week, Her Sisterly Love was released on Kindle Unlimited. The audiobook version, narrated by the amazing Harry Frost, is also out, and you can buy …
I’ve been in the mid-book doldrums for months on my new magical Pride & Prejudice variation, but the good news is that I’ve figured out where I’m stuck, even if I haven’t quite figured out the way out yet. Still, that’s where story magic comes in! Anyway, I’m behind in providing these excerpts, so here’s …
Good morning! Hope you all will enjoy this little nugget which is a part of a larger work I have going. We begin in London where Darcy has been summoned to the Matlock town house by his cousins for an important announcement! No one has edited this and I am probably the worst proofreader in …
In case you haven’t heard, I’m working on a Sense and Sensibility book: Colonel Brandon in His Own Words. From the title (or if you read Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words), you will have guessed that this novel will be told completely from the hero’s point of view, covering the scope of the original …
Of all the many reasons why I have loved Jane Austen for so long, one of the very greatest is her sublime brilliance as a humorist. This quality in her naturally appeals to me so much because, like Lizzy, I “dearly love a laugh.” But there’s more to it than that. It’s not just her …
Happy Thursday! Can you believe 2021 is almost over? I’ll be starting 2022 by releasing a novella, as you may have seen on social media. Her Sisterly Love releases on Monday, 24 January, and I am so excited about it. Today, I will show you the gorgeous cover and share an excerpt. On top of …
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