Have you recovered yet from the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death a week ago? Although it was gratifying to see how many people and groups think enough of her to offer special tributes and commemorations, it was still a dark date on the calendar. Heart-wrenching, really. We were reminded all over again of the …
Our Austen Variations theme for June is weddings! Since I’ve been having so much fun posting “Tuesday Trivia” on our Facebook page lately, I thought I’d kick the month off with some Regency-era English wedding trivia followed by a short P&P wedding scene. Did you know that… Until the late 1880’s, weddings by law had to …
Summer and fair weather is time for travels, near and far. Jane Austen’s characters see their fair share of travels, whether to Hunsford, Bath, Highbury, Derbyshire, London, or sailing the high seas. What new expeditions have we authors in store for our favorite characters? Check in often through August to find out. Today, we’re visiting Venice with …
Summer is here! Time for days at the beach with lots of sun, sand, and romance. That’s our theme in June, so grab your sunblock and join your favourite Austen characters in their adventures at the sea. The Austen family, during their years in Bath, spent summer holidays at seaside locations. This exclusive excerpt from …
Do you love films based on Jane Austen’s work or life? Well, then you’ll love our theme this month. Grab your popcorn and a soda! It’s time for Movies in May! Today: how Shannon Winslow, almost against her will, learned to love the loosely biographical film Becoming Jane. I love movies and …
Jane Austen is now so acclaimed an author that it’s difficult to imagine she might have suffered, as many in the writing profession do, blank page paralysis. Did she charge into a new book without a single qualm, confident of her story and her ability to tell it effectively? Or did she suffer a fresh …
To commemorate our second anniversary here at Austen Variations, this month we will be visiting some of Jane Austen’s beloved characters as they celebrate their own anniversaries. Today, Shannon Winslow begins by eavesdropping on the Crofts from Persuasion. I have a warm spot in my heart for Admiral and Mrs. Croft, especially since …
On the sixth day of our special Christmas celebration, we commemorate the gift of Jane Austen herself, since December 16th is her birthday! I’m sure we all started by falling in love with Jane’s novels and characters. That’s how I began. But somewhere along the way, I became equally intrigued with the lady who created …
Last spring, while my then-upcoming novel (The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen) was out to a few trusted beta readers for some feedback, and my graphic designer was working on the cover, I assigned myself a project or two toward readying the book for publication. Probably the most daunting of these was the task of trying …
My husband and I have been charged with the monumental task of going through my parents’ house and all their stuff. They’ve both moved on now (one to heaven and the other to assisted living), leaving all their worldly goods behind. As we have sorted through, we’ve found lots of things that should have been …
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