Hello, friends and happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating tomorrow! This Sunday, November 26th, marks the five-year anniversary of my debut novel, To Conquer Pride. So, I’m reaching back into the archives today to share a Thanksgiving themed excerpt from the book–one in which Elizabeth Bennet teaches Fitzwilliam Darcy to bake a pie! 🥧 Additionally, …
Hi, all! I hope your summer is off to a good start! Last month, I was here celebrating the second birthday of my second novel, Faults of Understanding. So today, I thought it would be nice to give my first book baby, To Conquer Pride, a share in the conversation. 🙂 It’s been a while …
As you may have noticed, February’s theme here at Austen Variations is love/hate relationships, which, for those of us who read and write JAFF, probably brings to mind Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet above any other couple. So, although I am *this close* to typing “The End” on my current WIP, I thought for today’s …
Hi all! Welcome to day 23 of our Advent Calendar! For today’s treat, we have a word puzzle (Austen themed, of course) and a giveaway! But I thought it might be fun to kick things off with some of my favorite Austen-related memes. 🙂 Enjoy! I hope those gave you a good chuckle! And now …
“It is above eight months. We have not met since the 26th of November, when we were all dancing together at Netherfield.” –Charles Bingley to Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44. Hello, friends, and happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating today! As you may have noticed from the above quote, in addition to American …
We’ve all heard the old adage: Never judge a book by its cover. However, I think most of us would agree that we do, in fact, take a book’s cover into consideration when selecting a title to read. Cover design is an integral part of the publication process, and authors and publishers know that a …
Hi friends! I hope everyone is hanging in there and staying safe and healthy. As you’ve likely noticed, we’re celebrating proposals at Austen Variations this month, so today, I’ll be sharing a scene from my debut novel, To Conquer Pride. Ironically, when I first set out to write a Pride and Prejudice variation, the proposal …
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but here at Austen Variations we are still celebrating this leap year with our monthly theme on all things romance! And what better way to do it than with excerpts highlighting one of our favorite couple’s leap into love! Today I’ll be sharing a passage from my Pride …
Happy eleventh day of Christmas! If we were going by the famous Christmas carol, today’s gift would be eleven pipers piping… however I suspect that nobody has much use for eleven pipers (or even one) these days. 😊 However, in keeping with the auditory spirit, I’m giving away something that I hope will be a …
“It is above eight months. We have not met since the 26th of November, when we were all dancing together at Netherfield.” – Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44. Yes, that’s right – it’s November 26th, the anniversary of the Netherfield Ball! However, on a more personal note, I am also celebrating a milestone of my …
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