Category: Fanon vs. Canon
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A Soldier’s Tale – Colonel Fitzwilliam takes centre stage
If you were to ask a gathering of Jane Austen fans and Pride and Prejudice lovers who their favourite side character is, I suspect Colonel Fitzwilliam would receive quite a large share of the votes. He has very little page-time, and Austen uses him as little more than a plot device, both to act as…
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“Darcy’s Passions” Excerpt – As Elizabeth’s Betrothed, Darcy Dines at Longbourn
Back in 2012, I was part of a project where a group of authors revisited Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and retold scenes from the points of view of the other characters. This excerpt revisits the later part of Austen’s classic. This is after the second proposal. This excerpt comes from chapter 17 of my first Austen-inspired novel, Darcy’s…
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Enjoy This Post from Chapter Four of “Darcy’s Passions” ~ We Are at Netherfield and Jane Bennet is Ill – Releasing 2/3/2026
Relive the witty and romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy once again in this charming Pride and Prejudice retelling from Darcy’s point of view. For fans of historical romance like the Bridgerton novels to lovers of alternative point-of-view books like E. L. James’ Grey and Stephenie Meyers’s Midnight Sun, Darcy’s Passions invites readers…
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ReRelease of “Darcy’s Passions” from Ulysses Press, Arriving 2/3/2026
In June 2025, my original publisher of “Darcy’s Passions” approached me about rereleasing the book, along with another title from the nine books I did for them back in the early 2000s. Like many publishers they wanted back on the Austen train, especially with the resurgence of Austen’s popularity after her 250th birthday. When all…
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The Use of Violence in JAFF
Today, I’d like to talk about tolerance. Specifically, about tolerance in Jane Austen’s works. Now, I belong to a number of Facebook Austen groups, which can be both funny and fun. (This was where I first encountered this great New Year meme: “I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your…
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Marianne
#SenseAndSensibility #MrDarcy Hi friends, It’s been a toughish year, what with my husband’s – ultimately successful – operation for thymic mass cancer. (And no, you’ve prob. never heard of it. It accounts for fewer than 1% of cancers diagnosed in the UK, as a rule… but his surgeon has banished it.) Also on the bright…
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Yes, Everyone!
Champion blogger and author Melanie Schertz posted a question and answer asking reader opinions on a variety of JAFF hot topics. What can I say? I liked it, so I have answered it here.
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News Update
Hello and welcome to March! I have some bad news and some good news this month. I do not have an excerpt for you from An Interrupted Proposal, but I have just finished my last class for a few months and will be focusing on getting that book finished, edited, and ready for publication. Instead,…
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Pride & Perpetual Variations
Happy year of our Lord 2025 to you, my dear readers! (For reasons quite unknown to me, his devoted mother, my youngest son is fond of concluding whatever date with “the year of our Lord”. Teenagers… don’t ya’ love ‘em?) In but four short days, the anniversary of the likely most beloved of our most…
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1995 vs. 2005 – An Unacademic Analysis
The author explores the divided fanbases of the 1995 and 2005 adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, emphasizing their distinct approaches: the former as a faithful historical docu-drama and the latter as an emotional romantic comedy. The piece examines social media polarization, audience demographics, and celebrates diverse interpretations of Austen’s work.