Category: Jane Austen
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Publishing and Marketing Scams
Nothing is more gullible than a new, self-published author. Has to be, because all any author has to do is to put a single notification on some historical fiction Facebook group site to suddenly sprout an army of supposedly new fans: Let’s choose HARRIET, which is, as it happens, free today and for a couple…
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Return to Longbourn Part II
Hello, hello, hello! I hope that everyone’s 2025 is beginning on a fantastic note and that this year will be filled with a multitude of blessings. Mine has been a bit of a rollercoaster, but I am so glad to share the next excerpt of my current WIP with you. If you want to get…
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Tough World for Jane Austen
In reflecting back on my first work of fiction on the life of Jane Austen, I knew I had my Jane Austen novel when I read a seemingly unrelated work: Richard Holmes’ The Age of Wonder. This history of scientific and industrial developments during the period spanning Austen’s life went far beyond “three or four…
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Romance Tropes Enduring Through the Ages
What’s your favorite romantic book trope? Romance tropes are the subject of much debate, but whether you love or hate them, they are a staple of modern romance books. Have you ever stopped to think about where they first appeared?
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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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Translating Your JAFF Novel with Cristina Huelsz
As a Jane Austen fanfiction (JAFF) reader, one sees Cristina (Cristy) at web events, on Zoom meetings, and we see her posts on many of our favorite sites. But for those who are new to our sites or are just joining the JAFF community, Cristy is one of our most diverse members, as she offers…
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Was Jane Ever in Love? (Part 1: Tom Lefroy)
Jane’s crush on the young Tom Lefroy
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Emma vs. The Grand Sophy
Last month I talked about Austen’s Sense & Sensibility vs. Georgette Heyer’s A Civil Contract, and I’m back at it! Let’s look at Emma next to Heyer’s The Grand Sophy, one of my absolute favorites. Now, right off the bat, even though I love these two authors, I’ll be the first to admit that Heyer…
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Everyone Failed Lydia Bennet
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On Becoming An Author
As I was growing up, I considered a number of possible careers: concert pianist, raising horses or doing something in the natural health field. On becoming an adult and then marrying, I did general office work and then became more involved with studying health. At that particular time I was doing more research than writing.…