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January 30, 2025
On Air: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story (Part Five)
Happy last day of January, friends! What a long month it’s been! Certainly a busy one for me, so I apologize for offering this fifth part of “On Air” a bit late — and unedited, as usual. If you’re interested in reading the earlier parts of this Elizabeth and Darcy story, set in 1939 New York, here are the links:
On to Part 5! Hope you enjoy!
On-Air (Part 5)(An Elizabeth and Darcy Short Story)
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She’d made it as far a...
January 28, 2025
P&P Prelude to Pemberley: To Come Out, or Not To Come Out
To Come Out, or Not To Come OutWelcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the 8 months before Pride & Prejudice begins, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.
January 1811
“It is n...
January 24, 2025
All Bets are Off
Happy 2025!
I’m kicking off the new year with a plot I’ve actually been playing with for almost a year and a half. What if Elizabeth took a bet that she could win Darcy, just so she could have the pleasure of rejecting him as soon as she had won him? The shoe would be on the other foot, wouldn’t it? She would have to pay attention to him, learn what he likes and doesn’t like, who he is as a person, and… oops! She might accidentally come to admire him when she was supposed to be breaking his hear...
January 23, 2025
Meet the Austen Variations Team! (Part 4)
Hi friends! We’re back with the final installment of our “Meet the Team” Q&A! I hope you’ll enjoy getting to know a few more of our authors. And if you missed any of the previous posts, you can find them at the following links:
Meet the Team Part Three: HERE
Sarah Courtney
Where do you live? Northern Virginia.
Drink of choice: Iced tea or Coke Zero.
Do you have any pets? Sadly, I do not, unless numerous children count. But I’d really lik...
January 22, 2025
Gems in Regency England
Good morning everyone! Recently, I stumbled down a research rabbit hole while writing my WIP and thought I would share.
I needed a gemstone that was semi-precious, something Mr. Bennet could gift to Elizabeth that an unwanted and controlling husband would not deem as worth anything—therefore, he would not confiscate it. After digging around, I found a few options.
There were the usual gems, the precious ones that we read about a lot. Diamonds, Sapphires, pearls, rubies, emeralds… these were too...
January 21, 2025
P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Wickham Runs into Georgiana at Pemberley
Wickham Runs into Georgiana at Pemberley an...Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.
January 19, 2025
P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy gives Georgiana bad news
Darcy Gives Georgiana the Bad NewsWelcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.
January ...
January 16, 2025
Meet the Austen Variations Team! (Part 3)
Hi friends! We’re back with part three of our “Meet the Team” Q&A! I hope you all enjoy getting to know a few more of our authors. And if you missed either of the previous posts, you can find them HERE and HERE. 
L.L. Diamond
Where do you live? Southern Maryland.
Drink of choice: Depends on what I’m drinking. Hot coffee first thing in the morning, but I do love iced on a warm afternoon.
Do you have any pets? We have Layla who is 11 years old. She’s a Springer Spaniel Mix although the rescue swe...
January 14, 2025
P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Wickham Writes to Darcy
Wickham Writes to DarcyWelcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.
15 January 1811
Da...
January 13, 2025
On Air: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story (Part 4)
Happy New Year, Friends!
Here’s yet another part of my Elizabeth and Darcy story, set in 1939 New York. Darcy’s family owns a radio network, PBN (Pemberley Broadcasting Network), and Elizabeth is a voice actor and writer for one of the shows. I’m having fun making sparks fly between these two!
Of course, the problem with writing serial stories is that everything is uncertain: the storyline and the timing of future posts! I think I’m about halfway through, and I hope to post again in a few weeks....
