Colonel Brandon in His Own Words

 

Sometimes starting is the hardest part of writing a novel (read more about that subject here). That was the case for me this time.

I knew I wanted to write a Sense and Sensibility novel, and I settled on telling Colonel Brandon’s story. (Proposed title: Colonel Brandon in His Own Words.) I will delve a little deeper into his backstory – his relationships with his family and especially with Eliza, a bit about his army years, returning home to find Eliza dying, his inheriting Delaford. Then h...