Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! Today’s journal entry touches on a topic that is frequently on my mind. I have lots of ideas, and several stories in various stages of planning. I am usually a pantser, which, for those of you who are not in the know, means that I do … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Planning
Month: May 2017
Writer’s Journal: Marketing
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! Marketing is, I have learned, an incredibly important part of being an author. I had thought I could spend all my time writing…eight hours a day of it, every day. I was wrong. I spend probably half my day promoting my books. According to something I … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Marketing
Writer’s Journal: Why self-publish?
Welcome to Austen Promises and my first Writer’s Journal post! Writer’s Journal is a new feature for me. It will be a diary of sorts, documenting my joys, struggles, and triumphs as I travel the road of self-published author. At times there may be over-the-top happiness, and at other times, utter frustration, in my posts. … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Why self-publish?
Forced to Wed
Two books. A choice made. A plan carried out. A pair of Happily Ever Afters. Decisions and Consequences: Elizabeth Bennet has received two proposals of marriage, neither of which she wishes to accept. However, refusing both is not an option. Fitzwilliam Darcy finds Elizabeth’s pointed dislike of him refreshing in its honesty, but convincing a … Continue reading Forced to Wed
Darcy’s Race to Love
She’s been hurt. He’s used to winning. Will he finish first in her heart? When Liz Bennet and her sister run into driver Will Darcy and his friend on pit road, sparks fly. Darcy is a championship-caliber stock car driver, used to winning. Liz is a successful Social Media Marketer who finds it hard to … Continue reading Darcy’s Race to Love
Promises: A Pride & Prejudice Series
Promises are made and broken every day. In these two stories, Darcy and Elizabeth come together to save her life, and make promises they intend to keep forever. I Promise To… In this 'Pride and Prejudice' novella, Elizabeth Bennet has known Fitzwilliam Darcy since both were very young. When she flees Longbourn and an unwanted … Continue reading Promises: A Pride & Prejudice Series
Darcy’s Adventures
One couple, four paths to happily ever after. Every book is an adventure. In this anthology of four Pride and Prejudice novella variations, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet discover their feelings for each other in different ways and together face challenges to their love. Lilacs & Lavender: Elizabeth meets Darcy again in London, after learning … Continue reading Darcy’s Adventures
Matches Made at Netherfield
One ball, two compromises, a lifetime of happiness. In an attempt to out-scheme his sister and see his friend happily married, Charles Bingley is planning more than a ball. But will what he has planned bring about the desired conclusion? Fitzwilliam Darcy attends Bingley's ball to please his friend. He has not thoughts of making … Continue reading Matches Made at Netherfield
The Essence of Love
In this Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation, Elizabeth Bennet is introduced to Fitzwilliam Darcy through her sister, Mary, who is friends with Darcy’s sister. They make an immediate connection and a courtship follows. When Darcy proposes, Elizabeth is eager to accept him. Darcy escorts his betrothed to her home estate of Longbourn, which happens to … Continue reading The Essence of Love
Darcy’s Deal
Fitzwilliam Darcy must marry or lose guardianship of his misbehaving young sister. Elizabeth Bennet has been sent to her godfather’s house, political associate to Darcy's uncle, to live to escape her mother’s anger. Giving up their dreams of a love match, can these two strangers find happiness in a marriage of convenience? Or will others … Continue reading Darcy’s Deal