If you are an admirer of Jane Austen's classic novels, you will no doubt be aware of the growing numbers of Jane Austen sequels available for purchase in the book store. This popular sub-genera of fiction has been steadily gaining in popularity over the last several years. Many readers just can not get enough of the classic love stories set in the romantic Regency era featuring Darcy and Elizabeth or Captain Wentworth and Ann amongst others. But what is truly driving the growth of JA sequels as popularity has hit an all time high?
Jane Austen fanfiction is the force behind the growing demand. Many fans first become enthralled with the film versions of the classics and later continue on to find Jane Austen fanfiction boards which are hugely popular today. There are many well known Jane Austen fanfic sites offering hundreds of fanfiction sequels.
Many of the now published Jane Austen sequel authors got their start writing on the boards, and first published their work online as works-in-progress. Several have now gone on to have been picked up by major publishing houses with their novels available in bookstores everywhere.
Thus, the growth in published Jane Austen sequels has been born. The community of Austenites is quite a close knit group and all too happy to help launch the careers of their favorite writers. The novels of Abigail Reynolds, Sharon Lathan, Linda Wells, Enid Wilson and many others were first written as fanfiction.
What is even more astounding is that there is a never ending hunger for the ever varied interpretations of the writers. Modern adaptations seem just as popular as those novels which cross over into new generas.
The varied body of work is something to see. What has become most apparent is that Jane Austen sequels writers are quite popular regardless of the plot they select or the genera they choose to write in.