Meryton Press or one of the others that handle Austen based fiction . They know that market better than traditional publishers.
I truly laughed at her comment about the trend being on the wane. Fanfiction communities are the most loyal to their fellows and there are many successful published authors continuing to do very well with a large, dedicated group of supporters.
Just look at the never ending parade of Star Trek novels on the shelves of bookstores and you have proof that once the trend of fanfiction begins it isn't likely to end.
As for her comments about women not wanting to read about men's feelings... that so reminds me of what a prof told me in college about radio music and announcer selection: don't play back to back women artists and women don't want to listen to another woman reading the news.
Every reader is different so I'll only speak of my own preferences. It makes no difference whose feelings are being expressed or explored, and since Austen left Darcy so much to the imagination of the reader then he is the one I am most curious to learn more about.
I find that most traditional publishers, the big and old firms, are in denial about the value in 'fanfiction' markets. They hope it is a passing phase and will go away. Smaller publishers are eagerly picking up what the bigger companies are sneering at, as they are not blinded by the appeal of a niche market nor is the bottom line for them a large profit margin. Authors do have to put more effort into promoting their published work with these smaller companies, of course, since they often do not have the human resources for such advertising and marketing campaigns.
Darcy's Tale is very well written and I enjoyed it very much. I think you will find a smaller publisher that will happily accept it.
I truly laughed at her comment about the trend being on the wane. Fanfiction communities are the most loyal to their fellows and there are many successful published authors continuing to do very well with a large, dedicated group of supporters.
Just look at the never ending parade of Star Trek novels on the shelves of bookstores and you have proof that once the trend of fanfiction begins it isn't likely to end.
As for her comments about women not wanting to read about men's feelings... that so reminds me of what a prof told me in college about radio music and announcer selection: don't play back to back women artists and women don't want to listen to another woman reading the news.
Every reader is different so I'll only speak of my own preferences. It makes no difference whose feelings are being expressed or explored, and since Austen left Darcy so much to the imagination of the reader then he is the one I am most curious to learn more about.
I find that most traditional publishers, the big and old firms, are in denial about the value in 'fanfiction' markets. They hope it is a passing phase and will go away. Smaller publishers are eagerly picking up what the bigger companies are sneering at, as they are not blinded by the appeal of a niche market nor is the bottom line for them a large profit margin. Authors do have to put more effort into promoting their published work with these smaller companies, of course, since they often do not have the human resources for such advertising and marketing campaigns.
Darcy's Tale is very well written and I enjoyed it very much. I think you will find a smaller publisher that will happily accept it.