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Austen.com — Roadmap

The Jane Austen fansite anchors a literary network alongside firth.com and jane.austen.com. Below: where the scholarship-meets-fandom positioning expands.

01 · Scope expansion

Where the site grows next

High-leverage scope expansions ordered by impact-to-effort ratio.

Idea 01

Adaptations comprehensive guide

Every film, TV, and stage Austen adaptation, scored, summarized, cross-linked to where to watch.

Why: Captures "best [novel] adaptation" search traffic
Idea 02

Letters and minor works

Austen's letters, juvenilia, unfinished works are underserved online. Build the canonical guide.

Why: Academic SEO opportunity; barely competitive
Idea 03

Annotated novels

Reading-companion pages with annotations, period context, historical references, character maps.

Why: Long-tail study-guide traffic
Idea 04

Fan-fiction directory

Curated index of high-quality Austen fan-fiction with reviews and recommendations.

Why: Captures the deep-fan vertical

Visual & UX polish targets

UX 01

Period-illustration pass

Replace generic Austen iconography with period-accurate Regency illustrations (public domain).

UX 02

Reading-progress tracker

On novel pages, a chapter-by-chapter progress UI users can save in localStorage.

UX 03

Cross-property nav bar

Sticky bar linking to firth.com (the Mr. Darcy 1995 deep-dive), austen.live, jane.austen.com.

03 · Content gaps

Articles & pages worth filling

Gap 01

Character index across novels

Searchable database of every Austen character with role, novel, key scenes.

Gap 02

Themes/motifs taxonomy

Marriage, money, manners, sisterhood, irony — pages for each.

Gap 03

Adaptations comparison matrix

Same novel, every adaptation, side-by-side cast/director/scope.

Where to cite from

05 · SEO prompts

Ready-to-paste SEO prompts

Copy any prompt into Claude. Replace bracketed placeholders before running. Framework follows the Opus 4.7 guide at claude.wholetech.com/prompting/.

SEO Prompt 01
Annotated chapter post
<context>
[Describe the site's current scope and the specific gap this prompt targets — replace with site-specific context before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
For [NOVEL]'s Chapter [N], write a 1,500-word annotated reading-companion: plot summary, key passages with period-context notes, character development, themes introduced.

</instructions>
<constraints>
- No preamble. Lead with the strongest claim.
- Cite at least one external source per major claim.
- Match the site's editorial voice.
- Year-anchor any title that could date.
</constraints>
<output_format>
H1, lede paragraph, 4-6 H2 sections, short conclusion.
</output_format>
SEO Prompt 02
Adaptation review
<context>
[Describe the site's current scope and the specific gap this prompt targets — replace with site-specific context before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
Review the [year] adaptation of [novel]. Evaluate fidelity, performance, period detail, what it gets right and where it diverges. Cross-link to firth.com for Mr. Darcy 1995.

</instructions>
<constraints>
- No preamble. Lead with the strongest claim.
- Cite at least one external source per major claim.
- Match the site's editorial voice.
- Year-anchor any title that could date.
</constraints>
<output_format>
H1, lede paragraph, 4-6 H2 sections, short conclusion.
</output_format>

Ready-to-paste writing prompts

Content Prompt 01
Letter analysis
<context>
[Replace with the specific topic, source material, and current angle before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
Pick one Jane Austen letter (provide source). Write a 600-word reading: who it's to, what it reveals, how it connects to the novels.
</instructions>
<constraints>
- Voice: site's house style (read 2-3 existing pieces if needed).
- 600-900 words unless the format specifies otherwise.
- No filler, no preamble.
</constraints>
Content Prompt 02
Fan-fic recommendation post
<context>
[Replace with the specific topic, source material, and current angle before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
Recommend 5 Austen fan-fictions. For each: premise, why it works, what kind of reader it suits.
</instructions>
<constraints>
- Voice: site's house style (read 2-3 existing pieces if needed).
- 600-900 words unless the format specifies otherwise.
- No filler, no preamble.
</constraints>
07 · Cross-linking

Strategic internal links

Ideas you haven’t thought of yet

Austen reading-group kit

Downloadable PDF kit for in-person book clubs: discussion questions, period menus, costume notes.

Austen + AI: re-translation project

Modernized "translations" of select scenes, side-by-side with original. Generates discussion + traffic.

Annual reading challenge

Read all 6 novels in a year, with monthly cohort discussion. Email-list driver.