Deanna Raybourn

One of the joys of writing historical fiction is the chance to read as much as you like on a pet subject - so much that you could easily bore your friends senseless on the topic.

To know how a character will behave in any given situation is a necessity and a gift.

The addition of romance in my books or mystery to a historical romance is the sauce, not the goose.

Marriage can be work, it can be difficult, it can be hard, but I think working through those times makes you stronger as a couple and as a unit.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'