The minimum I need is six months to allow for dithering, procrastination and the research. The research times varies from book to book; some are faster because they're based off resources I have at my disposal. Lauren Willig basebookdisposal share on social
Did I invent anything? I don't think so, not really. But if I've helped make history fun... then my work here is done. Lauren Willig funhavehelp Change image and share on social
I'm not sure that teaching a Core course is necessarily the best introduction to teaching. Lauren Willig coreintroductionnecessarily Change image and share on social
I couldn't make myself write serious; I was surrounded by serious: in monographs, in articles, in my own dissertation prospectus, in the very earnest e-mails of students telling me just why that paper couldn't be in on time, cross their hearts and hope to get an A-minus. Lauren Willig articlecrossdissertation share on social
I hadn't realized quite how intense the first few years of grad school would be. When you're being assigned 40 books a week... there's not much room for novels. Lauren Willig assignbookgrad Change image and share on social
I never sat down and said, 'I'm going to write historical fiction with strong romantic elements.' It was just the way the stories went. Lauren Willig elementfictionhistorical Change image and share on social
Say what you will about Queen Eleanor, she was a savvy, quick-witted woman who made her mark on history. And as the founder of the Courts of Love, what better patron monarch could there be for a romantic novelist? Lauren Willig courteleanorfounder share on social
I tend to navigate by indirection, meaning that most of the major things in my life have happened when I've been thinking about something else. Lauren Willig happenhaveindirection Change image and share on social
Like everyone else, I grew up loving the Anne books, but L.M. Montgomery is so much more. Like Jane Austen, she has an eye for the absurd and a gift for the 'mot juste.' Lauren Willig absurdanneausten Change image and share on social
I think sex is a very minor part of most romance novels. Lauren Willig minornovelpart Change image and share on social