My official field was Tudor-Stuart England; I also considered myself reasonably competent when it came to Renaissance and Reformation Europe. Lauren Willig competentconsiderengland Change image and share on social
I've been typed as historical fiction, historical women's fiction, historical mystery, historical chick lit, historical romance - all for the same book. Lauren Willig bookchickfiction Change image and 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 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
I've had mainstream readers complain that the book is really a romance, and romance readers complain that the book isn't a romance - with the same book! It really depends on the individual reader's expectations going into the story, and that's very hard to predict person to person. Lauren Willig bookcomplaindepend 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
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
One of our fundamental human needs is finding our partner that we hope we will stay with for the rest of our lives. You often find the same search in other genres. The mystery novel has a romance subplot. Literary novels often focus on that relationship but do not often end well. Lauren Willig endfindfocus share on social
