If I stay in academia, I might end up going someplace random. Lauren Willig academiaendrandom Change image and share on social
My books fall in the wobbly middle between historical fiction and historical romance. Lauren Willig bookfallfiction Change image and share on social
As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books. Lauren Willig bookcrotchetydowager Change image and share on social
My own inclination is to skew towards humor. They say that some people view life as a comedy, others as a tragedy. Me? Comedy all the way. Lauren Willig comedyhumorinclination Change image and share on social
When I was 6, a family friend gave me E.L. Konigsburg's 'A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver' and launched me on a full-blown Eleanor obsession. I wanted to ride off on Crusade, to launch a thousand troubadour songs, to marry a king - and then jilt him and marry another. Lauren Willig blowcrusadeeleanor share on social
People who would never sneer at sci-fi and murder mysteries have no trouble damning the whole romance genre without reading one. Lauren Willig damngenremurder Change image and share on social
Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. Lauren Willig easyfindgirl Change image and share on social
There's a horrible stereotype of both the romance writer and the romance reader as somehow undereducated and unprofessional, when in fact there are a number of incredibly well-educated professional women who have chosen to leave their other careers and go into writing romance. Lauren Willig careerchooseeducate share on social
I went to grad school with the grand plan of getting my Ph.D. and writing weighty, Tudor-Stuart-set historical fiction - from which I emerged with a law degree and a series of light-hearted historical romances about flower-named spies during the Napoleonic wars. Lauren Willig degreeemergefiction share on social