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
My books fall in the wobbly middle between historical fiction and historical romance. Lauren Willig bookfallfiction Change image and share on social
If I stay in academia, I might end up going someplace random. Lauren Willig academiaendrandom 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
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