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
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
Romance tends to be the whipping boy of genre fiction. Lauren Willig boyfictiongenre Change image and share on social
Iris Johansen's lovers weathered the sack of city states and the vagaries of the French Revolution; Judith McNaught's heroines endured amnesia, social ostracism and misunderstandings so big they deserved their own ZIP code. Lauren Willig amnesiabigcity 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
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
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
'Purple Plumeria' I dithered over for months and then wrote the whole thing between the beginning of July and end of August. The dithering and procrastination time was three times the writing times. Lauren Willig augustbegindither Change image and share on social
Ever since reading Jean Plaidy's 'Queen in Waiting,' I've felt deep admiration for Caroline of Ansbach. Lauren Willig admirationansbachcaroline Change image and share on social
When I'm in heavy-duty writing mode, there's something great about reading a series. Soothing, but not distracting too much. Lauren Willig distractdutygreat Change image and share on social