An author interview question I often encounter asks why I write in the historical romance genre.
While I am drawn to the historical time periods of the Old West, Roaring Twenties, and 1950s more than other historical settings, I have written a few contemporary (or near-contemporary) stories. However, I don’t spend much time in the here and now with my storytelling, and there are three reasons.
Reason 1—Research
Every historical romance I write allows me to follow rabbits down research rabbit holes. I’ve discovered the most intriguing and amazing tidbits of history in my historical research Wonderland. It’s important to me to have the details in my stories as historically accurate, but I temper the accuracy with the need to tell a good story. I am, after all, writing fiction as entertainment, not creating a historically accurate documentary…
Read the entire article HERE on the Sweethearts of the West blog.
Until next time,
Kaye Spencer
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