Did I say last month that I didn’t think I’d ever want to write a historical romance? Oh yes, I did.
So, naturally, Circlet Press has a new anthology coming up that will be a collection of Jane Austen-inspired stories, paranormal style. It seems that I spoke too soon, because reading the call for submissions got me going with all sorts of ideas.
I was joking with Marie that this is starting to become a pattern for me. I’d always said I wasn’t interested in writing werewolf stories, and then I wrote “Lunacy,” at which point I said I wouldn’t be doing any vampire stories — and I have two making the rounds of potential publishers right now. And now I’ve started writing a historical just weeks after saying I wouldn’t. Maybe I should start saying that I’ll never write a wildly successful, best-selling novel, hm?
Yes, I think that needs to be your new mantra.
Though I am surprised you said you’d never write one. As soon as I saw that call for subs, I thought of you. It just screamed Eliza to me.
I’ll definitely be reading that anthology, no matter what else happens. It is relevant to my interests!
I think my reluctance to write the genre is about research, really. I know where to start when I’m doing sci-fi or fantasy, etc., and I’ve already got plenty of reference books for that sort of thing on my shelves. Researching history instead of imagining other worlds entirely is going to be a new kind of experience for me as a writer.