![]() ![]() Depending on what I need for the story, I'll use maps and photos of the setting, I might research food (for stories set in Egypt and Spain) - all kinds of things. ![]() For the Mackenzies series, which is about a Scottish family set in Victorian times, I read books on the general background of the Victorian age all the time, plus books specific to Scotland and England, plus whatever specific thing I'm researching for the book.Īnne: For me, getting my period right is a combination of having grown up in the Regency (i.e., reading Georgette Heyer since I was 11), studying history at university, reading old journals and letters, reading both widely and specifically, and using the Web. Jennifer: Research is an ongoing process. Welcome to HEA, ladies!Īnne: It's almost the first question people always ask historical writers so, Jennifer, how do you do your research? ![]() That's right, Anne Gracie, whose The Autumn Bride came out last week, and Jennifer Ashley, whose The Seduction of Elliot McBride came out at the end of 2012, are in the house to chat about writing historicals. You know it's a good day for HEA when we have not one but two (TWO!) amazing historical romance authors interviewing each other about their books. ![]()
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