As I revise my two finished novels, I’m realizing that my heroines will not be universally loved. In fact, some people might be very irritated by them. They might just be…Unlikable Heroines. I’m quite fine with this. All of my favorite heroines in romance are prickly, difficult…flawed. One of my most favorite heroines, Scarlett O’Hara, … Read more
I wrote a little something about Marie Curie’s cookbook and historical romance over at Historical Romance Week. Trust me, it makes sense when you read it.
A few months back, a lively discussion on the current state of historical romance was set off by two blog posts: one at Dear Author and another at AAR. The discussion sparked several other excellent posts on the subject. (A nice round up can be found here.) Historical romance is my favorite kind of romance. … Read more
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that scientists usually marry other scientists. Not always, but usually. There are numerous reasons for this: a shared language (science can be a language unto itself), proximity (if you work long hours, it’s hard to meet people outside of work), and the simple fact that for a scientist, your relationship … Read more