Interview with KJ Charles
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 36b with Heather Rose Jones

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.


In this episode we talk about:


The delights of Edwardian genre fiction: country house murders and spies
The attractions of writing romance protagonists with wealth and power
Why KJ will never write about dukes
How does “happily ever after” differ for f/f and m/m romances in history?
The economics of women opting out of marriage
Historical fiction as a way to avoid dealing with mobile phones in your plot
Why KJ tackled an f/f romance
The economics of reading and publishing f/f historicals
Different flavors of f/f romance
Trying to write political disaster fiction in the middle of a political disaster
Books mentionedProper English by KJ Charles
Think of England by KJ Charles (in same series but with m/m romance)
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
A Lady’s Desire by Lily Maxton
A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian
A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
Spectred Isle by KJ Charles
Last Couple in Hell (forthcoming) by KJ Charles (sequel to Spectred Isle)
Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles (m/m)
A transcript of this podcast is pending.

Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online


Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/

Links to Heather Online


Website: http://alpennia.com
Email: Heather Rose Jones
Twitter: @heatherosejones
Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

Links to KJ Charles Online


Website: kjcharleswriter.com
Twitter: @kj_charles
Facebook: KJ Charles Chat (group)

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