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I like writing historical fiction.

I've always been drawn to historical fiction.

I love historical fiction because there's a literal truth, and there's an emotional truth, and what the fiction writer tries to create is that emotional truth.

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan.

One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own.

I'm not a great fiction reader. I love history. I love history and philosophy.

My books fall in the wobbly middle between historical fiction and historical romance.

I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.