C.W. Gortner
I get ideas from all sorts of odd places; my obsession with history, a line in a book, a painting, a piece of music. If the stars align, everything leads to me to that idea, that spark, that gets me excited and eager to plunge in.
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Paxton
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C.W. Gortner:
Hello Mr. Gortner, I just read your article on Medium "The Objectification in MM Romance" and I guess I'm one of the newer gay cis male readers to have become intrigued by the genre. Near the end of the article you mention that you would be writing gay stories which I would very much like to add to my reading list when any become available. Have you completed any such yet or have a target date coming soon? Thank you!
Souhaila El-souki
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C.W. Gortner:
Very excited about The Vatican Princess! I love the genre and studied myself in Paris where I delved into Renaissance studies. I am also a huge fan of Tudor literature, so when I saw that Alison Weir highly recommended your book I was very excited! I have been waiting for a book to tell the story from Lucrezia's perspective. Do you see parallels between Lucrezia and Anne Boleyn in being unfairly maligned figures?
Karen
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C.W. Gortner:
I absolutely love all of your books. In fact you are my top favorite historical novelist! I looked on your web page and saw you have a new book coming out next year. I read everything Romanov and was so thrilled to see that you picked this era, especially that the book will be about a lesser known empress, Tsarina Maria Feodorovna. What made you decide to write about her?
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