Enid asked Loree Lough:

Do you ever "worry" that a story has already been told? There are only so many different plots, how do you write 100+ books and keep your storylines "fresh"?

Loree Lough Basic plotlines are as old as the storytelling, itself. That means every author is obligated to put a fresh new spin on every one of those ideas. I could name two dozen NYTimes bestselling authors whose novels all begin to sound alike after the first 50 releases or so. The result is...readers who once stood in line for those booksignings or waited anxiously for a next release aren't doing either anymore. Money is tight these days, and no one wants to spend their hard-earned dollars on the same ol', same ol'!

So no, I don't worry that my novels are like very other out there, because I painstakingly work to ensure that every story is as individual as it can possibly be. My secret? Interviews with folks in the know and lots of deep research. And this is true whether I'm writing a contemporary or a historical. :-)

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