Is it difficult to write Regency England books (i.e. rainy, dreary, cold England) while living in a tropical climate?

Erica Ridley Believe it or not, it's easier to write in Costa Rica than it was when I lived in London! Maybe because London is so... distracting? Rainforest life is undoubtedly more peaceful, but that's not the whole answer.

When I write—just like when I read—my brain shuts off to everything around me, and I'm fully submerged into the world of the characters. I won't notice the monkeys (or the double decker red buses) out the window, or the fact that it's way past lunchtime and I haven't changed position in three hours.

As long as I can get lost in the story world, it doesn't much matter where I really am!

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