Verity asked Eloisa James:

Hi! Thanks for being available to answer our questions. My first relates to your 2 main romance sub-genres: the Georgian & the Regency. Which were you drawn to first? Do you find one easier to write? What qualities draw you to writing stories in the Georgian period? Also, was it hard to share your love scenes early in your career? I imagine feeling shy; sharing one's writing can feel vulnerable already. Regards!

Eloisa James Hi there! This falls under the category of better 2 months late than not at all...So, I was drawn to the Regency first. I think that was because I grew up reading Jane Austen and then Georgette Heyer. I found the Regency easier, because I knew so much more about it -- the Georgian period is wilder and less structured (many aristocratic couples lived openly apart from each other). Yes for your last question! When my first book came out I was mortified about the love scenes... but all these years later, I just shrug.

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