Ask the Author: Lynne Connolly

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Lynne Connolly The trouble is, the most compelling worlds are the most dangerous, like Tolkein's Middle Earth, or Dorothy Dunnett's sixteenth century!
However, I would travel to mid-Georgian England (surprise!). I fell in love with the era before I wrote any books set then. I wrote the books because I fell for the era, not the other way around.
Lynne Connolly It's a trilogy. Valentinian, then his twin Darius, and then their sister Livia, whose twin, Claudia, met her match in the Emperors series.
There won't be the emphasis on the Young Pretender in this series, it's about other aspects of living in Georgian Britain!
Lynne Connolly I've put in a proposal, so we'll have to wait and see! I was planning a spinoff series on the Strenshalls, which would be interesting. I'm so glad you enjoyed the book!
Lynne Connolly Keep going. If you want to guarantee not getting a publishing contract, or publishing a book, give up now. Otherwise, keep on writing. The more you write, the better you'll get.

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