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Anne Barton Hi! Thanks for reading To All the Rakes! Amelia and Stephen don't appear in When She Was Wicked, so you're really fine to read it as a stand alone. Two characters from the first book make a brief appearance in the novella--they're Amelia's cousins. Happy reading--I hope you enjoy! :)

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Hi, my name is Cintia and I'm from Argentina. Being a writer is what I want the most in this world, nothing makes me happier than writing, but I'm more and more frustrated with each passing day, because I've been blocked for 3 years. And it is not that I have an unfinished story. I have NOTHING AT ALL. A blank page in front of me, that only makes me sadder... Is there a way to overcome this? How do you handle it?

Anne Barton Hi Cintia, that's a tough one, and the answer is probably a little different for everybody. When the words aren't coming, I try to find the joy in writing. It might not come right away, but it eventually returns!

My advice is to write about anything that matters to you, anything that makes you happy, without worrying what anyone else thinks. Remind yourself that you have something to say, and that no one else can say it quite like you.

Have you read Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird? It's a great book for writing inspiration! I feel for you and wish you lots of luck!

Anne

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I love how your books make me comfortable in another time period even though I'm not very good at history. Is that hard to do?

Anne Barton Hi Marissa, thanks for the sweet compliment and the question. It's so much fun to write stories set in the Regency period--especially when it comes to balls, gowns, house parties, and soirees. It's an escape for me, and I hope it is for readers too.

To answer your question, it can be a little tricky to balance historical details with the expectations of a modern reader. So whenever I'm struggling with that aspect, I just try to remember that all romance novels are really about the emotional journeys of two people falling in love--which is a timeless thing. I want readers to feel a connection to characters living in another time and place, and I think emotions--not an overabundance of history--are the key.

Thanks for the great question! --Anne

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