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Meghan Masterson

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Meghan Masterson graduated from the University of Calgary with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies, and has worked several unrelated jobs while writing on the side. When not writing, Meghan can often be found reading at all hours (even at breakfast), practicing archery and roaming through the woods with her dog.

Meghan is represented by Carrie Pestritto of Laura Dail Literary Agency.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Meghan Masterson Mostly I just cross my fingers that I won't get it! Of course, writer's block inevitably appears from time to time. I remember reading an interview wi…moreMostly I just cross my fingers that I won't get it! Of course, writer's block inevitably appears from time to time. I remember reading an interview with Bernard Cornwell where he talked about writer's block, and he said that writing is a job, so you have to push through. Other professions don't get to use a block as an excuse - there's no 'nurse's block', for example - so I try to keep that in mind to keep myself focused. I have learned, however, that a block usually happens when I'm writing the wrong thing. It helps to work on something else, whether it's a different scene or an entirely separate project, while I puzzle out the problem that's causing the block. (less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Meghan Masterson I’d always been interested in the French Revolution and the way it forced loyalties to drastically change, and by how chaotic it was. In my reading, w…moreI’d always been interested in the French Revolution and the way it forced loyalties to drastically change, and by how chaotic it was. In my reading, when I stumbled across the secret du roi, Giselle and her ex-spy uncle pretty much just showed up in my head with a story to tell. I also enjoyed writing about much-maligned Marie Antoinette.

Researching the fashions of the French Revolution really interested me as well, which is why I chose for Giselle to be one of the Queen’s undertirewomen. It brought her close to Marie Antoinette, but it also allowed me to explore the undercurrents of revolutionary fashion. Clothing became so complicated during this time, with people using colours and fabrics to carefully portray (or conceal) their revolutionary or royalist beliefs. At particularly tense times of the revolution, people could be attacked simply for wearing the wrong thing and that seemed scary and fascinating to me. As the patriotism increased, so did the popularity of tricolour, both for clothing in general and also for the famous cockades that people could pin to their hats or shoulders. At one point, it was even illegal not to wear a tricolour rosette. I found it so fascinating that colour could be a symbol of loyalty (a theme through The Wardrobe Mistress). (less)

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	The Wardrobe Mistress: A Novel of Marie Antoinette 3.78 avg rating — 995 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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tags: french-history, french-revolution, marie-antoinette

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tags: french-revolution, historical-fiction, historical-romance, romance

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“I turn away from the smell of death, pressing my lavender scented handkerchief as tight as I can against my nose.”
― Meghan Masterson, The Wardrobe Mistress: A Novel of Marie Antoinette

tags: french-history, french-revolution, historical-fiction

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message 2: by Meghan

Aug 31, 2017 01:06PM

Donna wrote: "Meghan, thanks a lot for the friendship on Good Reads.
I love novels about Marie Antoinette. She's one of my favorite subjects to read about."

Thanks Donna, so glad to connect with you here! I love reading about Marie Antoinette too - obvious, perhaps, since I wrote about her, but she really was fascinating! Have you read Juliet Grey's trilogy about her? I quite enjoyed it as well.

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message 1: by Donna

Aug 30, 2017 05:54PM

Meghan, thanks a lot for the friendship on Good Reads.
I love novels about Marie Antoinette. She's one of my favorite subjects to read about.

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