Reparations, Romance, and Writer's Heart for Justice
Laura Bell (@littleLo) chats about her Ashwood series and revisits the writing of A Simple Deception—a historical romance that totally made me cry.
If you listen close enough, you can hear my necklaces clank as I press my hand to my heart with all the feels. Literally clutching my pearls over here. :)
Topics include the troubles of historical fiction. Slavery in the 1800s and today. Freedom. The vulnerability of writing. A romance writer’s high standards. Fighting against a whitewashed genre. The vulnerability of writing. Dating apps. Justice in fiction.
LittleLo's Ashwood Series:
- Book 1: A Solemn Promise
- Book 2: An Earnest Favour
- Book 3: A Simple Deception
And a Wattpad shout out to @Kassilassie for her killer western historical fiction on Wattpad and all the other writers spinning the stories we want far better than we ever could.
This is the last episode of this season! I hope to be back in September and if you’d like to hear from someone in particular, email me at orangeinkpodcast@gmail.com.
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