“But you’re a historical romance author… what are you doing writing about vampires?” The question came over lunch, from one of Terry’s old school friends. And it was a question I had been asked before. And indeed, what am I doing writing about vampires? My answer, I think, surprises people. I actually wrote the vampire novel, Moon Flower: Vampires of Los Angeles, first. It was my very first attempt writing a 100,000-word piece. I was a graduate student at UCLA, and, in my fourth year, I decided I wanted to write a novel. I had just sat for my written...
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Heather Carter
My name is Heather Carter, and I am a recovering academic who writes historical fiction. I have two graduate degrees in history, and spent six years in the doctoral program at UCLA studying everything from the European Renaissance and Reformation to the Beau Monde in England, which was the subject of my dissertation. I left UCLA after writing my first historical novel, and I now live in San Diego with my husband and 2 children.