Martha Waters
Author Interview - Martha Waters
Author of To Love and To Loathe, To Marry and To Meddle, and To Woo and to Wed
About To Woo and to Wed:
The final installment in the “hilarious and steamy” (PopSugar) Regency Vows series follows the heir to a dukedom and a young widow, once very much in love, as they reunite years later to fake an engagement for the benefit of her sister.
Author Interview - Martha Waters
About To Love and To Loathe:
Effervescent, charming and swoon-worthy, and perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Evie Dunmore, TO LOVE AND TO LOATHE proves that Martha Waters is a rising star in historical fiction as she straddles the line between the enemies-to-lovers and friends-to-lovers trope with her signature “cheeky charm and wonderfully wry wit” (Booklist, starred review).
Author Interview - Martha Waters
Author I draw inspiration from:
Julia Quinn & Loretta Chase both write the funniest, most clever Regency romances out there, and their books are the ones I read (and laugh over!) and think, “This is what I want my books to feel like.”
Author Interview - Martha Waters | Author I draw inspiration from
Favorite place to read a book:
On an airplane – so much uninterrupted reading time! – going somewhere that requires a passport.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Emma Woodhouse. Can you imagine how much good gossip she could share? (Once she’d gotten over her shock at being transported from the 19th century to a world with elevators, of course.)
Author Interview - Martha Waters | Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
I honestly don’t even remember it, it happened at such a young age; I recently found my second grade writing journal, which contained a brilliant story entitled “The Sleepover” (thrilling stuff!), so the dream clearly predated even that young age. To be honest, I’ve known it for as long as I can remember.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
Paperback! You still get that nice physical book feeling, but it’s not too heavy to carry around in your purse.
The last book I read:
I just read an advance copy of Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev, which comes out in May. It’s a modern-day retelling of Austen’s Persuasion, and it’s absolutely wonderful.
Author Interview - Martha Waters | The last book I read
Pen & paper or computer:
For drafting, absolutely computer – I type really fast, I can’t imagine how long writing a book by hand would take. But for planning/outlining, almost always pen & paper; my brain freezes if I try to outline on my laptop.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Hermione Granger. We have important things in common, like a mutual love of books, and an understanding that boys are obviously too unintelligent to function without smart girls in their lives.
Author Interview - Martha Waters | Book character I think I’d be best friends with
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a:
My day job Is working as a children’s librarian, so I suppose I already know the answer to this question. I love books so much that I think I’d want to work with them even if I didn’t have the desire to write them myself.
Favorite decade in fashion history:
The 1920s. I really want to write a 20s-set book someday, and I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that this desire is in no small part due to the fantastic clothes.
Place I’d most like to travel:
I’m lucky enough to have been to a lot of the places I dreamed of going as a kid, but I am still dying to get to New Zealand someday. It’s a long flight, though!
My signature drink:
That most quintessentially British of drinks: the Pimm’s cup.
Favorite artist:
I really love Pissarro; his landscapes are so vibrant and alive. (Though I’d also like to mention Monet’s Gardens of the Villa Moreno, Bordighera, a piece which is in my hometown art museum and which is the first time I can remember just standing transfixed in front of a piece of art.)
Number one on my bucket list:
I want to visit all the continents (except Antarctica; that seems really expensive and really cold). Four down so far, so I’ve still got some work to do!
Find more from Martha Waters:
Twitter & Instagram: @MarthaBWaters
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Author Interview - Martha Waters
