On Writing

Cherished historical romance author (and reader!) colleagues, Something has been niggling at me for a while, and I wanted to share and ask what you think. One sexy attribute of historical heroes that seems nearly mandatory in our genre is “great wealth and a title.” A lot of authors of the stories set in Byron’s time also seem to enjoy playing with the irresponsible reputations some heirs had. Drinking. Carousing. Spending money. Not caring about their estates. My question is this: In a world where the 8 people at the top are holding more wealth than 3,600,000,000 people at the bottom, hasn't the acquisition of hyper-wealth become a bit of a sign of mental illness? Is hyper-wealth truly that sexy, or is it just a sign of someone who is unbalanced and can’t see what’s going on around him? In light of our current world’s problems, when we're describing a hero being sexy, saying something like “he owns half the county of Sussex” has started to turn

I am feeling famous today! Zara West has published an interview of me on her blog! You can see it (and her many other author interviews!) at https://www.zarawestsuspense.com/christa-bedwin/ Also, Zara gives the best Facebook parties of anybody I have yet experienced, and teaches amazing course. She taught one on textiles earlier this year that was chock full of fascinating facts, stories, videos, history, and stories. I just loved it. She is one fascinating lady! And she's an international traveller with an eye for gorgeous scenery and fascinating people. And, of course, she writes romance! Christa

 This is copied over from Amazon.  Seemed like it deserved a blog post of its own. Beverley Newman 5.0 out of 5 starsAn intoxicating blend of escapism, time travel, love and ecology 25 June 2018 Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase (NOTE – I was a beta reader for this novel and also helped with the historical research. I knew from the first chapter that this book would be a good read and it did not disappoint.) 
This is a beautifully crafted adult time travel novel. Christa skilfully blends the believable with the unbelievable to create a narrative that might just be possible if… If there were dragons, if time travel were possible and if we were able to choose the time in which we live. 
I enjoyed the novel from start to finish and appreciated the level of research Christa put into recreating the society, attitudes, sights, sounds and smells of 16th century Venice. It made it come alive, as did her understanding of life in a small island community today. Her ability to