Julia Quinn’s Top Five Reasons Why It’s Good to Be a Romance Writer

1. You get to go to work in your sweatpants.

   The advantages here are obvious.  Think of the money you can save on pantyhose alone!  Not to mention the comfort factor.

2. You get to be Queen of the World. (Or at least of your characters.)

   I have a lot of writing friends who say things like “I had wanted my plot to go one way, but my characters wouldn't allow it.”  My reaction to this is always, “Huh?”

   My characters know who’s boss.  Me.  (Okay, now I’m starting to scare myself.  I shall repeat ad nauseam:  “My characters are not real people.  My characters are not real people. . .”)

   But seriously, who needs therapy when you can control your own little world?

3. There is no three.

   (See what I mean about being Queen of the World?)

4. At cocktail parties, you always have the most interesting job.

   Of course, every now and then, someone completely outdoes you, because let’s face it, there are lots of people out there with more unique jobs than romance writing.

   I took my daughter on a play date when we were living in London, and when asked what I did, I put on my demure face and murmured, “Oh, I write romance novels, what do you do?”  When I found out the dad used to be in the rock group Foreigner, I decided then and there I had been completely trumped on the occupational front.

   It happens.

5. Happy endings, happy endings, happy endings!

Best known for her Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn is the New York Times bestselling author of witty, fast-paced historical romances set in regency England.

www.juliaquinn.com

For Julia’s complete essay on why it’s great to be a romance writer, click here.

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