Today is another of my series of questions from readers and writers. Anyone can ask a question for the blog, just post it as a comment in any blog I've written or as a message here at MySpace. I'll answer them in the order I receive them. Today's question is from For a pessimistic, I’m pretty optimistic:

Have you ever thought about writing non historic romance novels? Like in 21st century?

You know, I get this question pretty often. The fact is that I really love historical romance, especially historical romance set in the Regency period. When I get ideas for stories, they almost always fall into that category. From time to time, I have an idea that is contemporary or even fantasy, but it’s usual a one-off idea, not something I could actually build something on.

The fact is that authors want to not only tell stories, but build a career. To do that, you have to let readers know what they’re going to get when they pick up a “Jenna Petersen” book. If that changes every time a book comes out, then readers have a tendency to sort of roam off and find someone whose voice they understand.

So at this point, I’m happy writing historical romance and that’s the place where I’m building a career. I’d never absolutely rule out ever writing anything different, but for now the answer is no. I’m a historical girl and I hope my readers will be happy about that!