Brummell seems to possess such a natural charm, good looks, and a talent for matching his clothes together that he becomes an instant star once the Prince befriends him. It’s a story that’s been done a few times before, since it seems everyone agrees that was the most interesting part of Brummell’s life - when he was in London and at his peak. It tells the true story of Beau Brummell and the Prince Regent. It’s rough when genres constrict your subject matter. It just means they’re set in the late-18th/early-19th century in Great Britain, it doesn’t mean they’re about rakish noblemen having dubiously consensual sex with reluctant heroines, or that they’re Christian propaganda for clean living, or that they’re Jane Austen fanfiction where Darcy and Elizabeth have a secret baby the entire time of Pride and Prejudice.ĭuly noted.

So far all of my books are set in the Georgian/Regency era, which I am finding is a bit of a misfortune, as “Regency” has become a modern genre of its own that I don’t actually write consequently people who like “Regency” stories don’t usually seem to like my work and other people who might actually like them don’t want to read them because they think they don’t like “Regency” stories. So, Erato is my pen name - and no, it doesn’t mean I write erotica (what the hell, people? It’s not even the same key vowels, but people mistake it all the time for “Erotia” or something.) Editor’s Note: an overwhelming majority of people are idiots. She obviously doesn’t have my crying need for validation What’s your story, Erato? Erato writes under a pen name. I know nothing about fashion, but both my wife and my mother ( and there’s nothing creepier than when they both say the same thing to you) referred to my attempts at dressing up as “very Beau Brummell.” I had no idea who that was, but now I’m smarter because of this week’s interview.Įrato, (yes it’s a pen name) has written about the ultimate 18th-century fashion plate in her new novel, The Cut of the Clothes. Lynn on That New Book Smell- Part 14 or So.Wayne Turmel on That New Book Smell- Part 14 or So.

Pamela Allegretto on A Sleazy, Trashy Horror Story in Horror Sleaze Trash Magazine.

Wayne Turmel on A Sleazy, Trashy Horror Story in Horror Sleaze Trash Magazine.

Pamela Allegretto on One of My Stories Has Been Nominated for a Pushcart Prize!.

One of my Flash Pieces is in Corvus Review Plus a Year in Review.

The Long-Distance Team Comes Out Feb 28.

The Joys (and Pain) of Not Having an Author Brand.

Can You Eat a Dragon? J Scott Coatsworth.

The Cut of the Clothes by Erato