Interview with Alyssa Cole

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 21b

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.

In this episode we talk about

Alyssa’s novella “That Could Be Enough” in Hamilton’s Battalion

How Alyssa, Courtney Milan, and Rose Lerner brainstormed up the anthology

How the musical Hamilton inspired the collection

Writing marginalized identities in historical romance

Researching historic New York City

The surprising acceptance of some same-sex couples in 18th century America

The distinction between “historical accuracy” and “historical average” in developing characters

Alyssa’s favorite historical writers and how Ta-Nehisi Coates’ blog sent her inspiration in different directions

Publications mentioned:

Hamilton’s Battalion by Courtney Milan, Rose Lerner, and Alyssa Cole

“Be Not Afraid” by Alyssa Cole in For Love & Liberty: Untold love stories of the American Revolution - the story of Andromeda’s grandparents

Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey by Graham Russell Gao Hodges

Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rechel Hope Cleves

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole - a secondary character in this book is a non-binary woman who is a sapeur, a “dandy”, and who will have a f/f romance in a forthcoming book

Anne of the Wild Rose Inn by Jennifer Armstrong - an early inspiration for Alyssa’s historical interests

More info

The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp

Website:

https://alyssacole.com

Twitter & Instagram:

@AlyssaColeLit

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Alyssa Cole

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