Meet author Erica Vetsch
Best-selling, award-winning author Erica Vetsch loves Jesus, history, romance, and sports. When she’s not writing fiction, she’s planning her next trip to a history museum. You can connect with her at her website, www.ericavetsch.com and you can find her on Facebook at The Inspirational Regency Readers Group where she spends way too much time!
Tell us about your newest book.
A Scheming in Parliament is the second book in the Of Cloaks & Daggers series, and the ninth book in what I call The Haverly Universe. All my Regency stories cross over and take place in the same story world. A Scheming in Parliament continues the story of Philippa Cashel and Sir Bertrand Thorndike. Bertie is now a Member of Parliament, and he’s been tasked with rooting out corruption in politics. Philippa aids him, while also pursuing her passion to help women of the night to get off the streets and change their lives. Their missions interweave when the corruption involves the trafficking of women by powerful men in British politics.
What genre do you focus on.
I currently write Regency Era fiction. I’ve always been a lover of history, and I’ve written everything from 1810’s England up through World War I home front America. My current interest in Regency fiction came about through reading several novels set during that time, and I’m also wanting to really sink my teeth into new and exciting research.
Why do you write?
I’ve always had a very vivid and intense inner life, spinning stories in my head since I can remember. My mother once said I was going to need to find a job that would pay me to daydream. Mission accomplished.
What is your work schedule like when you’re writing a book?
I tend to write in the afternoons. Mornings are for admin things, housework, errands, etc. I try not to write on the weekends. I’m a bookkeeper for a lumber business in addition to writing, so I have to reserve writing for when it fits into all the other things I do.
What is the hardest part of being an author?
Any part of the writing can be hard, creation, editing, marketing, etc. Probably for me the most difficult part is the marketing. I love talking about books, but talking about my own is the most difficult.
What’s the best part of your author’s life?
All the amazing people I have met since starting on this writing journey. I’ve made lifelong friends in fellow writers, met the sweetest readers, and teamed up with some of the best professionals in the business.
What’s one thing your readers should know about you?
I can prattle on about books and history until most people’s eyes glaze over.
How have you changed or grown as a writer?
I’ve learned a lot through the years, both from classes and experience. I’ve learned to hold the writing dream more loosely, since much of whether a book is a success or not is out of our hands and totally in God’s.
What is your favorite pastime?
I enjoy lots of things. I cross-stitch, crochet, quilt, and sew. I’m an avid sports fan, rooting for my Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Zealand All Blacks. I enjoy watching period dramas and mysteries on TV.
Do you have other books? We’d love to know.
A Scheming in Parliament is my 42nd book. You can visit my website at www.ericavetsch.com for a complete list.
What are you working on now?
I’m just finishing up book #43, the third in the Of Cloaks & Daggers series, called An Accusing at the Old Bailey which will release in 2026.
Website: www.ericavetsch.com
Link to book: https://www.amazon.com/Scheming-Parliament-Cloaks-Daggers/dp/0825448638
Social media links: https://www.instagram.com/ericavetsch/
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