Good fanfic is art! How did being a fanfic writer shape the professional writer you became? I think fanfiction is honestly an amazing medium and gets such an unfair bad rap from people who don’t value or understand it. I started writing fanfiction when I was in grad school as a way to de-stress, and then ended up writing romance books about people in STEM academia. Can you tell our readers a little bit about how those things have played into your journey of writing both The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain?Īli Hazelwood: I have taken a lot of inspiration from the settings I find myself in every day, and from my career in academia. Paste Magazine: You took such an interesting path to become an author-I know you have a personal background in STEM and were very active in fanfiction communities. We got the chance to chat with Hazelwood herself about Love on the Brain, her unique background as an author, her favorite romance trope, and what she’s working on next. (Turns out neuroscience is actually really sexy, y’all!) Plus, if you’ve ever had a weakness for nerds who get hype about solving problems, this is absolutely 100% the genre for you.Īuthor Ali Hazelwood has become well known for her STEMist romantic fiction: Her debut The Love Hypothesis is a New York Times bestseller that became a viral sensation on BookTok and her second novel, Love on the Brain seems well on its way to similar success. These kinds of stories are not just about women falling in love, but about tackling any number of timely and relevant issues, from sexism in the workplace to issues of equity and inclusion, and the fact that even today male opinions are often privileged over female voices not because they are right or more experienced, but simply because they are male. One of the most satisfying recent trends in publishing is the STEMinist love story-a charming sobriquet for contemporary romances and romantic comedies that feature diverse heroines from diverse, often nontraditional backgrounds working in STEM fields and breaking barriers as easily as they might break hearts.
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