She decided to visit England before her first book was published to make sure she had all her information correct. Before long, she was researching other historic information she would need for the story developing in her head. Curious, she began research on wetnursing. She was inspired to write about wet nurses after seeing one in a small role in the film The Girl with a Pearl Earring. Klassen had not traveled to Home until the manuscript for her first book was accepted. Ultimately the comments she received were positive and the manuscript was accepted for publication. Klassen also worried about what her colleagues would think of her writing, later saying "I didn't want to be embarrassed when I walked into work the next day". She felt this was necessary in order to receive an honest opinion so her fellow editors would not feel obliged to accept it for publication. She submitted the manuscript for her first novel, The Lady of Milkweed Manor, under a pseudonym only she and her boss knew the identity of the author. She worked for 16 years in publishing and recently retired from being an editor at Bethany House Publishers to write full-time. Klassen graduated from The University of Illinois. She is the winner of several Christy Awards and a Midwest Book Award. Julie Klassen is an American author of Regency romance novels. Inspirational, Regency, Romance, Christian Fiction
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