Catherine Kerrigan, Author
@catherinekerrigan.bsky.social
Historical romance author ✍️ Writing strong-willed women who would’ve been called “difficult” in their time. Regency rebel wrangler. Tea drinker. Resurrecting forgotten heroines, one scandalous chapter at a time. 📚👑
Historical romance is teaching modern readers that women have ALWAYS been fierce. We just weren't allowed to write it down. Until now. #HistRom #StrongWomen #AmWriting
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Historical romance is teaching modern readers that women have ALWAYS been fierce. We just weren't allowed to write it down. Until now. #HistRom #StrongWomen #AmWriting
Today's writing fuel: Thinking about all the brilliant women erased from history. My job? Writing them back in, one scandalous chapter at a time. #HistoricalFiction #WomenWriters
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today's writing fuel: Thinking about all the brilliant women erased from history. My job? Writing them back in, one scandalous chapter at a time. #HistoricalFiction #WomenWriters
Reminder: When they call your historical heroine "ahead of her time," they're erasing the REAL women of that era who were equally fierce. They existed. We're just finally writing them. #HistRom
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Reminder: When they call your historical heroine "ahead of her time," they're erasing the REAL women of that era who were equally fierce. They existed. We're just finally writing them. #HistRom
Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm in 1843. For a machine that didn't exist yet. While society said women couldn't do math. Coding's first queen. #WomenInSTEM #History
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm in 1843. For a machine that didn't exist yet. While society said women couldn't do math. Coding's first queen. #WomenInSTEM #History
Stage of writing: Angry at everyone. The characters, the plot, the Regency era itself. Why did they have so many RULES? *returns to writing ball scene* #AuthorMood #AmWriting
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Stage of writing: Angry at everyone. The characters, the plot, the Regency era itself. Why did they have so many RULES? *returns to writing ball scene* #AuthorMood #AmWriting
Him: "You're too stubborn." Her: "I prefer 'determined.'" Him: "You climbed a trellis in a ballgown." Her: "I stand by my word choice." This is why I love her. #AmWriting #StrongHeroines
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Him: "You're too stubborn." Her: "I prefer 'determined.'" Him: "You climbed a trellis in a ballgown." Her: "I stand by my word choice." This is why I love her. #AmWriting #StrongHeroines
Coffee count: 4. Words written: 237. Arguments with imaginary people: 12. Just another Tuesday in historical romance writing. #AmWriting #AuthorLife
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Coffee count: 4. Words written: 237. Arguments with imaginary people: 12. Just another Tuesday in historical romance writing. #AmWriting #AuthorLife
Writing a scandal-ridden duchess. Research discovers the REAL Duchess of Devonshire had a ménage à trois arrangement, massive gambling debts, and ran political campaigns. Fiction can't compete. #Regency
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Writing a scandal-ridden duchess. Research discovers the REAL Duchess of Devonshire had a ménage à trois arrangement, massive gambling debts, and ran political campaigns. Fiction can't compete. #Regency
Julie d'Aubigny, 17th century: Opera singer, sword fighter, duelist. Kissed a woman at a ball, got challenged to duels by 3 men, beat them all. Then joined a convent. Queen behavior. #HistoricalWomen
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Julie d'Aubigny, 17th century: Opera singer, sword fighter, duelist. Kissed a woman at a ball, got challenged to duels by 3 men, beat them all. Then joined a convent. Queen behavior. #HistoricalWomen
Ching Shih commanded 80,000 pirates in 1800s China. Negotiated her own amnesty, kept her loot, opened a gambling house, died wealthy in her 60s. Ultimate power move. #PirateQueen
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Ching Shih commanded 80,000 pirates in 1800s China. Negotiated her own amnesty, kept her loot, opened a gambling house, died wealthy in her 60s. Ultimate power move. #PirateQueen
Writing strong-willed women means research. Today: How Victorian women hid money from husbands. Answer: Incredibly creative methods. These ladies were SMART. #HistoricalRomance #Research
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Writing strong-willed women means research. Today: How Victorian women hid money from husbands. Answer: Incredibly creative methods. These ladies were SMART. #HistoricalRomance #Research
Writing a Regency ballroom scene while wearing sweatpants feels like betrayal to the genre. But also, elastic waistbands are a gift. #AuthorLife #HistoricalRomance
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Writing a Regency ballroom scene while wearing sweatpants feels like betrayal to the genre. But also, elastic waistbands are a gift. #AuthorLife #HistoricalRomance
Today's character interview: Me: "Why did you slap him?" Her: "He deserved it." Me: "But the Duke—" Her: "Did I stutter?" *adjusts manuscript nervously* #WritingLife
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Today's character interview: Me: "Why did you slap him?" Her: "He deserved it." Me: "But the Duke—" Her: "Did I stutter?" *adjusts manuscript nervously* #WritingLife
Artemisia Gentileschi painted the most violent revenge scene in art history (Judith beheading Holofernes) after her own assault trial. 1610s #MeToo in oil paint. #ArtHistory #WomenArtists
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Artemisia Gentileschi painted the most violent revenge scene in art history (Judith beheading Holofernes) after her own assault trial. 1610s #MeToo in oil paint. #ArtHistory #WomenArtists
Gertrude Bell: Explorer, archaeologist, spy, kingmaker. Drew the borders of Iraq. The British called her "the most powerful woman in the British Empire." 1920s legend. #WomenExplorers
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Gertrude Bell: Explorer, archaeologist, spy, kingmaker. Drew the borders of Iraq. The British called her "the most powerful woman in the British Empire." 1920s legend. #WomenExplorers
Historical fact: Bluestockings were mocked for being educated. Historical romance: Making them the heroines. Redemption arc for intellectual women everywhere. #HistoricalFiction #Regency
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Historical fact: Bluestockings were mocked for being educated. Historical romance: Making them the heroines. Redemption arc for intellectual women everywhere. #HistoricalFiction #Regency
The best part of writing historical fiction? Creating women who would absolutely have been called "difficult" in their time. That's code for "interesting." #HistRom #StrongHeroines
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The best part of writing historical fiction? Creating women who would absolutely have been called "difficult" in their time. That's code for "interesting." #HistRom #StrongHeroines
What you’ll get here: behind-the-scenes writer chaos, facts about badass historical women (pirates! spies! mathematicians!), and the struggles of writing heroines who refuse to follow my outline. Welcome to the beautiful mess of historical romance writing. Let’s be friends!
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
What you’ll get here: behind-the-scenes writer chaos, facts about badass historical women (pirates! spies! mathematicians!), and the struggles of writing heroines who refuse to follow my outline. Welcome to the beautiful mess of historical romance writing. Let’s be friends!
Hi! I’m Catherine Kerrigan, historical romance author. I spend my days arguing with fictional dukes and researching whether my 1820s heroine can realistically poison someone with hemlock. (She can.) Coffee-fueled, deadline-driven, obsessed with forgotten women. #WritingCommunity
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Hi! I’m Catherine Kerrigan, historical romance author. I spend my days arguing with fictional dukes and researching whether my 1820s heroine can realistically poison someone with hemlock. (She can.) Coffee-fueled, deadline-driven, obsessed with forgotten women. #WritingCommunity
Hello Bluesky! Escaping that other place to find my people. I write historical romance featuring strong-willed women who’d absolutely be canceled in 1815. Expect: writing chaos, historical women facts, and strong opinions about Regency divorce laws. #NewHere #HistoricalRomance
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Hello Bluesky! Escaping that other place to find my people. I write historical romance featuring strong-willed women who’d absolutely be canceled in 1815. Expect: writing chaos, historical women facts, and strong opinions about Regency divorce laws. #NewHere #HistoricalRomance