October, 2009 - Patrice Sarath - Page 2

Alpha males are jerks, or romance heresy

(sorry, Dear Reader: WordPress was down for a bit, hence the delay in posting): I don’t write alpha males. I don’t like them. Pushy, overbearing jerks, most of them. Well, I should say, I do write alphas, they just aren’t my heroes. Lord Tharp is an alpha male, and what Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 17 yearsOctober 12, 2009 ago

Writing lessons — so what is a portal story and why are they a no no?

Charles Stross writes them. So does Taylor Anderson. Eric Flint‘s 1632 is all about portals! So why are portal stories so bad? When I was shopping Gordath Wood, I heard from a couple of agents that the “portal” novel was overdone. Joshua Bilmes and Kristen Nelson both said that the Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 17 yearsOctober 6, 2009 ago