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The Sisters Mederos is available for preorder

The Sisters Mederos is available for preorder! Order today and you’ll get your very own copy in your hot little hands or e-reader in April, and it will have the prettiest cover you can imagine. (I’ve seen it — I know. It’s gorgeous.) On Amazon On Barnes & Noble On Indiebound On Waterstones Two sisters fight with manners, magic, and mayhem to reclaim their family’s name, in this captivating historical fantasy adventure. House Mederos was Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Alcott Does Austen: Is An Old Fashioned Girl based on Mansfield Park?

A poor girl goes to live in the home of a rich family. In one version, she’s a poor relation, the other, a friend. In both cases, the girl changes the lives of the wealthy family, by virtue of, well, her virtues. She is modest, kind, and caring, and her friendship transform the parents and the son. In the above description of the setup of both An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott, 1869) and Mansfield Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Wizard World Comic Con Austin

If it’s not one convention it’s another — I’ll be at Wizard World Comic Con in Austin on Sunday, paneling on the following: Sunday, Nov. 19, 201712:30 PM – 1:15 PM location: Room 4 Start Your Creativity Engines Having trouble revving up your creativity engine? Writer’s block and general creator’s block often succeeds in stalling every type of artist at one time or another, but thankfully, there are creative solutions that can bulldoze those standstill challenges! With Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago