271. Dating as a Romance Author: A Conversation with Alisha Rai - a podcast by Sarah Wendell - Romance Novel Reviewer, Reader, and Author

In this episode, I sit down for cake and podcasting with Alisha Rai. In a prior interview in episode 229, we talked a lot about dating and romance - both the concept and the genre. In this episode, we take a deeper look at dating as a romance author. We discuss seducing men with dad jokes, and why so many guys are into telling you they’re kinky in their third or fourth text. We also cover the identification of romance heroes and villains in real life people, the upside and downside of being a romance writer in the dating world, and they were is really, truly, no such thing as “leagues.” Plus, Alisha shares a truly lovely story of a good date.

So many listeners contacted me to let me know how much they enjoyed hearing Alisha talk about the intricacies of modern dating from the point of view of someone who is fluent in the romance genre. I’m so pleased to bring you a follow up interview!

Trigger warning: mention of Trump and his comments on sexual assault at 36:45.

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