![]() Which brings us to Mage of Inconvenience. This is one of the many things I enjoy about the genre as both reader and writer, especially when tired tropes become new as the genre expands to better represent the diversity of the world we live in. Romance introduced me to new tropes to learn and love, and what’s really neat, for me, is how romance authors embrace-and frequently invert, or play on expectations of-tropes. ![]() Then I got into romance and discovered a genre with all that deliciousness plus a focus on the development of romantic and/or sexual relationships – and go-to-the-ends-of-earth love with kissing on top. And I grew to recognise the signs of some of my favourites. Off the top of my head, that gives us narrative and character tropes like magical orphans, alternate timelines, alternate worlds, poor kid does good, band of brothers, rich guys are jerks, found family… It’s a rich bounty, is what I’m saying. I read a lot of fantasy and historicals when I was a kid, so if you imagine a world somewhere between Chrestomanci and Sharpe, that’s where I grew up. Hello and thanks to The Novel Approach for hosting me today! Today I wanted to write about something that features strongly in Mage of Inconvenience: tropes.īefore I knew what tropes were, I loved tropes. ![]() Welcome to author Parker Foye, who’s joining us today to introduce their brand new novel, Mage of Inconvenience, a part of the Dreamspun Beyond house line from Dreamspinner Press! ![]()
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