A big thanks today to the wonderful Kim Handysides for these questions that are guaranteed to send my mind in spin.
1. What’s your ideal: alpha or beta and why?
This is difficult. The love of my life is a Beta hero, but there’s no denying the instant allure of a strong Alpha when he walks into the room. For a while there I was thinking of my current hero as more of a Beta with Alpha qualities, but then I heard the term Gamma. What’s a Gamma hero? Picture an Alpha without the arrogance, an Alpha who’s able to have a conversation about feelings. That’s a Gamma. And now that I think of it, most of my heros that I thought were Alphas are more like Gammas. All that being said, I think we each have an idea of who’s an alpha and who’s a beta. Here’s a couple of pics of my choice of Alpha, and Beta. Enjoy!
2 .Do you have a male buddy or mate you use for confirmation or inspiration when crafting your heroes?
No. All my guy friends are betas (even the ones who might think they’re alphas.) And while this is cliché, my best guy friend is my husband. And I think there’s always a bit of him that creeps into all my heroes. But this makes me wonder.
Let’s answer this question: Can a woman be just friends with an Alpha? You know, true friends, when you’re not only being his friend cause you secretly lust after him? I’d love to see your answer in the comments.
3.What does any hero have to do to win your heart?
Again there’s the difference in real life and writing life. For me, when I was looking for the man I wanted to have a real relationship, the key thing I was looking for was someone that I could have good conversations with. I wanted intellect and stimulation. Er. Linguistic. Er. My mind has wandered. I’m quitting now….
So after you answer my question above, don’t abandon our lovely RWW blog hop. Make the rounds and see what everyone else has to say. And you can start with the lovely Jo Richardson.