As you can tell I'm pretty happy about it! I cannot describe how incredible it feels to see such a small project balloon into something that several people have enjoyed. I definitely love the direction I went in with this particular story, and I intend on writing things like this in the near future.
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With this one, I constantly emphasized the fact that this is two years in the making.
This is no exaggeration.
I watched a movie about dueling women, both beautiful, both physically attractive, one inferior to the other. The inferior woman felt it necessary to finally steal the one thing that the more "powerful" woman could never get: the first night with the man they both admired.
Of course this film took place in ancient India and a lot of what goes on between women when it comes to one man is not nearly as stealthy or classy.
So, I was driving around one hot summer night, and the idea came to me piece by piece: wedding. Two sisters. One man. An intelligible brawl. A mysterious family.
Of course it all sounds like a tawdry soap opera at first glance, so I added another element: I wanted it to be told from the perspective of a young, innocent boy...who's voluntarily mute.
It started coming together in a frame narrative, but I never could get the ending right.
It was even selected for presentation at a Creative Writing Workshop in California - but I didn't go. I was afraid.
So here I am, two years later, with a preview and links to where you can purchase the whole thing.
I'd loved it since day one - my hope today is that you will too.
All the best,
J. Alyse
As I gear up to write another full-length novel entitled, The Trail’s End and with the unexpected success of“Amber”, a flash fiction story I wrote on a whim on the commute home from work a few weeks ago, I randomly concocted another short story, Painted Leo on the drive back from my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC. If you haven’t guessed it yet, the majority of my inspiration happens while I drive, and, consequently, I drive a great deal!
With this one I used some of my experience in Paris last summer, and used a couple of the French phrases I learned. What’s most exciting is that I can share this new writing style with you as I transition.
If you weren’t already aware, I’m not accustomed to writing about murders and women disguising themselves as French prostitutes to seek retribution from cheating husbands. But it’s been a fun ride!
If you’ve been with me from the beginning (see: When You Come to Me), you’ll know that this is a huge jump!
