Anywho, the story is finished, and I am very happy! Oh, yes, I am very happy! So is Alicia. Her hand hurts from all the writing she has been doing. They do not have any shortcuts in Valewin. She had to write her whole story down with a pen.
Perhaps you would like some snippets!
“I
feel so useless right now,” moaned Calla.
“The attack was so quick, and I did not even have time to think!”
“Where were you when Elori Tajisscra
came?” asked Rachelle.
“I heard a commotion in the
courtyard, so I came to see what it was, and when I saw that wretched creature,
I ran back to my chamber and hid. Only
after one of the servants came and told me what had happened did I leave. Of course, I suppose that running and hiding
is cowardly, but I could not think of anything else to do.”
Rachelle nodded grimly. “Against Elori I think no one could do
anything.”
I was not feeling nearly as generous
toward Calla as Rachelle seemed to be.
Of course, Calla probably did the sensible thing, but I had always
cherished a hope that Calla would always come in my moments of mortal danger if
she could. Instead, I found that she
cared more for her safety than her friend’s lives. I was disgusted.
~ Alicia
Birinin
beamed gloriously. Elstav smiled as
drily as one can possibly smile. “Thank
you, Eseth Deladel. I am certain that
you will be of good service to Alfieri.
He is the hero.”
“I do not mean to lead!” cried
Alfieri.
“Ah, but that is your
responsibility!” cried Elstav. “Birinin
and I are at your side unconditionally as long as you remain true, but you will
make the ultimate decisions. You have
seen the leader of the opposing side. Do
you think that you can defeat him? He
thinks that you can.”
“He is so powerful!” exclaimed
Alfieri.
“Indeed, he is a very powerful creature,
but so are you,” answered Birinin. “The
Good Master made you very powerful indeed, although you cannot use Lucor. You see, you have the three gifts that the
Good Master gave Mortals. Tajisscra can
never taste your kind of power, which is so much better than Lucor. Even we Cheol Ruvin can never know the
fullness of love or loyalty or courage as you can. Mortals are the most privileged, you see. You have the true power, and you must learn
to use it.”
~ Alicia
Thanks for reading!
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Congratulations, Kathryn!!! So, when do I get to read it? ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd for the distraction earlier this month, I daresay you quite enjoyed that. I know I did.
You can read it after you send me CC on CatT. First things first, m'dear!
ReplyDeleteRight. Must get to that. *mental slap to myself for not having it done yet* I must say, life is not kind to me right now. Not kind at all... oh, well. I'll survive. :)
DeleteCongratulations! Finishing a book is such a wonderful feeling, even if you don't quite make your deadline. Alicia sounds really interesting!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kendra! I loved writing Alicia, and I am excited to start editing!
DeleteHey! I'm a young writer who just stumbled across your page and was interested by your story Alicia! May I ask, how much time progresses throughout the story? Because it seems that the main character adopts a baby early on and by the time the book ends he's eleven or twelve. Just curious ;)
ReplyDeleteAn excellent question! Bruno is nine in the story, but Alicia, the narrator, tells how she rescued him when he was a baby in a flashback. The progression of time in the story is seven or eight months from beginning to end, with the bulk of the story taking place in about two months.
DeleteOh, haha, okay! That makes sense! And may I say, from what I gather, you're an immensely talented writer :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your complement, but I am not so talented as you might think. Good writing comes chiefly through hard work. Anyone willing to spend a lot of time on it can write well!
DeleteBy the way, do you have a blog?
No, not yet, at any rate. I don't know if anyone would like what I write. It can be very strange stuff a lot of the time. x)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, are you going to write a sequel ever for Alicia? I know I'd have a difficult time wrapping up and saying goodbye to my characters.
Just so you know, we all write strange stuff. You should give people a chance to critique your work before you pass judgement on it yourself. I promise you, some people love what I hate most about my writing and some people hate what I love most about it.
DeleteAs for a sequel, I do not intend to write a sequel to Alicia. The book is meant to stand on its own. However, Alicia's world is vast, and I have many other stories set in Rindavae, including The Daulots, Lonish the Swordmaster, Marie the Clever, Jamolon the Conqueror, the Books of Loren D'Nore, and the Rivenblade Records, to name a few. Alicia the character is only in one book, though.
Well, that's very true. I have let some people look at my work, but I don't know how I feel about showing everybody, if you know what I mean. I guess I've always been somewhat guarded about showing my stuff on the internet.
DeleteThe rest of your stories sound so very interesting, the titles there really spark the fascination. Have you finished any of them, other than Alicia?
I've finished the basic writing of the First Book of Loren D'Nore, but other than that these are all works in progress or just notes.
DeleteI understand about showing stuff on the internet. That's why I use a pen name (several, in fact). Since you obviously aren't sharing your real name on the internet, putting any work up would probably be perfectly safe. If anyone tried to steal your work that would be plagiarism, which is illegal.
That does make me feel better about it. :) I'll certainly think about blogging!
DeleteAnd good luck with the editing and the rest of your stories! They really sound very creative and that's so difficult to do these days. ;)