Welcome
back, Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog! Things worked out so well last
time that we all decided that round two was in order. I'm so glad to
host for the first round my dear dear friend, Torie! She's been the
driving force behind my writing and I'm so proud of her for getting her
work together to share with all of you, our readers and fans. Come check
out Torie's main guy Alex. Don't forget to check
out my blog on Torie's site. Click here for it.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog The Sequel: Week One!
The character I’m most anxious to release on an unsuspecting
public would HAVE to be Alexander Lakeland from my “Timeless Night” book, which
I’m currently finishing up. I started out liking him and it’s just grown into
that revered love only a writer can have for her creation. There’s something
about him that has me digging deeper when I’m in my female protaganist’s head
(Sabrina Foxworth) that literally compels me to drive HIM crazy. He’s
everything that cool, calm and composed; not much ruffles his feathers. He
values rationalization, logic and planning. The absolute polar opposite of
Sabrina, who’s all about riding the Emo Coaster and employing every layer of
reckless spontaneity she can muster. But that’s why I love him so entirely. He
comes across as this overly proper, stick in the mud with Olde Worlde ideals
and archaic methods of expressing himself that is a trip to break down until
you finally see the “man” underneath the “monster”. At the root of it all, he
has lost everything and everyone he ever loved and has been alone for almost a
thousand years, even when surrounded. He created this massive wall of quiet
contempt for people, while spending his eternity protecting humanity and
searching for some remnants of his past. He lived in a wash of monochrome;
black, grey and white. Then along comes Hurricane Sabrina and with one hearty
gale, blows down his house of cards.
I love exposing his naked soul. That’s the part I love most
about him and what I think the reader will, too. Everyday I work on the book I
am constantly amazed at what he “shows” me or rather, allows me to see. This is
his world and I’m just the observer, the teller of his tale, his voice.
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Also, I have the major honor of working with two amazing
ladies, Stacy Moran and Ashley Nemer, on a soon to published poetry book
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Work In Progress
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