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Authors: Alexandra Lanc
a story where vampires were Masters, and humans were slaves. This actually came to me before I really delved into any Dystopia books, though I can say that reading has helped a lot when constructing this interesting society.
I have a love of the play “ Romeo and Juliet ”. Years ago I took part in a theatre camp where we had four days to perfect the (shortened) hour-long version of “ Romeo and Juliet ”, and I played Juliet in our performance. It was the first time I had ever had a major role (before becoming a writer, I dreamed of life in the theatre), and it taught me a lot about performance. I definitely believe that parts of that experience helped to shape my Juliet.
I wrote the first draft of Juliet , probably as long as this chunk of what will be the novel (or perhaps a bit shorter), and then set it aside for a few years, until around the beginning of Summer 2012, when I decided to pick it back up and try adding to the story – expanding the plot, and delving much more into darker territory. I worked feverishly at it for months, and really surprised myself with what I was writing. I definitely believe that this is one of the stories that has pushed me along and challenged me as a writer, and I have my great friends Dest and Ree to thank for that; they are my Betas, and I don’t know what I’d do without them.
A Note On Juliet’s Name
Some of you might be wondering what Sibold means when he says that he will name our lovely protagonist ‘Juliet’, and refers to “…as the sun”. This relates directly to the quote at the beginning of the book; Sibold likes Shakespeare, as we will see later on in the story.
“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
Romeo and Juliet: Scene 2, William Shakespeare
I look forward to finishing writing this story with your help, and seeing where the plot and your votes take us. Thank you so much for reading, and being part of this story’s creation!
Best Wishes,
Alexandra ~ April 2013
If you liked The Legend of Juliet: Part One ,
you’ll definitely want to read:
Read the Flower: The Beautiful Beginning
NOW AVAILABLE
Twenty-year-old Lorine Stringfield’s life is about to change forever, and she doesn’t even know it.
Weighted down by the death of her father, her overbearing mother, and the sadness of her little brother, Lorine has less than high hopes for her family’s trip to France. But all of that changes when she is invited to visit the illustrious Château du Jumeaux – a premiere nightclub that only the most privileged attend. Lorine jumps at the chance to do something for herself, but gets more than she bargained for when she discovers the terrible truth: the chateau isn’t a nightclub at all, but a feeding ground for perhaps the most ruthless of beings, the creatures known as vampires.
Part one in the Fleur Passages, a collection of novellas to later be sewn into one novel, The Beautiful Beginning starts the epic tale of Lorine. This novella marks the first in a series of ebooks in which readers can take part with "Reader Participation" -- inside of the ebook there is a question directly linked to the next volume in the Fleur Passages, and readers can vote for their favorite answer, to have a say in what happens next!
Voting closes on: June 28th, 2013.
Visit the Goodreads page
Midnight
(A Knight Blood Novella)
NOW AVAILABLE
Life has always seemed impossible for IxBryn Rowan, and it's about to get even more complicated.
IxBryn is a Knight Blood, an immortal human rendered by science to bring about harmony between the two races of Earth, the humans and the vampires -- at least, that was the plan. A terrible tragedy occurred, and IxBryn is now the only surviving Knight, hunted for the potency of her blood, which will render any Immortal nearly unstoppable for a time.
With nowhere left to turn, IxBryn makes her way to Variance, the most
I have a love of the play “ Romeo and Juliet ”. Years ago I took part in a theatre camp where we had four days to perfect the (shortened) hour-long version of “ Romeo and Juliet ”, and I played Juliet in our performance. It was the first time I had ever had a major role (before becoming a writer, I dreamed of life in the theatre), and it taught me a lot about performance. I definitely believe that parts of that experience helped to shape my Juliet.
I wrote the first draft of Juliet , probably as long as this chunk of what will be the novel (or perhaps a bit shorter), and then set it aside for a few years, until around the beginning of Summer 2012, when I decided to pick it back up and try adding to the story – expanding the plot, and delving much more into darker territory. I worked feverishly at it for months, and really surprised myself with what I was writing. I definitely believe that this is one of the stories that has pushed me along and challenged me as a writer, and I have my great friends Dest and Ree to thank for that; they are my Betas, and I don’t know what I’d do without them.
A Note On Juliet’s Name
Some of you might be wondering what Sibold means when he says that he will name our lovely protagonist ‘Juliet’, and refers to “…as the sun”. This relates directly to the quote at the beginning of the book; Sibold likes Shakespeare, as we will see later on in the story.
“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
Romeo and Juliet: Scene 2, William Shakespeare
I look forward to finishing writing this story with your help, and seeing where the plot and your votes take us. Thank you so much for reading, and being part of this story’s creation!
Best Wishes,
Alexandra ~ April 2013
If you liked The Legend of Juliet: Part One ,
you’ll definitely want to read:
Read the Flower: The Beautiful Beginning
NOW AVAILABLE
Twenty-year-old Lorine Stringfield’s life is about to change forever, and she doesn’t even know it.
Weighted down by the death of her father, her overbearing mother, and the sadness of her little brother, Lorine has less than high hopes for her family’s trip to France. But all of that changes when she is invited to visit the illustrious Château du Jumeaux – a premiere nightclub that only the most privileged attend. Lorine jumps at the chance to do something for herself, but gets more than she bargained for when she discovers the terrible truth: the chateau isn’t a nightclub at all, but a feeding ground for perhaps the most ruthless of beings, the creatures known as vampires.
Part one in the Fleur Passages, a collection of novellas to later be sewn into one novel, The Beautiful Beginning starts the epic tale of Lorine. This novella marks the first in a series of ebooks in which readers can take part with "Reader Participation" -- inside of the ebook there is a question directly linked to the next volume in the Fleur Passages, and readers can vote for their favorite answer, to have a say in what happens next!
Voting closes on: June 28th, 2013.
Visit the Goodreads page
Midnight
(A Knight Blood Novella)
NOW AVAILABLE
Life has always seemed impossible for IxBryn Rowan, and it's about to get even more complicated.
IxBryn is a Knight Blood, an immortal human rendered by science to bring about harmony between the two races of Earth, the humans and the vampires -- at least, that was the plan. A terrible tragedy occurred, and IxBryn is now the only surviving Knight, hunted for the potency of her blood, which will render any Immortal nearly unstoppable for a time.
With nowhere left to turn, IxBryn makes her way to Variance, the most
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