Ask the Author: C.S. Alleyne
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C.S. Alleyne
With my first novel Belle Vue being published on 25 August 2020, I am currently writing what will be the second book in the series. I have completed most of the research - set in America in the 1860s and the present day (this series uses 2 time lines) and planning a lot of twists and turns!.
I enjoyed writing the short story too (which I hadn't done before) so am also working on another which is set in Texas circa 1950s. That is more an experiment to see whether I can capture the time and essence of that period as well as the horror of the outcome!
I enjoyed writing the short story too (which I hadn't done before) so am also working on another which is set in Texas circa 1950s. That is more an experiment to see whether I can capture the time and essence of that period as well as the horror of the outcome!
C.S. Alleyne
I was fascinated by The Greatest Showman film and started researching about freak shows. I love the Victorian era and so started to write about a female character who had had a lot of bad luck but wanted to change her circumstances.
The growth of photography was also prevalent at the time (late 1850s) as was the demand for smutty pictures so I added a couple of characters and mixed the two. I noticed how it was the men who held all the cards and the main character, Maude, was essentially powerless (as were most other women of her time).
But then I thought what if the tables were turned, and so the story took a different direction - one that needs a strong stomach...
The growth of photography was also prevalent at the time (late 1850s) as was the demand for smutty pictures so I added a couple of characters and mixed the two. I noticed how it was the men who held all the cards and the main character, Maude, was essentially powerless (as were most other women of her time).
But then I thought what if the tables were turned, and so the story took a different direction - one that needs a strong stomach...
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