Ask the Author: B.C. Ray
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B.C. Ray
No, unfortunately, I did not like it. The issue I had was with the overuse of dramatic language. Simile and metaphor are powerful tools, but I found it confusing when delivering a report to a manager (mundane) was equally dramatic to finding a dead body in the park (extraordinary). I did not finish purely due to the language.
B.C. Ray
I am working on my novel. It is a fantasy story. I got all my beta reader's feedback and now it is time for the final re-write.
B.C. Ray
Creation. Making something from (nearly) nothing is what gets me excited. It opens my eyes to how God sees me, and the rest of the world. I have used it to cope with suffering and give hope. It helps me understand myself and the world around me. I just hope that my writing will do the same for others someday.
B.C. Ray
I would say that I am still an aspiring writer. So, when I figure it out, I will let you know.
B.C. Ray
I began writing this when my wife was all about vampires. I have always liked the classic monsters (vampires and werewolves). I felt like vampires were being done poorly at the time and wanted to make something different. I ended up looking into the empuse who did not just drink blood, but actually ate people. I liked tying some of the current vampire additions to an older tradition, linking it to something much more primal in Greek mythology.
I started writing this in third person and my beta readers said it was ok. They liked parts of it, but I just wasn’t happy with it. I ended up editing it to death. Once it was lifeless, I decided to scrap it and start again. I went with the first person stream of conscious perspective that I tend to gravitate towards in short stories. It breathed a new life into the story that I like a lot.
I have more ideas on how to expand the world but I wanted to keep this story focused on Hector and his experience. If the story does well, I will move to Layla’s POV and expand on her history as an empuse.
I started writing this in third person and my beta readers said it was ok. They liked parts of it, but I just wasn’t happy with it. I ended up editing it to death. Once it was lifeless, I decided to scrap it and start again. I went with the first person stream of conscious perspective that I tend to gravitate towards in short stories. It breathed a new life into the story that I like a lot.
I have more ideas on how to expand the world but I wanted to keep this story focused on Hector and his experience. If the story does well, I will move to Layla’s POV and expand on her history as an empuse.
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