I’m sort of “borrowing” an idea from my bestie, Rachel, but now that school is out, I can now focus on writing my story! Rachel and I have been having weekly lunches since the end of the school year, and we are quite content to choose a table in the back corner of the restaurant and brainstorm one another’s stories. Rachel has been a valuable help in getting me started on the rewrite of Mirror, Mirror. Below is a snippet of the first chapter, which I have completed this past week.
James decided to choose the lesser of the two evils. His eyes were open, and the sea salt filled them as he gazed up toward the waning sunlight. Never again would he feel its warmth against his skin. Instead, he welcomed the peaceful calm that filled him along with the water filling his lungs. It was not as though he had reason to live anyway.
James closed his eyes and began to succumb to the calming weightlessness of the water in which he was suspended. It was eerily quiet and tranquil as he resigned himself to the peace that death would bring. There would be no more suffering for him. Perhaps there would be redemption for him in the afterlife.
As James slipped into unconsciousness, he felt, or thought he felt a pair of arms wrap around him.
“An angel,” he thought to himself as he slowly slipped away…
I can’t really reveal much else than this because there is a lot that happens in this chapter that sets up the rest of the entire story. However, I can say that the story will be a historical fiction/fantasy, and it will encompass many elements of fairy tale and reference mythology and possibly maritime lore.