It's countdown to September 2, 2008 when APHRODISIAC will be released. Wow. I can hardly believe it's happening. The road has not been an easy one. Learning the craft, studying the markets, finding the right voice, researching, writing into the wee hours, then rewriting, rewriting, and rewriting. And did I mention rewriting?
For me this was also a transition from dancer-choreographer to writer. And I discovered that creating stories is a lot more like creating dances than you'd think. But that's a subject for another blog. For now I just want to share the "first book" excitement. It's a strange and wonderful process to take the seed of an idea and work with it for so long that the characters become a part of your waking and dreaming life.
--- Alice
Ditto. It's a major league thrill to have APHRODISIAC making it's way onto the shelves after such a long, hard battle. As to Alice's last sentence, as far as I'm concerned Saylor and Benita really do exist. There are times I feel as if I could just hop in my car, head up to Brooklyn and catch them standing on the sidewalk in front of Gleason's. Seeing them brings a loving smile to my face.
I call out, "Excuse me, ladies. Offer you a ride back to your place?"
They seem a bit surprised.
"Umm. No, thanks," Saylor says, smiling sweetly from her altitude of four feet eleven.
Benita adds, "Get lost, you weird pendejo."
I laugh, unfazed. "You know, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't exist."
Oops. I forgot her nickname in the ring as a boxer was Binnie 'The Bitch.' I pull away from the curb and head for the BQE. Time to go home and write the rest of this scene.
--- Roy
For me this was also a transition from dancer-choreographer to writer. And I discovered that creating stories is a lot more like creating dances than you'd think. But that's a subject for another blog. For now I just want to share the "first book" excitement. It's a strange and wonderful process to take the seed of an idea and work with it for so long that the characters become a part of your waking and dreaming life.
--- Alice
Ditto. It's a major league thrill to have APHRODISIAC making it's way onto the shelves after such a long, hard battle. As to Alice's last sentence, as far as I'm concerned Saylor and Benita really do exist. There are times I feel as if I could just hop in my car, head up to Brooklyn and catch them standing on the sidewalk in front of Gleason's. Seeing them brings a loving smile to my face.
I call out, "Excuse me, ladies. Offer you a ride back to your place?"
They seem a bit surprised.
"Umm. No, thanks," Saylor says, smiling sweetly from her altitude of four feet eleven.
Benita adds, "Get lost, you weird pendejo."
I laugh, unfazed. "You know, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't exist."
"You saying something about my mami?"
Oops. I forgot her nickname in the ring as a boxer was Binnie 'The Bitch.' I pull away from the curb and head for the BQE. Time to go home and write the rest of this scene.
--- Roy
