Chatting with authors @Tinasbookreviews is welcoming author Jordan Link to the blog for a little chat and a little giveaway. Today's question:
Has a mood, setting or place ever inspired you to write?
Inspired by the Clouds
by Jordan Link-2013
Nothing major inspired me to open my laptop, to watch as the little blue light came to life and spilled light over my keyboard. As I typed the first word of The Sacrificed, which soon became another, and a third, I can only say that one thing effected my whimsical world.
I remember peering out the window as night fell upon the state, Maryland, wondering how long the shower would last. The room was bathed in a grayish hue, and, as stereotypical as that may sound, it was absolutely true. I could see the sidewalks, glossy with water as pedestrians rushed toward their homes. The walks darkened with every drop that pattered against their concrete surfaces: it seemed that they would never embody their lighter shade again. With that drowsy, torpid scene in mind, I allowed the influence of the outside world to seep through the minuscule cracks in my window, and onto the pages of Word.
Excerpt
It began to rain, at first a slight drizzle, then pouring from the sky in endless, thick torrents. Emerald and Dusk were silent as they watched the world around them turn gray. Emerald thought of her future the same way — erratic, uncertain. Maybe one day things would be different. Maybe the blood sacrifices would diminish, and the number of Accused would subside. But now, the reliance upon a council that created a deep chasm between the winged and walkers had no lack of believers. And belief, as Emerald knew, was not always for the better.
The storm picked up, the gusts of wind that tumbled by causing the fragile buildings to lean slightly to one side. “I think I should go,” Dusk said, his ethereal voice reverberating in their sheltered enclosure.
She stared at him for a moment, tucking a loose lock of brown hair behind one ear, then grinned. “You go. I’ll climb down the windowsills until I reach the ground. Maybe one of those Black Eagles will see me struggling and decide to assist.”
Dusk glowered at her. But even the solemn winged boy couldn't stop a grin from breaking out across his pale features. A second later, he was laughing, and the sound filled her with lightness. It was rather musical, and sliced through the rain like a sword. Emerald began to laugh too. Unlike his, her laugh was silky and quiet, and surprisingly comforting. Dusk was just as relaxed as she was now; he had leaned closer to her.
“Let’s get down from here, then.” He paused in the midst of another thought, his own gentle hands pressed against his knees. “Did you ever wish you had wings, Emerald Hayden?”
“I wish that I had wings, just like I wish there were no Accused.” It was a simple statement, but a strong one. It was wishing for the impossible, but she still did it in spite of herself. In spite of how her world worked.
In that second he grabbed her hand, intertwining his fingers with hers, and leapt from the perch.
Jordan Link is currently contracted with Entranced Publishing for her novel "The Sacrificed", which will be released on May 6, 2013. She won first place in Jack L. Chalker's Young Writers Contest of 2012 for her short story “The Bubble”, and attended Balticon 46 last year. She earned an honorable mention on December 3rd for the Young Voices Foundation Short Story Contest and will be published in their anthology "Oh, the Stories They Tell!" which will be available on Amazon. Her early love of reading inspired an equivalent passion towards writing, and she plans to continue doing so.
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I love the cover--very well done!
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Love how the outside world can creep through the window and into the pages of a book!
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