With the final edits for To Target the Heart done and awaiting its release, I’m turning my focus to polishing up the fairytale novella, Someone Else’s Shoes, that’ll be in the box set Once Upon Another World.
It’s set in the same spellster series world, just in another empire and back a few generations from what I call “the modern timeline” of the major novels.
We’ll start at the beginning.
“You missed a spot.”
Alla’s humming died in her throat. Had someone spoken? To her? Blinking out of her trance-like daze, she lifted her attention from the marble tiles she had almost finished polishing. All around, the foyer floor glistened with her efforts.
Fingers, glittering with silver and jewels, clicked in front of Alla’s face. “Did you hear me?” Tamara demanded, continuing to snap her fingers even though they were almost nose to nose. “Answer me when I speak, girl.”
Don’t forget to check out the other excerpts at Weekend Writing Warriors, Snippet Sunday or Rainbow Snippets.
Someone Else’s Shoes
Exclusively in the Once Upon Another World Box Set
Currently on pre-order for 99c
Aldrea Alien 
Oh, my, this snippet is bringing back memories of a past release of mine! ☺️ The transition to the moment of the snapping fingers and the description of those fingers are gorgeously vivid! (heart)
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Thank you.
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Nice spin on the name. “Alla” works nicely!
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Thank you. I did debate of A or E for a while.
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Oof, I dislike Tamara already! Your descriptions are so vivid.
Love the sound of this box set! I’ve just pre-ordered.
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Oh! Thank you so much.
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Tamara needs a slap, I think. Great excerpt!
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She needs a number of them.
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I had the same reaction as Kate, but I’m guessing Alla is in no position to slap anyone.
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That she is not.
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Oh dear, I have a bad feeling about this development! Enjoying the story so much…great snippet!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Whoever Tamara is, she’s certainly knows how to be obnoxious and intimidating.
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Her mother’s quite the role model there.
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The tension! I already don’t like Tamera.
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^_^
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Ooh, I like the idea of an ff version of this tale, for many reasons. And I love how Alla was so entranced in her work she was able to ignore the petty irritations of life (ie Tamara)! 😉
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Thank you. The idea only came to me recently, but once it did… I just couldn’t stop it.
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I think we’re in agreement about Tamara. You did a great job describing her.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Looks like Tamara will be easy to dislike. Poor Alla
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Just wait until you meet her mother.
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Gorgeous descriptions – but this diva sounds NASTY, poor Alla!
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Great descriptions. And, like the others, I dislike Tamara. I
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