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The way of Santiago/El Camino de Santiago
I never thought I would get addicted to writing when my first idea for a novel popped in my head.
In fact, it all started very randomly. The ideas I had - and in which I’m working on as avidly as I can - are galloping and blossoming daily.
What started as a funny way to pass the time became a need. A necessary way of emptying my brain of ‘content’. I don’t know if that’s how it happened with you (fellow writers) but that’s how ideas flow out my mind.
I will not bother you with details of how and when characters and plots started to become alive inside my head - that’s the goal of my website : http://ritadinisinternational.webs.com
In there you will find everything (decent) about me and my writing endeavors. I urge you to participate, read and find out all the free content I have available for you to read and comment on. I’ll provide the links soon :)
Today, the big news is the release of an anthology “Suffer Eternal - Tales of the Undead Vol 1”, featuring a short-story of mine (among many others): ‘The way of Santiago’.
This piece was written in an September afternoon. The mood was appealing and the nervousness of the character invaded me. Santiago’s grief was all I lived for some consistent hours. Originally part of my vampire series on-the-go, Santiago is someone that will try, at all cost, save a very special human. Given the nature of his job, (he is a mortician), and so used to deal with death… the man finds himself wondering about someone as hurt and fragile as himself.
Find out how and why :)
This anthology is NOW available on paperback (lulu.com) and ebook kindle (amazon). Here’s a glimpse of the piece. And enjoy your readings*
‘Vaya, I felt nervous.
I had been used to dealing with nerves rather efficiently for the last ten years, but still, today I felt like a maggot surrounded by giant, menacing feet about to smash me. Vampires. They sure were looming creatures.
My footsteps echoed in the large hall of that palace-like manor, strategically mixing with all the relics Paris possessed. In such a city nothing seemed strange or eccentric. Everything was allowed and worshipped as art. Hence, the fabulous blending lore vampires had here, and what a lore–one of the most powerful in Europe.
I had been summoned to testify for the highest representatives. What an honour, or on second thought what a nightmare, and why? Well, my life hadn’t been very standard lately and the oddest things had happened some consistent miles south.
I was a coroner, Forensics M.D. for a living. I lived in Madrid, but I had been born in Andalucía. Sevilla had been my home town–and also the place where I accidentally got inside their world. It had been my curriculum that had saved me from certain death–after all, I was going to be a doctor, and vampires knew better than to ruin their chance of having someone inside of a Hospital who could literally cover for their needs and deeds.’
Rita Dinis*
Tales of the Undead - Suffer Eternal
In fact, it all started very randomly. The ideas I had - and in which I’m working on as avidly as I can - are galloping and blossoming daily.
What started as a funny way to pass the time became a need. A necessary way of emptying my brain of ‘content’. I don’t know if that’s how it happened with you (fellow writers) but that’s how ideas flow out my mind.
I will not bother you with details of how and when characters and plots started to become alive inside my head - that’s the goal of my website : http://ritadinisinternational.webs.com
In there you will find everything (decent) about me and my writing endeavors. I urge you to participate, read and find out all the free content I have available for you to read and comment on. I’ll provide the links soon :)
Today, the big news is the release of an anthology “Suffer Eternal - Tales of the Undead Vol 1”, featuring a short-story of mine (among many others): ‘The way of Santiago’.
This piece was written in an September afternoon. The mood was appealing and the nervousness of the character invaded me. Santiago’s grief was all I lived for some consistent hours. Originally part of my vampire series on-the-go, Santiago is someone that will try, at all cost, save a very special human. Given the nature of his job, (he is a mortician), and so used to deal with death… the man finds himself wondering about someone as hurt and fragile as himself.
Find out how and why :)
This anthology is NOW available on paperback (lulu.com) and ebook kindle (amazon). Here’s a glimpse of the piece. And enjoy your readings*
‘Vaya, I felt nervous.
I had been used to dealing with nerves rather efficiently for the last ten years, but still, today I felt like a maggot surrounded by giant, menacing feet about to smash me. Vampires. They sure were looming creatures.
My footsteps echoed in the large hall of that palace-like manor, strategically mixing with all the relics Paris possessed. In such a city nothing seemed strange or eccentric. Everything was allowed and worshipped as art. Hence, the fabulous blending lore vampires had here, and what a lore–one of the most powerful in Europe.
I had been summoned to testify for the highest representatives. What an honour, or on second thought what a nightmare, and why? Well, my life hadn’t been very standard lately and the oddest things had happened some consistent miles south.
I was a coroner, Forensics M.D. for a living. I lived in Madrid, but I had been born in Andalucía. Sevilla had been my home town–and also the place where I accidentally got inside their world. It had been my curriculum that had saved me from certain death–after all, I was going to be a doctor, and vampires knew better than to ruin their chance of having someone inside of a Hospital who could literally cover for their needs and deeds.’
Rita Dinis*
Tales of the Undead - Suffer Eternal
Fallen Angels and Wicked Damnations...
I’ve never tried to write about angels - until a ‘call for submissions’ appeared. It was supposed to involve Blood and Roses, create a story around it and that was it.
Vampires was the first thing coming to mind. But of course.
However, in that specific day, I wasn’t in the mood for bloody biting and rose petals.
‘Insane Affection’ was born that day instead - a tale about angels.
In my story, Seth is an angel banished from heavens. He falls into Earth, condemned to a human life… but damned with a wicked need.
And that is when Sarah comes in - a human woman who is supposed to bear with the fallen angel’s condemnation.
She is his sinful salvation. And as an obsessive relationship becomes to take shape, the fallen angel realizes he is changing into something undescribable… and only Sarah can change that outcome.
Will Sarah be in terms with Seth’s demands?
It’s up to you to find out :)
I never thought it would become so funny - exploring Angels & Demons’ territory is everything but easy. The subject is explored to exhaustion, most like vampires.
There are vamps for every taste - cute, cruel, diurnal, nocturnal, carnivorous, herbivorous… and the same goes for angels. There are the fallen ones, the half-fallen, the 3/4 fallen, the ones in heaven, the ones in hell, the ones in purgatory, the ones on Earth and I could go on, right?
Relax, I won’t :)
Instead, I’ll leave you an excerpt of my little angelic tale, featuring on Scarlett River Press Anthology Blood&Roses, that will be out very very soon.
(…)
The trees danced upon twilight, intense orange mixing with dark green; leaves furious, trunks squirming, the forest screaming incomprehensible, unspoken words. I looked up several times, trying to focus. My compass was behaving strangely – the needles pointing north seemed to shiver with inexplicable vigor, leading me towards areas I hadn’t ever explored, and most certainly not at night.
I liked to hike and explore the Nature. I usually did it with company – but, sadly, that was not the case. Today I had awoken with a brand new goal, a desire that had been imprinted in my mind, images plaguing my sleep… images of the forest, speaking to me. An unexplained desired to leave home and go – go to that place, and search, search, search frantically for… a void filled with nothing. For there was nothing to find – on the contrary, I had the feeling I was the one being searched for.
Before I could think of turning back, a male form surprised me. He had come out of nowhere, just as if he had flew into the spot, right next to a centenary tree, his upper body naked despite the cold and eyes that burned into mine.
Scary, dark eyed, blond mid-back hair… no forked tongue, thankfully. He spoke as eloquently as a Shakespearian gentleman.
“Greetings.” My God, that voice. It felt like I could dive into it and breathe it for sustenance. “Tell me your name.”
How could I not?
“Sarah…”
“Sarah…”, the man quoted, as if considering my name. “I need your help.”
“But I-”
“-Will not say no.”
I shook my head. Not only I wasn’t going to say no to him, my mind and body felt compelled to acquiesce every request that man could possibly make.
“Stay with me.”
And I stayed with him. That night, and the following.
And I haven’t had been able to walk away from him since then.
(…)
Vampires was the first thing coming to mind. But of course.
However, in that specific day, I wasn’t in the mood for bloody biting and rose petals.
‘Insane Affection’ was born that day instead - a tale about angels.
In my story, Seth is an angel banished from heavens. He falls into Earth, condemned to a human life… but damned with a wicked need.
And that is when Sarah comes in - a human woman who is supposed to bear with the fallen angel’s condemnation.
She is his sinful salvation. And as an obsessive relationship becomes to take shape, the fallen angel realizes he is changing into something undescribable… and only Sarah can change that outcome.
Will Sarah be in terms with Seth’s demands?
It’s up to you to find out :)
I never thought it would become so funny - exploring Angels & Demons’ territory is everything but easy. The subject is explored to exhaustion, most like vampires.
There are vamps for every taste - cute, cruel, diurnal, nocturnal, carnivorous, herbivorous… and the same goes for angels. There are the fallen ones, the half-fallen, the 3/4 fallen, the ones in heaven, the ones in hell, the ones in purgatory, the ones on Earth and I could go on, right?
Relax, I won’t :)
Instead, I’ll leave you an excerpt of my little angelic tale, featuring on Scarlett River Press Anthology Blood&Roses, that will be out very very soon.
(…)
The trees danced upon twilight, intense orange mixing with dark green; leaves furious, trunks squirming, the forest screaming incomprehensible, unspoken words. I looked up several times, trying to focus. My compass was behaving strangely – the needles pointing north seemed to shiver with inexplicable vigor, leading me towards areas I hadn’t ever explored, and most certainly not at night.
I liked to hike and explore the Nature. I usually did it with company – but, sadly, that was not the case. Today I had awoken with a brand new goal, a desire that had been imprinted in my mind, images plaguing my sleep… images of the forest, speaking to me. An unexplained desired to leave home and go – go to that place, and search, search, search frantically for… a void filled with nothing. For there was nothing to find – on the contrary, I had the feeling I was the one being searched for.
Before I could think of turning back, a male form surprised me. He had come out of nowhere, just as if he had flew into the spot, right next to a centenary tree, his upper body naked despite the cold and eyes that burned into mine.
Scary, dark eyed, blond mid-back hair… no forked tongue, thankfully. He spoke as eloquently as a Shakespearian gentleman.
“Greetings.” My God, that voice. It felt like I could dive into it and breathe it for sustenance. “Tell me your name.”
How could I not?
“Sarah…”
“Sarah…”, the man quoted, as if considering my name. “I need your help.”
“But I-”
“-Will not say no.”
I shook my head. Not only I wasn’t going to say no to him, my mind and body felt compelled to acquiesce every request that man could possibly make.
“Stay with me.”
And I stayed with him. That night, and the following.
And I haven’t had been able to walk away from him since then.
(…)
An Anthology of Vampire Heartbreaks and Crushes.
This month (September) I’m officially promoting a giveaway vampire-related.
A copy of the Anthology ‘Bite from the Heart’ was released late 2012, early 2013 and it features a whole amount of great short-stories, in which the premise concerns the matters of the heart of our beloved elegant, fanged creatures.
BFTH called my attention mainly because I love vampires in almost any way. I do write a lot about them and I am working on a saga ‘Old World Vampire Series’ that is currently being written and soon-to-be-published around 2014. But all the details concerning THAT saga will have its own blog pub. So, be aware.
‘Don’t close your eyes’ is an intense short-story about emotional breakdowns and misty borders. Maria, one of my characters, is in love with someone but… Arthur, the ancient barbaric vamp, is somehow testing her limits. Her faithfulness. Her patience.
Among other things.
So the story is basically a short-cut in the middle of a whole, huge story that will be told completely – in time.
Hence, I invite you to read it and fall in love with the characters.
There will be much more to come but, for now, these small teasing stories will have to do.
I invite you to enter the giveaway and try your luck – it’s only one copy (for now) but I’ll make all the efforts to keep on with the giveaways and making the whole series grow and be part of your daily living.
Here’s an excerpt for you to spice up your interest:
‘With an aching sigh, I closed the door behind me with a silent click.
Resting against the smooth, expensive wood, I could feel the protuberances those carvings made, hard against my back. As well as the reminiscences of him.
Arthur.
I could sense him, making his way to his room, his tough boots and that fine black cottoned elegance caressing his skin, teasing wickedly my senses and making me wonder... how soft his bare skin would feel beneath it.
Uh…’
A copy of the Anthology ‘Bite from the Heart’ was released late 2012, early 2013 and it features a whole amount of great short-stories, in which the premise concerns the matters of the heart of our beloved elegant, fanged creatures.
BFTH called my attention mainly because I love vampires in almost any way. I do write a lot about them and I am working on a saga ‘Old World Vampire Series’ that is currently being written and soon-to-be-published around 2014. But all the details concerning THAT saga will have its own blog pub. So, be aware.
‘Don’t close your eyes’ is an intense short-story about emotional breakdowns and misty borders. Maria, one of my characters, is in love with someone but… Arthur, the ancient barbaric vamp, is somehow testing her limits. Her faithfulness. Her patience.
Among other things.
So the story is basically a short-cut in the middle of a whole, huge story that will be told completely – in time.
Hence, I invite you to read it and fall in love with the characters.
There will be much more to come but, for now, these small teasing stories will have to do.
I invite you to enter the giveaway and try your luck – it’s only one copy (for now) but I’ll make all the efforts to keep on with the giveaways and making the whole series grow and be part of your daily living.
Here’s an excerpt for you to spice up your interest:
‘With an aching sigh, I closed the door behind me with a silent click.
Resting against the smooth, expensive wood, I could feel the protuberances those carvings made, hard against my back. As well as the reminiscences of him.
Arthur.
I could sense him, making his way to his room, his tough boots and that fine black cottoned elegance caressing his skin, teasing wickedly my senses and making me wonder... how soft his bare skin would feel beneath it.
Uh…’
