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First from Bryl Tyne Very moving story. I must say, I was hesitant to read this, but after reading the blurb, part of me pressed to just go for it... I tend to avoid stories focusing on depression or suicide (for me, angsty stories should come with a warning label). I'm glad I did not avoid CAUGHT. I would've missed out on an amazing read. There is more here. And this comment from another reader..... I loved CAUGHT. Fabulous writing, complex characters and a plot I couldn't figure out within the first ten pages ;-) A definite winner! |
While waiting for the sequel "Bound" to be written, readers will be pleased to hear that
Danny and Nat appear briefly in "Leather+Lace"!
Danny and Nat appear briefly in "Leather+Lace"!
Bound - The Sequel
First up, a big thanks to my beta-reader Kei Chan for helping me find the right cover image for the original story and to Don and Kate for steering me away from the cliff edge, keeping me to the path. Thanks guys. Also to Dreamspinner Press for publishing "Caught" and being so supportive along the way.
I know Author's aren't supposed to "explain" their books, but a number of people have commented about the unrealistic element of the short time frame, so I'll explain why I did that.
When I wrote "Caught" I had in mind something I witnessed as a child: A family friend was fishing on the beach with a light (5lb) breaking strain line when he hooked a massive fish. He spent half an hour "playing it", allowing it to run and then when tired reeling it in. In an early draft of "Caught" near the beginning I had Connie tell this story to Daniel, saying sometimes achieving a difficult "Catch" he has to be prepared for a long battle. As time went on during edits, more and more of this story got cut until it disappeared completely. But I did see the whole encounter between the two men as an echo of this.
In other words from the time the story started to the time it ended was one long "fishing duel". If the action had stopped at any one point and Daniel had gone home, I couldn't see their paths ever crossing again. The "fish wouldn't have been landed"
The interesting thing is that these criticisms have actually given me the meat, as it were, for the sequel called "Bound". Can a relationship that started out so quickly, so intensely last? Does Danny feel trapped?
I know Author's aren't supposed to "explain" their books, but a number of people have commented about the unrealistic element of the short time frame, so I'll explain why I did that.
When I wrote "Caught" I had in mind something I witnessed as a child: A family friend was fishing on the beach with a light (5lb) breaking strain line when he hooked a massive fish. He spent half an hour "playing it", allowing it to run and then when tired reeling it in. In an early draft of "Caught" near the beginning I had Connie tell this story to Daniel, saying sometimes achieving a difficult "Catch" he has to be prepared for a long battle. As time went on during edits, more and more of this story got cut until it disappeared completely. But I did see the whole encounter between the two men as an echo of this.
In other words from the time the story started to the time it ended was one long "fishing duel". If the action had stopped at any one point and Daniel had gone home, I couldn't see their paths ever crossing again. The "fish wouldn't have been landed"
The interesting thing is that these criticisms have actually given me the meat, as it were, for the sequel called "Bound". Can a relationship that started out so quickly, so intensely last? Does Danny feel trapped?
