Author of The Secrets of Jin-Shei and the Worldweavers series
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The Alexander Triads are collections of my short stories and are available as e-books on Amazon and elsewhere. True to their name, each book contains three short stories.
The first one, called Once upon a Fairytale, now only 99 cents, has just been given a review on Amazon by Stephen J. Walter.
His review:
I loved fairy tales when I was little. I loved listening to my mother read them to me and, later, reading them myself. One of the things we lose when we grow up is the thrill of reading a new fairy tale because people just don't write fairy tales for adults.
Alma Alexander has.
And, they're good.
But, if you're looking for happy endings, you won't find them here. These are not stories where there the good guy rides off into the
sunset. No happy endings, but endings that are much more satisfying because of it.
Short as they are, these tales suck you in. She takes you places that may seem familiar at first, but she's going to reveal a different view of them than you might be used to.
My personal favorite is "The Perfect Rose." I thought I knew how it would unfold, but I was wrong. I'm glad I was wrong. Alma's way was much better.
Buy and read this. Buy and read all the Triads. You'll be glad to have them in your library.
Read More...Here's something new that I am doing.
Several e-collections of short stories are in process of being put together - they are called the Alexander Triads, and they will consist of three stories per themed package. The first collection, already available at Smashwords, is called "Once upon a Fairy Tale" and contains the three fairy tales which were the first book I ever had published as a professional writer. Other themed triads, in preparation, will be released as they become ready.
Have an e-reader? Want to read Alma Alexander stories? You can SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENTIRE SERIES - and get them first, before anyone else sees them. More, subscribers will get one entire Triad - that's three short stories - as a perk of membership. This Reward Triad will not be made available to the public - it is the author's thank you for subscribing to the series.
Each themed collection of three short stories comes complete with a foreword which sets the stage for the stories in that collection, and an individual introduction to every story telling you about their origins and the inspiration behind them.
Go to Smashwords, here, and download a sample of "Once Upon A Fairy Tale" if you would like a glimpse of what's on offer. Then come back here and click the "Subscribe" button if you want to get the rest of the stories, before anyone else gets a glimpse of them. The stories consist of previously published material (which you may not have had a chance to see before) but also NEW stories, things that have not been published before. Upcoming themes include "Haunted" (ghost stories), "Cat Tales" (cats, of course, but in three VERY different stories), "Out of This World" (Science Fiction), and MORE! Subscribers will receive an email newsletter which will announce the release of each new collection, plus other material which will only be available to the members of this subscription club.
There may be an option of a paperback book containing ALL the stories in the Triads, at the conclusion of the series. Inquire about the subscription option which guarantees you a copy of that book (but this is a threshold subscription, and it is ONLY guaranteed to happen if I have enough subscribers expressing an interest in the book.
I look forward to sharing my stories with you.
2011
I'm represented by Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management in New York. I also welcome comments from my readers in e-mail. (Note: To keep spammers at bay, JavaScript is required for the e-mail link. If it doesn't work for you, make sure JavaScript is turned on in your browser.)
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