Marilia stared at the beast in front of her, knowing that she was forced to make peace with it. Something deep and innate within her trembled at the thought of this thing, this amalgamation of metal and coal that was altogether wrong amidst the soft green grass underfoot and the vibrant green trees all around. … Continue reading The Wizard, the Train, and the Dryad
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A Story You Can’t Miss
If you haven't heard about my Kindle Vella story, The Dragons' Den, well, I'm telling you about it now! Kindle Vella is a new way to read stories on the Kindle (and Kindle app) in episodic format. It's really great if you just want to read little tidbits of stories at a time! My contribution … Continue reading A Story You Can’t Miss
How is it already Tuesday?
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I'm here at the start of a new series of posts I will be making at the beginning of every week (usually on a Monday, but I wasn't able to get this out yesterday). These will just be brief updates about what I'm working on during the week, including some writing and/or … Continue reading How is it already Tuesday?
Got Stories?
Hello, lovely people! First of all, I want to thank everyone for reading my posts, and I especially want to thank the people who have liked and commented on my stories and posts; it means the world to me to see people interacting with my writing! I'm here to tell you that if you want … Continue reading Got Stories?
The Dragons’ Den
Hello, everyone! Soon enough I'll make a post explaining why this blog has been on hiatus, but I'm back for now to tell you about a brand new story that you can start reading right now! https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B097GMCMK2 Kindle Vella has launched for readers today, which means that you can dig into my new story, The … Continue reading The Dragons’ Den
My book is on sale!
Well, I had a little blip with my laptop, but everything is back to normal now so regular posting will actually resume this week. And to ring that in, I have good news! My book is only $0.99 in the Kindle store! The promotion will only last for a week, so make sure to grab … Continue reading My book is on sale!
How To Do a Draft Two
It's almost the end of January and I've had 28 days to start work on my second draft of Project Pea. I've only started rewriting Chapter 3 tonight (there are currently 21 chapters), but the great thing is that I've gotten a lot more done than just actually writing more content. Before I even started … Continue reading How To Do a Draft Two
The Spirit of the Forest
Emma was only off the main trail for two minutes before she was lost. For a few minutes more, she didn't really care. She sang along to Imagine Dragons under her breath, considering the lyrics. She wasn't sure why she liked love songs so much when she'd never been in love. Once the song ended, … Continue reading The Spirit of the Forest
The Sound of the Mournful Flute
Prompt: Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways. People kept to themselves in the Living Forest. There were legends that long ago, the trees used to pass messages freely from town to town without anyone having to get on horseback, … Continue reading The Sound of the Mournful Flute
Project Pea Update
Where have I been, you may ask? Writing a book, I will answer. On December 1st, I finally began writing an idea for a book I’ve had for 4-5 years now. I’ve been calling it Project Pea—both because I want to keep the title a secret, and most likely my original title is going to … Continue reading Project Pea Update
The Story Canvas 