Warning; This is a piece of fiction that has been written in a ridiculously short amount of time. Therefore, there are likely errors and mistakes, so read at your own risk. (~_^)

The clouds released just enough moisture to dampen the cement and make it slick, while cars inched by caught in the snails pace traffic that lead downtown. As soon as the ( Read more... )

This is an excerpt from Under the Midday Moon, the novel I’m working on for Nano. This bit of the novel was inspired by the prompt “Moved by Music” provided by the The Daily Post. Since it is a first draft, it is likely to contain errors, typos, and other such idiosyncrasies, so read at your own risk. (~_^)

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Outside tiny tufts of snow flakes ( Read more... )

1. I finished, polished, and submitted my new short story, "The Shadow's Flight," to the anthology Rustblind and Silverbright. Clicking "send" has to be the scariest part of the writing process for me. It's that moment when I keep wanting to do just ONE more proofread of both story and cover letter with the knowledge that once it's been sent, it ( Read more... )

This week was rather productive writing wise. No, I didn't start work on my untitled werewolf novel, but I did come up with a potential title for it - Beneath the Midday Moon. Why "midday"? Well, because in winter in Alaska it is perfectly possible to see a full moon during the middle of the day. :)

I also finished the drafter of one short story and ( Read more... )

Almost six months ago, I stayed up past midnight writing the scenes and outlines of a story for anthology market that wasn't even open.

Well, guess what? Machine of Death opened up for submissions for Vol. 2! Yay!

All my writing over the last several weeks has been focused on getting, "Shaking Hands," my submission for MoD, Vol. 2 written. Those ( Read more... )

Project: The Witch of the Little Wood
New Words: 2,079
Current Total Word Count: 7, 606
Goal: Complete the story (this short story is turning into a novlette, I think).

Random Rough Sentence(s): Everyone knew that the witch lived in the little wood, that she lives in the hollow of a tree. There she keeps old bottles, the labels torn off, which she ( Read more... )

TITLE: haven't thought of one yet
PROMPT: Guns and Roses
WORD COUNT: 1,625
NOTES: This is my week two entry for January's brigits_flame. This is a continuation: Part I is here and Part II is here, so you might want to read those first before reading this one ( Read more... )

TITLE: haven't thought of one yet
PROMPT: Smashing Pumpkins
WORD COUNT: 1,637
NOTES: This is my week two entry for January's brigits_flame. This is a continuation of last week's story, so you might want to read that first before reading this one. Be prepared for some violence and swearing, if you don't like that sort of thin.

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This wolf was not her father ( Read more... )

TITLE: haven't thought of one yet
PROMPT: Tragically HIp
WORD COUNT: 1,384
NOTES: This is my week one entry for January's brigits_flame. Some violence, some swearing.

Claire knew the party was over when she heard the first scream.

She should have heard the heavy thumping of a body slamming into a solid wood door and the tearing of the wood splintering. But the ( Read more... )

I saw this on ying_ko_4's blog, and thought I'd do it, too.

One Word for 2010? I'm going to go with growth, or perhaps development.

I suppose I say this mostly in relation to the second half of the year. My memory seems to be confined to shorter terms (i.e. within the past few months) or to specific events which are vivid, but loose all but a vague sense of ( Read more... )