Reading Oliver Twist currently. Sathiel = if Oliver Twist went bad.
I rather like Dickens's short chapters. I'm finding that my own chapters are rather short. I'll likely end up expanding them in future drafts though, since they're lacking in description. I'm really just trying to get the basics of the story down now.
"Marianne's beginning to her novel 'The Maverick' gives the reader a brief introduction to a terrible childhood, that could possibly lead to some creepy dark dude who embeds knives into people's spines
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So, I didn't update my word count, but I'm currently at 1,232 words. It's been hard to get myself to sit down and write. Keep finding other distractions. I'll have to figure something out so that I start writing consistently. I'm open for suggestions. ;)
I've decided to revive this journal as a place to develop and workshop my dark fantasy novel entitled The Maverick, which chronicles the life of the notorious young thief Sathiel Adrieli. The majority of posts will be friends-only, as I shan't like to disclose any plot secrets. ;) Let me know if you would like to be added.
I am lost in the black chamber There's no way to turn back It takes me down forevermore And death would be so sweet... I'm possessed by the old creature Who had planned all To take my soul Too late for me In my hands it lies, I thought But I failed Now he's in me My soul is lost in his black chamber I'm gone...