Category: Writing
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Fiction Friday – Fantasy Writing
Fire Breather – Part 2 Read Part 1 HERE All the sound has drained from her surroundings and the only thing she could hear was her own labored breathing. Slowly, she pulled herself up to sitting and opened her eyes. Surrounding her was complete darkness. A cave of some kind? There was a light flickering…
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Fiction Friday – Fantasy Writing
Fire Breather The ancient magic was coursing through her veins even now and every inch of her felt like it was on fire. From the tips of her hair to the ends of her toes. Guttural sounds escaped her as she tried to catch her breath in between the waves of pain and dizziness. Crowds…
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Short Story – Holiday Thriller Part II
John had just arrived at his hotel, checked in and was heading to settle in his room. The flight had taken a toll on him, especially after having worked so many hours this week. But this was an important next few days of client meetings. They would determine the future of the business for years…
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Writing Excerpt
She stood in the hallway staring at the shadows as they danced through the open window contemplating the decisions she’s made. The darkness of night used to bring her comfort; a warm blanket of solace during a wintry day. But lately it only adds to the weight of her worries. Had she done the right…
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Writing Project – Work in Progress – Post #2
If you missed the first post, find it here: Weekend Writing Project – Work in Progress Back at the station, Maya sat on a bench with her hands in her lap waiting for the officer to finish shuffling through his papers and return over to her. Her mind was still reeling from the news of her…
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Weekend Writing Project – Work in Progress
Tick tock. Tick tock. It felt like the clock was against her today. Try as hard as she might, she was still working on this financial report that her bosses were expecting before the end of the day. It was already 4 and she wasn’t sure where that investment analysis had gone to. She needed…
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Writing Excerpt
I smile inside as I recall walking down the street with my family. My father and mother smiling and my sister is giggling and twirling her pig tails. Mom has on her cotton white sun dress that hangs to her calves, with large brown buttons down the middle. On her shoulder is the tan day…
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August Expected 5 Star Read – The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab
There are always books that are constantly getting our attention. We add them to our TBR piles and work through those lists and find dozens of *amazing* books every year. For the past few months I have had my eye on this book: The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab. From what I…
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Discussion: Having a Support System
I’m currently alternating between three books right now: Painting Blue Water by Leigh Fossan Blind the Eyes by K.A. Wiggins The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya Sometimes I do this when I have multiple different genres on my TBR list and by alternating them each day it allows me to think more deeply…
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What Kind of Romance Novel?
It’s no question that the romance novel industry is booming like crazy. I am certainly no stranger to reading a few myself, but I find that I cannot read a lot of them and here’s why: They all have the same basic story line Boy meets girl, someone has a problem, they fall in love…
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