Still Working on My Novel

Current status: editing and drafting novel #6!

AJ Niblock

  • A Mage Like Any Other

    Perhaps it was a dream, she thought. Perhaps if she pinched herself, she would wake up. But she didn’t want to wake up. She wanted to stay in this dream world where she is a mage. Females don’t get to be mages. Only men are born with the ability to wield magic. Nora wasn’t supposed… Continue reading

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  • Mid-February Rant

    It is time for my mid-month check in. However, this time it’s not going to be about writing. It’s going to be a rant. If you don’t like rants, don’t read further. Also, it’s going to be about “mom culture.” If that doesn’t interest you, no need to read further.  Let me start by saying… Continue reading

  • February’s Prompt

    Today is February (you probably know that by now). What that means is it is time for a new writing prompt. Again, I am taking my prompt from a book that one of my lovely sisters bought me titled Complete the Story.  This month’s prompt is: Perhaps it was a dream, she thought. Perhaps if… Continue reading

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  • We Found Oil

    At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we’d struck it rich and that we’d be able to retire and live in leisure. We actually started writing down all the ways we’d spend the money. Our first choice was a private island. Actually, that was my first choice, my husband and daughter wanted… Continue reading

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  • Frozen in Writing

    It is time for my mid-process check in. As part of my plan to write 12 short stories this year, I am also going to write posts about my road blocks while writing. Ironically the main character / narrator of my story this month is facing a similar problem to one I am going through… Continue reading

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  • Welcome to January 2018!

    It’s been awhile since I’ve been on here. Since July 2015 apparently. So then, why am I back? To be honest, I miss writing. In the last couple of years I made a career change to a completely unrelated field, and I haven’t been writing. I still read — a lot, but I haven’t made… Continue reading

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  • July’s Prompt

       I am traveling in a car right now and I just realized July is almost over. And… I have yet to post a prompt for the month. And… I don’t have any excuses. I have been just enjoying my summer vacation and writing has not been on my mind.  The prompt for this month… Continue reading

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  • A Brief History of the Psittacines

    Once terraforming tech was developed and improved on, everyone assumed the entire surface of Mars would be re-scaped and colonized. In reality, the harsh Mars environment was too overwhelming for the best tech. In the end, only about 2% of Mars was terraformed. Of the people who helped terraform, many remained behind to join the… Continue reading

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  • June’s Prompt

    Let’s start by addressing what should have been posted in May, but didn’t get finished till yesterday. Read my May story if you get the chance: “Return to the Island.” Also, my friend Jennifer Clark has been writing with the prompts each month. Read her May story too! “What She Doesn’t Say.” The May Prompt… Continue reading

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  • Return to the Island (My May Story — Very Late)

    Seamus left the island the minute he turned 18. He took the first ferry he could get and left for the mainland. When his mother called to see how his life was going, she always mentioned how things were changing. When he’d lived there, the island had a population of around 440. Forty people and… Continue reading

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