Still Working on My Novel

Current status: editing and drafting novel #6!

  • Traitor Fairy

    January 2019 Short Story She believed in me in a way no one else ever has and no one else ever will, and I betrayed her. The worst part is she doesn’t know. She still thinks I remained neutral. I don’t have the heart to tell her I chose a side. My mother and father… Continue reading

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  • State of My Novel Address

    I originally started this blog for two purposes: to discuss with others my struggles with writing my first novel to post short stories If you have read my previous posts, you will know that I post short stories once a month, but you may be wondering…. How is that novel coming? As of right now,… Continue reading

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  • 2019 begins…

    As you are all aware, 2019 is in full swing now. I have had a mixed year so far. My family recently got some really good news, followed quickly by some really depressing news. It’s hard to focus on the good when all I can think about is trying to survive the depressing part. Despite… Continue reading

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  • Moving On

    To end the year, a very short story! The music drifted out of the club like a vibrating pulse. I could feel it in my bones. The night was alive with possibility. I could even imagine myself finally moving out. I’d been planning it for so long. My parents probably wouldn’t even notice if I… Continue reading

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  • Writers are weird…

    Over the course of the last couple of months, I have discovered that writers and people who want to be published authors are weird, but in like the best possible way! (And I should warn you that I am going to talk about NANOWRIMO again…) The reason I say that writers are weird is because… Continue reading

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  • December’s Prompt

    It’s time for my final short story prompt of 2018!  If you want to write a short story too, here is the prompt for this month: The music drifted out of the club like a vibrating pulse. I could feel it in my bones. The night was alive with possibility. I could even imagine myself…… Continue reading

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  • No Where to Hide

    *This is my November short story. I am running behind because of Nanowrimo, but did I mention I wrote 50,000 words last month?* Until that day, fear had been an idea, a concept. Now it was real: a feeling I would carry inside me for the rest of my life. The day began innocently enough,… Continue reading

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  • NANOWRIMO Winner

    Super excited! I just reached my 50,000 words in a month goal and won NANOWRIMO on my first try.  Now, time to get back to other goals, reading, getting ready for the holidays, and finishing my novel. Happy reading and writing this month!  Continue reading

  • Nanowrimo Brain

    It is the 20th and that means there are only 10 days left of National Novel Writing Month!  How is everyone fairing? I hope your month has been going well, and if you too are trying to win Nanowrimo, I hope you are reaching your goal.  My goal is to write 50,000 words this month.… Continue reading

  • November’s Prompt

    November is here! Or as I am calling it because it is consuming my time right now, NANOWRIMO is here! Even though I am trying to write 50,000 words for my novel this month, I am still doing the short story of the month. I might even try to incorporate it into my novel somehow.… Continue reading

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