Still Working on My Novel

Current status: taking a break until the new year!

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  • March’s Prompt

    March always starts as a busy month for me; my daughter’s birthday is the first week. And now, she is on spring break from school, so I am trying to keep her busy. (Today she cleaned and organized the toy room). Without further ado, here is this month’s prompt: Harry shuffled the deck of cards Continue reading

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  • Practical Joke

    February 2019 short story Today… It began as a practical joke. But by the end of the day, nobody was laughing. It seemed innocent enough at first, because Jerry and I have a history of playing practical jokes on one another. He was the one to start the whole thing, if I’m not mistaken. He Continue reading

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Prepping for NANOWRIMO

    How is October going for everyone else? I feel like it has FLOWN by. I have been using some of my free time this month to prep for Nanowrimo. Most of you who are reading this probably know what that is, but for the few who don’t, I will explain briefly. NANOWRIMO = National Novel Continue reading

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  • POS

      Looking back, it could have gone either way. It didn’t work out, which makes it look like fate, or a stupid decision, or both. But at the time, I did have a few things in my favor. I had …. my freedom and what I thought was a bright future ahead of me. Instead Continue reading

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  • July’s Prompt

    So, this month I am actually trying and succeeding at getting things done when I mean to. Starting with getting my short story prompt posted early. Without further ado, here is July’s prompt: “The yellow lines on the highway sped by in a blur, and we flew through the night, and we felt free. But Continue reading

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  • Family Road Trip

    “Bobby was sleeping on the snow wrapped in his cloak. The wind whispered through the dark, empty trees like a warning in a foreign language. Winter was coming, and with winter…” “Stop it!” I yelled at Bobby again for what felt like the fifteenth time. We were in the back seat of our parent’s car Continue reading

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