It's been a long and busy Monday. When I finally sat down to write, I had no ideas. Nonetheless, I wanted to write something, even if it was almost nothing. So, I decided to add something to my sci-fi fairytale holy book. I googled "famous psalms." (Google is really going to have a very inaccurate …
I was at a basketball tournament all day today. Sports centers aren't exactly conducive to my writing frame of mind, but I still wanted to write something. So, I scribbled a few lines while sitting at one of those uncomfortable, metal mesh-like picnic tables these sorts of places always seem to have, and here it …
Story-a-Day September marches on! After today, finding writing time is going to be more of a challenge, but I'll do what I can. In the meantime, today I sort of combined a backstory with a story from the alternative universe's holy book. Thanks for reading! The other parents at the temple told Bless Far not …
Hello! So, if you've been following along, you know that for my alternative universe in my sci-fi fairytale, I'm creating an alternative religion. And most religions, real or otherwise, need origin stories, usually put together in a holy book. Right now, I'm working on a version of Christianity for this universe. It's tricky, of course, …
Another day and more backstory! Not sure what others think, but it is helping me a great deal. Thanks for reading! Kiminoki was supposed to keep the door locked, but often she forgot. Perhaps she forgot on purpose. Locking others out meant locking herself in, and hearing the click of the bolt spiraled her mood. …
More backstory. This involves a character who becomes involved in a dangerous organization, and it is what sets her on the path to meet our heroines. Thanks for reading! Modest and quiet Oxya-Fen was born to ordinary Venusian parents soon after the Mercury conflict came to a close. But her parents told her little about …
It must be a kind of madness to think I can do this challenge twice in one year. Nonetheless... Today I'm working on more backstory. I decided to write about the night the parents of one of my main characters met. Thanks for reading! Kiminoki arrived late to the ball, and it wasn’t until she …
And on the third day there was more writing. So, like I said previously, I'm creating a religion for my alternate universe. I want it to be an alternate version of Christianity, so each retelling of some biblical tale should look familiar but also be different. This won't be for everyone, obviously. But I'm okay …
And day two is here. Again, I'm sticking to the current work-in-progress. Today I wrote about events that happened years before the story opens. Yesterday, I was listening to interviews with a couple of authors whose work I enjoy--Theodora Goss and Catherynne M. Valente. I read several of Valente's books last year and fell for …
Welcome to September and my favorite time of year! It may still be close to 100 degrees today in my corner of the planet, but it is fall in my heart. Anyway, I've signed on for Story-a-Day September. This time around I'll be avoiding most of the prompts since I have something close to a …
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