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Hello everyone! Today I have a snippet that isn’t quite a short story, but is the first part of a small project I wrote this month for Inktober. Yes, I know Inktober is usually a drawing challenge during October, but in the writing program I’m in (https://theyoungwriter.com/workshop-students) we often use the drawing prompt list and... Continue Reading →
It’s been a while, but I’m back! I managed to write a few short stories this week, so I thought I’d share one of them with all of you! Happy reading! *** It was pretty cool, but R wasn’t going to spend all day gawking at it from an overlook, that was final. Really, it’d... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! Today I have another short story for all of you! It’s not R and Elias, but I’m experimenting with a new main character for a story I’m brainstorming! *** The darkness crept from every corner, all but smothering the light from the candle that sat on the table. Stiff silence filled the air... Continue Reading →
By the title you might be wondering what I mean exactly (unless you already know what a character’s “ghost” is). Your character isn’t dead, why should they have a ghost and a good one at that? Wouldn’t the readers kill you, as the author, for giving your character a ghost? Well, that’s not exactly what... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! I have a super special short story (I love that alliteration XD) from a different project that I haven’t mentioned on this website yet. What is that project? Well, my good friend Lori. S and I are writing a story together that we’ve been planning for about a year now. It’s a story... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! Today I bring a short snippet I wrote at the Young Writer’s Retreat last week based off some dialogue one of my good friends acted out for my characters. Happy reading! *** It was a normal day for Elias. Or well, that’s what he thought. He was carrying a few rusty pieces of... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I posted (July has been crazy, sorry XD), but I have a super exciting announcement for all of you! For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a secret project for all of you! I’m releasing another free ebook, Speeding! It’s been a long time since I... Continue Reading →
Today I have a practice snippet I wrote for the project I am currently outlining. Happy reading! *** It is time. That was the first thought that went through R’s mind as her eyes fluttered open. Darkness surrounded her, except for the silver light that trickled in through the half-open blinds across the room. Everything... Continue Reading →
Transferred from a fictional universe by A.J. Syngraféas *** This is a stupid topic. Why do I have to write about this? Why do I even have to write this at all? 🙄There are about a million other things I would rather do than this. Whatever this is exactly. The weird person who showed up... Continue Reading →
Character Arcs. The thing that is perhaps almost as important as the plot of your story. If executed well, it can cause your story to stand out among others and can help your characters in amazing ways. A character without an arc is like a plot without structure. It doesn’t work very well and readers... Continue Reading →
Aliya Gerow 