Day 4 -- Threading the Needle

"Her knees trembled as she stood up before the council.  She thought about running out and leaving it all behind, but the thought of that poor boy urged her to speak."

I have to admit that I love writing female characters.  In fact, I find it ridiculously hard to write male characters at all; so, ...if we ever get to that lesson, you all can laugh at my abysmal attempts to create a believable male.

Today's prompt is not an easy one, especially since I really want to write more about my World of Warcraft characters.  I've been trying to get them into a good place for a while, and for the moment, most of their stories have stalled.  You got a chance to meet Rose in our last WoW story, but today, I think I want to introduce you all to Ren--her sister.

This character is actually where I came up with the name Syrenity (it has the word siren in it, which I absolutely loved the idea of--especially since Ren likes to sing).  But the diminutive of her name is Ren--or wren, if you want to give her name the bird spelling.  Wrens are tiny birds--but they have an inordinate amount of strength for being so tiny.  Also, wren's eggs are just the most beautiful shades of blue ever.

While Rose is a rogue, our Ren is a priestess--trained in the ways of the Light.  And today's prompt gives me a chance to explore where she is as a character now, as well as driving home some memories from her past.

I hope you enjoy reading about her as much as I have enjoyed writing about, and playing, her.

Shadows in the Rain

"And that was the moment I decided some lessons were better taught with fists rather than words."

That was today's prompt along with the assignment to write a first-person narrative.  While I won't say this is the most in-depth, first-person narrative I could do, the prompt made me consider some different ideas than the ones I wanted to start off with.  So, this became a Rose story.

Rose is one of my characters in the World of Warcraft.  She's a rogue, and like many rogues, she has her talents.  John and I had been speaking of a way to get Kazio and Rose to meet up with one another (Kazio being one of John's rogue characters), and we'd decided they were probably both in Darkshire.  But that was as far as we'd gotten with it.

At least, that is, until today.

I realize now that I'm done that I forgot to mention some details that, if I were going to edit this further, I'd probably edit in--like how Kazio should be rain-soaked, for instance, or the sound the rain made on the roof, walls, and windows of the inn.  But those are little things that only add to the narrative.  Still, I think they could have added some nuance to the story, and they're something I'll keep in mind for my future writing--and editing.

That said, I hope you enjoy day one of my writing challenge and "Shadows in the Rain".

To Unicorns, with Love....

The Author Up Challenge by @ShesNovel

I'm going to be taking a 30-day challenge for writing--one, to see if I can do it, and two, because I feel like I need to be doing something more with my time and talent besides just doing some RP here and there and writing here and there for my World of Warcraft characters.

It's a Brand New Day!

It's Monday, again, and though for most people today isn't their favorite day, I still love it as it symbolizes a new beginning each week--a new start to being better, learning more, and being able to share that knowledge and wonder with the rest of you.  So for me, Mondays are probably my favorite day of all as I get a chance to impart some of the fun things I've seen while I was away over the weekend.