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.

The Road Less Traveled

"Sarah and Dan threw open the car doors and surveyed the wreckage in front of them.  From inside the mangled car, they could hear victims crying out for help."




Because this prompt is -so- focused, I am going to go ahead and write following the prompt rather than try to fit in something else.  While I have a lot of ideas for third-person omniscient, the idea of taking someone else's idea and writing something from scratch intrigues me.  What images are important to me?  Why are they important?  What sets this scene, and where do I want it to end?

Day 2 -- Shattering Pieces

Day two was not as easy as I'd hoped it would be.  Most of my characters in World of Warcraft have gone beyond the beginner's stage of whether or not to kill or be killed.  And those few that haven't aren't at a place in their stories right now where I'd feel it was appropriate to write something new about them.  So, ...with that in mind, I decided to get started on those book ideas I've been having for a while.

And that meant starting with the world at peace--and then shattering it.

I hope you all enjoy a first look at an ever-expanding idea, and I look forward to the day when this might actually turn itself into a real book (I felt like Pinocchio writing that.  *laughs*  "One day I'll be a real boy!")

"Should he flee while he had the chance, or was now the time to stand and fight?  Head and heart warred within."

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.

Where Have You Been? What's Going On?

I haven't been around the past several days as I am working on a few other project right now to which I want to give a bit of time and attention.  So, if you haven't seen me around, that is why.  With any luck, I'll be able to post here soon about how the new projects are going, and I'll give you a taste of where I'm at.  Until then, however, I hope you all are having a lovely summer, and I am sure I will catch up with you all again soon!

Cheers!

Monday -- the Beginning

Whenever Monday comes around, I always feel like it's a new start--a new week to pin some hopes and dreams on and hope that I am doing better than I did the week before.  Some weeks are better than others, but Monday is that day that seems all hyper-charged with possibilities.  I know I should consider each new day it's own new start, but I've lived so long with that Monday start to my week that it's really hard to get out of that mentality.  And if a Monday doesn't go right?  Well, sometimes that can lead to some pretty lackluster weeks.  But today?  Today is not one of those Mondays.