Snazzy

I write poetry sporadically, and sometimes dabble with short story ideas. However, novel writing gets me. I have started too many beginnings of novels to count. I think at least ...

Blotted Out: Chapter 20 (not finished yet) Word Count: 1,022 (thus far) Other Notes: I mainly didn't finish it yet for this week of LMS because I feel really sick ...

Blotted Out Chapter 19 Word Count: 1,568 Other Notes: The chapters were wrong because silly Snazzy counted wrong. This is chapter 19. Also, Jonny was changed to Johnny, as I ...

Blotted Out Chapter 18 Word Count: 2,175 Other Notes: I like the majority of what I wrote here, but the ending still feels a little hastily written. because i somehow ...

Blotted Out Chapter 17 Word Count: 1,843 Other Notes: (VERY unedited, if that makes sense) I feel like the ending is REALLY rushed... Ben was waiting on our front steps ...

I've decided to pick up Blotted Out again! I'm determined to finish a first draft of this, so I won't be publishing the chapters for reviews yet (because I have ...

So the deal is, I want to write about my life (with added in bits of fiction). Not like the personal journal I have, but in a different, narrative, story-like ...

The recovery arc is supposed to 'mold' the main character into what she was before anything had happened to her (not just the harassment, but also previous personal events from ...

Yes, one of the main reasons I need the girl to get bullied, is that the story is centered on recovering (not just from harassment, although it's an important factor ...

Right now, I'm struggling with the idea of writing in bullying in my story. The thing is, I've only ever dealt with the kind of bullying that happens in elementary ...

So I'm trying to figure out which of my many novel ideas to actually stick with and go on with. I'll need lots of reviewers and support, and I know ...

I like to use the phrase "show, don't tell". If you feel like your just stating the facts- "She had brown hair." That's telling. "Her shiny chestnut hair was waist-length." ...

Okay thanks! *smiles*

When I write, I tend to make my characters smile to much-normally when they are talking. It always ends up with everything smiling- "There were almost five, but one didn't ...