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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 18

First, I have been writing –I didn’t skip a day. In fact, I’m (as of writing this) about 1K shy of 70,000 words for the month with two weeks left to go!

But, I’ve still been working that Pietr/Harper story…and, well. You know how I feel about that.

So, for today, I thought I’d go back and share something I normally wouldn’t.

Steam and Spice.

That Kyle/Jordan/Dylan threesome? Yeah. It’s still mid-progress, so I’m going to do a really cruel thing and potentially rile you up and then l...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 15

You guessed it.
No prompt.
Instead, enjoy this cutting from what I currently have marked as Chapter Nine.

Cutting: Chapter Nine

Pietr was confused by Harper’s Instagram post when he opened the app on the bus back to the hotel. He’d seen the notification that he’d been tagged in two photos. Then, he managed to find the intermission commentary. He listened to it through his earbuds, his jaw tightening. He wanted to punch the two commentators back in the studio. They were both giant assholes. ...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 15

…I’m sorry. Is anyone enjoying this?

I think Pietr Ivanov is one of my favorite characters I’ve ever written.
He is almost as endeared to me as Heath Gibson –who is my own favorite original work book bae.

Sigh.

Enjoy this from today’s writing.
For Contest: McKinley West is a rookie player on the same team as Pietr; they probably connected because they are both new to the team though Pietr has over a decade of play behind him already. He met Tanner at a Friendsgiving the month before and ...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 14

Continuing from yesterday. This is from the end of Chapter Two.

Cookies are dangerous, y’all.

Prompt: Training Diets Suck.

The bell over the door tinkled as they walked and a barista looked up from where he was wiping down a counter. “Hey Harper. Heard about the new book. Congrats. Can’t wait to read it.” The man registered the sizable man beside them. “You made a new friend.”

“Danny,” Harper introduced him, “this Pietr. Pietr, Danny.”

“Wow, you even said it right,” Pietr was impr...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 13

So…I discovered this evening (the 14th) that I have written 25K on this useless piece that I just titled “I Hate You Rachel Ried for Making Me Want to Play in Your Sandbox”. There you go. I admitted it.

Is this fan fiction?
Absolutely fucking not.
Because I refuse to call myself a fan.

Is it still stupid?
Of course it is.

But here’s the first chapter anyway. I highly encourage you to go check out Rachel’s books. (You can currently pick up a trilogy box set for only $3.49!!! If you’re in W...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 12

Obviously, this is being posted a day late.

This is because I did not draw a prompt yesterday. Instead, I was playing in someone else’s sandbox. I don’t want to say who’s (but it should be obvious if you’ve been paying ANY ATTENTION to me lately…).

There is a certain sadness when you create a character that you can never truly “use”. Pietr Ivanov is that character for me. Harper Wyatt is great too. And I suppose, technically, if I jumped down a rabbit hole of research, I’d be able to twist...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 11

I fully admit, this is probably the worst thing I have written this month, so far. It is also the shortest, which I feel zero guilt about.

Because my head is elsewhere, on a project that no one can ever see. Which is really frustrating. But also, if I don’t write it down, it’s just going to stick in my head and nag me. So…out it comes, even though it’s just playing in someone else’s sandbox and thus useless. Sigh!

Being a writer is hard.

Enjoy anyway.

Prompt: Putt-Puttin’ On the Rit...

Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 10!

We’re on Day 10 of Camp and I’ve managed to steadily keep up with these prompts! Hooray! I surely thought I’d loose interest and get too wrapped up into other things that have come out of this. The document is an absolute mess (And likely to get worse), but…it’s been really fun so far.

Today’s prompt was brought to us by a Facebook Librarian friend and is a name: Kitty Magnifico. I knew right away that if I pulled it, Kitty was a drag queen. It just fit perfectly, but I didn’t really know wha...