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November 1, 2014
A History of Silence | A NaNoWriMo Journey Begins
Today at approximately 3:30 AM I woke and started drafting an outline for my 2014 NaNoWriMo project, “A History of Silence.” I have had the general idea for the story for a few months, but it didn’t become the solidly build skeleton of three-act structure until today.
A History of Silence is the story of India, a young girl who must fight the silence inherent in her abusive upbringing to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.
For years, I was a pantser, and I never made it to 50K in N...
October 31, 2014
Tender Loving Care by Adan Ramie – WOW555 Challenge
I wrote this story for Wendy Strain’s 555 writing challenge, “Villains“, with ideas plucked from my forthcoming NaNoWriMo 2014 novel. Here’s “Tender Loving Care“:
“Mama, you’re hurtin’ me.”
Mama dragged the comb along the tender scalp harder, biting into the sensitive flesh, drawing blood to the surface. The little girl screeched, and Mama kneed her in the back. The child’s legs threatened to buckle, but she righted herself, watching tears drip down her face in the ancient, ornate dressing mirr...
October 28, 2014
“Best in Show” by Adan Ramie: Thain in Vain Flash Fiction Challenge
I was skeptical about this week’s prompt from Thain in Vain, but as I stared into those big, dark eyes, a story started to form without much of my help. It’s a little more sci-fi than I’m accustomed to, but I enjoyed writing it.
Without further introduction, here is a little story that comes just in time for Halloween, entitled “Best in Show“:
Two women sidled up to a long table clutching their purses close to their sides. Their identical smiles only opened to coo or cluck over the children’s a...
