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[quillrosetellsstories]

NaNoWriMo Update One

I want to keep updates posted of my progress this month but I find that I'm not keeping track based on word count, but on chapters. I do want to share my breakdown though--

100,000 words total

5 sections of 7 chapters each

20,000 words per section

2,900 words per chapter

This is the outline I'm using, so when I've finished a chapter I assume it falls into this estimate. In the end I'll run a comprehensive count. As long as each chapter is near 3k, I don't fret and move to the next.

So far, I have 8 of 35 chapters finished and it's the 7th day of NaNoWriMo. I could pick up the pace...

[agentsofsunnydale]

It’s November! 😱😱😱 1k down, a lot of words to go! . #NaNothatWriMo Day 1 | Introduce your project. This year my novel is an adult spec fic with superheroes, corrupt corporations, and a hacker obsessed with urban legends. . #NovelswithSteph18 Day 1 | Brainstorming: #NovemberTBR / #NaNoWriMo18 . I didn’t take a pic of my TBR this morning before I left for the office, but it includes finishing Calculating Stars & Kill the Farm Boy, carry-overs that I didn’t finish in Oct. Today I’m listening to the audiobook of @stephanie_garber ‘s Legendary and already liking Tella’s POV. . #NovLitWrit Day 1 | National Author’s Day / NaNo Goals. 1️⃣ I want to achieve a 10k day. 2️⃣ I want to achieve a complete story. 3️⃣ Stretch goal: reach 90k words (a full length manuscript size for my genre, which would mean an average of 3k a day instead of 1,667). . #WriMoHero Day 1 | Prologue: Your Novelist Agreement. I agree to write every day this month. I agree not to let my inner editor get the better of me. I agree to tell MYSELF the story I want to tell. . Happy #NaNoWriMo everyone! . . __________ #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #writing #writer #amwriting #amwritingfiction #5amwritersclub #authorsofinstagram #emergingauthors #author #novel #instawrimo #preptober #novelcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/BppJwBUnogx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14ky3y4xjhfti

[karengruberart]

‘Derecho’ 247x370mm. #watercolour, #pencil and #acrylic on paper 2018. * * * Another #commissionedart piece safe in its #foreverhome ☺️ For this piece I was very lucky to be able to read excerpts of a yet to be published book. Gotta say, I enjoyed what I read and the author better hurry hurry to get it published, I want more! I thoroughly enjoyed doing #characterconcept work, though it was nerve racking. Authors know their characters so intimately, so putting my interpretation on paper felt almost intrusive. Technique wise, I feel like a few things came together with this piece. What a journey! Thank you to her new owners for such a great opportunity! * * * #watercolourpainting #commissionartist #artistofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #newchallenges #needtoreadthatbook #emergingauthors

[odorchaie]

One boy is about to discover a family secret has set him down a path he must travel in order to survive. The Wish can be purchased anywhere books are sold. 100% of all proceeds earned from book sales is donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Pay it forward this holiday season by purchasing a copy of The Wish! #payitforward #familyvalues #mglit #fantasynovel #pediatriccancer #emergingauthors (at Chicago metropolitan area) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5tVt0gAEi7/?igshid=15nai8advv5fm

[ldpaul]

My tattoo for full viewing... #tattoos #inked #spilledink #writers #story #shortreads #tumblrwriting #igwriting #emergingauthor #emergingauthors #alternativeliterature #randomaltlit #nonfiction #ldpaul #VeilsAnchorsVessels #duology #writerslife #quoteoftheday #quotes

[stephanieawmartin]

My depression (the black hole) // @stephanieawmartin Inspired by my depression. #stephanieawmartin #poetess #iowacity #writer #author #artist #depression #blackhole #bpd #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #abstract #art #abstractart #artcommunity #artistcommunity #emergingwriter #emergingauthor #emergingartist #artoninstagram #artofig #artistoninstagram #artistonig #pastels #poetsofig #writersofig I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BopqNsBhgOe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ts8f27gqbjy5

[godlesshorrors]

𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦. 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥! This week's emerging author is the fantastic Stephanie E. Jensen. https://youtu.be/6sPrzUny6yc Believe it or not, Steph actually sent us an author profile video and it's pretty awesome. That is... except for that whole business about Halloween III not being a good movie. 🙃 SEJ is a young horror writer from Florida and she is currently working on several projects... including the sequel to her breakout debut, The Dissecting House. BUY NOW! https://godless.com/products/dissecting-house-mina-bassey-serial-killer-book-1-by-stephanie-e-jensen Please show her some love and pick up the second edition of Dissecting House today on Godless. She is a clever, gory, and unique, metal-loving writer who flips the script on serial killer tropes. You can help her breakout and give her the push she deserves to continue the hardcore Mina Bassey serial killer series. -----‐-------------- A young woman confesses to a murder. Criminal psychologist, Dr. Victor Lukman, has to find out why. What he gets is a psychopath unlike one he’s ever met before. The serial killer, Mina Bassey. Her victims of choice: men. Throughout his sessions, Mina uncovers tales of torture, assault, and gruesome murders. #godless #godlesshorror #godlesshorrors #indiehorror #indiebooks #indiebookstagram #supportindie #ebookstagram #serialkillers #emergingauthor #elevatedhorror #womeninhorror (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO20_SrDCTp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mkmoondust]

Link in bio #DearBouquet #preorders #emergingauthor #sincerelybluejay https://www.instagram.com/p/CKdQN-_lZ24/?igshid=yjp5kgnukday

[author-mathomas]

@kellymarreepollock Your first book was so wonderfully written and I am still dreaming about the last chapter. The Nova Morgan Chronicles. Set in Victorian London, Cherry Nova follows the story of a young Woman, who awakens in a grim hotel room with no recollection of who she is and how she got there. With her life seemingly erased, she sets out on a journey of self discovery, fuelled by an overbearing blood lust that leads her down an unknown path. She soon realises though, that not all lovers love you, not all enemies are evil and that you can't always trust the person staring back at you in the mirror. Magic, Mythology, Secrets and Lies all intertwine themselves around her newly carved out existence, but you can't run from the past no matter how hard you try. Your sin will always boomerang back to you. Monsters are real, afterall, she should know - She's one of them. #supernaturalfiction #emergingauthor #lovesexandkisses #walkthenight https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz4qqCVAm-B/?igshid=xbkwl0bcmom8

[gregsantospoet]

I'm coming to the Toronto Show at the @slacklineseries! #gregsantos #toronto #slacklinecreativearts #poetryreading #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #torontoreading #burdock #torontoartists #torontopoets #emergingartists #emergingauthors #readingseries (at Toronto, Ontario)

[teresaschultz-author]

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[moonwriter623]

The Cursed One

Prelude

 Year 1295

 The northern wind howled within the trees who bow down to receive the thousand blessings that were coming. I stared at the girl in the water. Her bright eyes full of hope as a smile spread across her face. Today was the day I was going to be initiated into the goddess’ circle. The moon was about to rise and I needed to join the others. Running with the wind, I could feel the soil singing between my toes. I ran those woods millions times before but today was the first time we were in sync.  

I have been preparing for this day since I could remember. Every woman in my family was blessed by the goddess and it was my turn. After three generation of only boys, it was my purpose in life, my duty. 

“Child, it’s time. Go join the others” the high priestess called me when I reached the village. I quickly bowed my head and made my way to the hut where all the girls in the village were waiting.  

“Where were you? Why is your hair all messy?” my best friend reached out to fix the flower crown embedded within my curls. Her freckles formed a pattern as she crunched her face as her mane brown rested perfectly on her shoulders.  

Looking around the only difference between us were our hair colors. We all wore the same plain white sheets that covered our nakedness. Tonight was the night we were becoming hand maiden to the goddess. Tonight we would become women. Twenty four pair of eyes looked backed at me with anticipation. We were ready. 

As per the priestess instructions, we bound our hands and feet with ropes as a symbol of our future bond to the goddess.  

"What do you think it's going to be like?" I whispered to Mira. 

"Stand still, you don't want to be the last one to be picked" She whispered back as she straightened her back. We were total opposites. She was the best hunter of all of us and I was the slacker. I couldn't kill anything. My diet consisted of berries and corn. She would always discipline me whenever I would set the animals free when we hunted them. Everyone, including myself was surprised when the priestess picked me to be in the ritual to serve our goddess.  

"Stop daydreaming! It's about to be my turn" Mira nudged me on my side. I turned around to see that we were the only ones left.  

"Mira, my child come to me!" A voice vibrated around us. I quickly threw my arms around her and wished her good fortune. With her head high, she walked out. My heart was racing, an overwhelming fear sunk into me. This was the happiest moment in our lives, I shouldn't be scared. I should humble myself and be honored to be chosen.  

Every second felt like an eternity. Without thinking, I peaked my head out of the hut. A could shiver went through my spine. I had to leave. This was all wrong. I quickly untied my hands and feet and crawled out. I watched her sunk her ritual knife over and over again into my best friend's lifeless body. Before I could stop it, a piercing scream came right out of me, as everything was getting blurry. 

"Where do you think you're going little one?' She called out to me. "It's your turn" 

Two hands cupped my shoulders and dragged me to her. They were all there. Mira, Svana, Thova, Brydana and the others....floating around the priestess with fear frozen onto their faces.  

"How did you think it was going to work. You don't know how lucky you are to be the sacrifices that help our land flourish" 

"I don't want to be a sacrifice" I screamed as I struggled to fight my way out. She took me by the hair and plunged me into the water. The air in my lungs was leaving me. This is not the way I'm supposed to die.  

"Had enough?" She asked coolly as she pulled me out of the water. With all the strength that I had, I lunged at her and chew out a piece of her neck. She yelped as I struggled to free myself from her. With a slap across my face, she stole all my remining strength. "You were always the savage one. Savages don't get to be honored" 

She took me by the neck as squeezed as she chanted something foreign to my ears. As the taste of iron lapped around my tongue, I could feel my body giving up. "I curse you! To the battlefield where you will have to kill and will feel the pain of every life you will be taking." She sunk her knife into my chest and dropped into the water. Surrounded my sisters and the water that became friends, I sunk into nothingness leaving every memory of my old self on the surface. 

[marionannberry]

Congratulations Jacqui on your Dodge City, Between Love & Lies book being available @GVPL #emergingauthors #islandwriter #writerslife #grateful #writersmind #celebration

[odorchaie]

There's a darkness coming & he's hunting for the final gift. Does one boy hold the key to its discovery? The fate of 2 worlds rests on the shoulders of this ordinary with an extraordinary secret. The Wish can be purchased @barnesandnoble @amazonprime or anywhere books are sold. Don't forget, 100% of all proceeds I earn in book sales for 2017 Will be donated to AAFH, an organization that supports children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Thank you for your support! #goodreads #mustread #publishing #mswl #mglitchat #yalitchat #teachersfollowteachers #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #education #library #bookstagramfeature #chicagopubliclibrary #literaryagent #scbwi #IARTG #IFNRTG #ASMSG #writers #emergingauthors #WLCAuthor #bookbub #andersonsbookstore #bibliophile #storytelling #screenplays #hollywoodmovies #childhoodcancerawareness

[ldpaul]

#tattoos #inked #spilledink #writers #story #shortreads #tumblrwriting #igwriting #emergingauthor #emergingauthors #alternativeliterature #randomaltlit #nonfiction #ldpaul #VeilsAnchorsVessels #duology #writerslife #quoteoftheday #quotes

[irishbooks]

Author Interview – Wendy Drinkwater

Author Interview – Wendy Drinkwater. Meet the lovely, bubbly chatty Wendy, as she chats about her books, cats and future projects! #amblogging #authorinterview #bookblog #emergingauthor

My ninth interview is with chatty and bubbly Wendy Drinkwater, who wrote Hobbs’s Horrific Arts and Gifts, a fun, entertaining take of the horror genre.

Wendy looks after her two cats, and her husband, while fitting in a busy work schedule at a non-profit! However, she will ALWAYS find time for a cat-natter! She SAYS she’s shy, but read on and decide for yourself!!!!

  Book:Hobbs’s Horrific Arts…