Maine, 1905 – “Mother, when is Papa coming home?” Eight-year-old Phoebe asked, her hazel eyes full of innocent curiosity.
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Author: H.S. Kylian
Christian, bookworm, writer, and hopeful romantic.
A Child's Gift
Hartford, Connecticut, 1989 — Six-year-old Connor rushed into his room, closing the door behind him. He tossed his backpack onto the floor, then climbed onto his bed and reached for the piggy bank on his dresser.
Continue reading “A Child's Gift”Character Names
Typically, writers will be warned against having too many character names start with the same letter or to not have more than one character name start with the same letter at all.
Continue reading “Character Names”Know The Novel: Into My Life is Written…Kind of
Hello, everyone! As promised, here are my NaNo results, hidden within the third and final part of the Know The Novel linkup by Christine Smith!
Read moreNaNoWriMo 2019 Update
Okay, so I wasn’t planning on doing an update until after NaNo was over this year, but since I went crazy, I decided, “Why not?”
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(Part 1)
Yay, time for Part Two of Christine Smith’s Know The Novel linkup! First, a mini-update: I decided to be crazy and write two versions during NaNo. Not 50k each, but combined. I’m planning on V1 being maybe 35-40k, and then V2 is the rest.
Continue reading “Know The Novel: Within Into My Life”Turning Points
There are four turning points in a story: the First Plot Point, the Midpoint, the Third Plot Point, and the Resolution.
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So, I’ve come to realize I haven’t done a Character Questionnaire in a while…as in, I haven’t done one since June.
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Hello, everyone! Today, I’m joining Christine Smith and many others for her three-month long Know The Novel link-up for NaNoWriMo!
(BUT you can still do it even if you’re not doing NaNo!)
Continue reading “Know The Novel: Introducing Into My Life”Lights Out
Hartford, Connecticut, 1988 – Trembling, five-year-old Connor raced out of the darkened bathroom, leaving the faucet running. Desperate for any source of light, he ran without bothering to carefully spread his arms out in front of him to make sure he wouldn’t bump into a wall.
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