Chit and chatter bounce around anecdotes and laughter You tell your story and I tell mine, careful not to seem too eager We’re here with friends but I can’t help it’s only you I pay attention And from what I learned last week, I suspect it’s reciprocated And so we’ve done this little dance of…
Category: Writing Updates
Escapril 2022: Strange Behaviour
A flash of orange, brown and black darts between the groaning trees Eyes wide in search of log or burrow to shelter from the violence of the rain Matted fur slick with wet the weary fox runs on and on, ahead a sheltered burrow Without thought he scuttled quickly underground body pressed against warm soil…
Escapril 2022: Limbs
Heavy breaths and limbs sprawl across the cut grass Breathy laughs and jabs exchange between bodies stretching, resting The race now over and exhaustion hits like an all-consuming blanket Weighted, each arm, each leg, each breath is pressing deeper into the ground Eyes closed, deep breaths, new strength is slowly found The marshal calls for…
Escapil 2022: A Seperation
The rumble of the rattling train washes out the stations frenzy as it pulls away This time apart will be short lived yet there’s a new ache I’ve not felt before The city fades from view shifting into rolling hills and pastures as the hours tick by I look at your last message, “travel safe,…
Escapil 2022: When I Opened My Eyes
Half-closed eyes blink away the evening’s sleep The day is half an hour off and our alarms are still silent I roll over and gaze at you in the quiet of pre-dawn Steadfast in your dreams I curl closer so I may hear them Lazily your arm wraps around my waist, wanting You press…
Novel Update: Writing A New Adult Fantasy Manuscript
Hello friends guess who is writing again! It’s been a while since I posted, in fact, about nine months. It happens, you get busy, life gets crazy, and sometimes, a global pandemic hits you and the focus shifts. Creatively it’s not been easy to stay on track, those first few months were mentally exhaughsting. But…
Current Project Updates
Novels, novels, novels. With so many now on the go now I really need to get myself organised so each project finally gets done. So I thought I’d do a quick recap here of the projects I’ve started over the last year and hope to finish in the year to come. #ProjectStarlight Current Word…
#AmWriting…Again
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.19″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″] I think it is safe to say that I have a problem with completing a project. I currently have 6 WIPs on the go for various novel idea’s I’ve been working on over the last 12 months and none are even close to being completed. And…
Novel Update: 1/3 of the 1st Draft Done
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.19″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″] It has been a little while since I updated you guys with what has been going on with my novel. Well, for now, I am 1/3 of the way through my estimated number of chapters for this first book. It’s exciting at the moment because the…