This first encounter with the shadows is very intense. So much so that I didn’t realize how short it was until after I’d looked at the word count. Writing it was an extremely visceral experience, as the encounter combined several things I’m rather frightened of. I hate the dark, my imagination is so vivid that…
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Fiction Tuesday – Deep Revelations
“Walter, what’s happening?” At the sound of panic in Jeremy’s voice, Ama took the youth’s hand. Her touch touch did calm him somewhat, but he could feel Ama’s power contending with the shadows inside his own being. It felt like he was the rope in a bizarre tug-of-war. “It’s them, lad. Stick close to Ama.”…
Unpacking Approaching Shelter
Here is where “stuff” begins to happen. I can honestly say I’ve been ready to start writing some of these passages for week, and I am very glad they have finally arrived. I am looking forward to Jeremy’s arrival at The Ravine. Here’s some thoughts on “Approaching Shelter.” The Tunnel When I was growing up…
Approaching Shelter
For what seemed like hours the party traveled down the tunnel at a pace just brisk enough to leave Jeremy wearied but not winded. The passage was large, and reasonably high, it was also wide enough to comfortably allow traffic to pass in the opposite direction, so Jeremy didn’t feel closed-in. Every so often a…
Unpacking Into Deep
Yesterday the party finally entered into the tunnel which will take them into the inner valleys. It’s been fascinating for me as the writer to see how many words the little interactions in the story use. I really want to give the impression that the world of The Valleys is a living and breathing world…
Into Deep
Jeremy couldn’t believe the size of the cavernous opening which led to the tunnel. The twin pillars, between which The Boulevard flowed, continued to dominate the scene – but up close the did so only through the magnificence of their beauty. From a distance they appeared to have been carved into the face of the…
