NaNoWriMo – A shadow’s touch

Throughout November I’ll be concentrating my posts on Welcome to the Valleys in honor of NaNoWriMo. If you’d like to catch up on this story, the first post of this story can be found at this link Jeremy woke the next morning feeling drained. His night shirt was uncomfortably damp, and his skin felt crusted…

NaNoWriMo – Lost in a dream

Throughout November I’ll be concentrating my posts on Welcome to the Valleys in honor of NaNoWriMo. If you’d like to catch up on this story, the first post of this story can be found at this link Shortly after he insisted Walter take up his office as Senator the old trader reluctantly agreed and food…

NaNoWriMo – Story Time

Throughout November I’ll be concentrating my posts on Welcome to the Valleys in honor of NaNoWriMo. If you’d like to catch up on this story, the first post of this story can be found at this link To Jeremy’s shock, Tollen’s eyes seemed to come alive with delight. “Oh. I suppose you’re going to be…

Unpacking In Motion

This week’s section marked a first. I actually scrapped a piece after it was about one third of the way written and started over. It just seemed as though the words I was writing was pulling the characters away from where they wanted to go. In the end, I’m quite happy with how the passage…

Fiction Tuesday – In Motion

Walter stared into Tollen’s eyes for a moment before he finally shrugged and pocketed the stone. “You can’t shrug this away, Walter! I’ve been wondering why Merkot has suddenly become so aggressive in his policies. Well, now I see. He knew you were coming, and he’s trying to make sure you don’t get to where…

Unpacking Old Wounds

This was a fascinating piece to write. Up until this point Walter has been surrounded by people who show him deference, friendship, and respect. Tollen is the first person who shows him hostility. Let’s unpack. Tollen’s attitude I mentioned last week that Tollen does respect Walter for who he was, even as he’s seriously peeved…