Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link The group walked along the wide road toward Woodhall in silence. The temperature was relatively pleasant, especially given the time of year and the altitude at which they walked, but…
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Unpacking Under the mountain
It was a long passage yesterday. As a writing exercise, it was actually rather enjoyable for me to move the characters through both distance and time in such a compressed space. I tried to keep the proceedings engaging. I hope I succeeded. From a story standpoint, several important things happened in yesterday’s passage. Let’s unpack….
Fiction Tuesday – Under the Mountain
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link After climbing up into the hills South of The Ravine for much of the day, the path crested a ridge and turned East. There was a small junction settlement at…
Unpacking Inclined to the mountain
The party is on the move! Let’s unpack their journey up into the hills South of The Ravine. The guards As relaxed as most of the party is, Michael and Terrin are taking their duties to guard Jeremy and the others very seriously. Terrin’s refusal to leave Walter alone with the animals and Michael’s decision…
Fiction Tuesday – Inclined to the mountain
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link It took their party much of the morning to escape the full sprawl of The Ravine and its environs. As they walked the city slowly came to life, and the…
Unpacking Departure
Big things are happening to Jeremy and company, and some significant events happened in yesterday’s scene. Let’s unpack. Looking ahead Before I sat down to write “Departure,” I took the time to map out the final movement of this book. It was actually the first time I used Scrivener’s cork-board & synopsis features, and it…
