Another highly productive weekend. My last word count [80k]. The journey continues as I prepare to write the last two chapters [13 & 14]. Estimated word count upon completion before being handed over to a Professional Editor [100k]. I'm feeling good about Book #1 of the series coming in at 100k words, and still have … Continue reading Another highly productive weekend. My last word count [80k].
Tag: Words are powerful
Originally posted here yesterday. Then expanded and posted on my column within The Adams County Drug Court Newsletter. Now copied and posted here on my blog. It's nearly...just nearly...confusing. Please keep in mind: The majority of The Readers were sitting in The Court Room while they were reading The Newsletter. Written for the new people … Continue reading Life & Death [Drug Court Newsletter Version]
I've decided to post a 10k word version of this chapter. This a 2nd draft. Not to make excuses in advance, but far from a professional edit/proof read copy. One character, one chapter, from a 15 chapter book with a dozen characters. Not a short read! December 2011 The first thought Shelby had when she … Continue reading Beautiful In Every Way [Full Chapter 10k Word Version]
Once again, Shelby isn't deceased. First, I'd like to say Thank You for those readers who've taken the time to read any or all of this chapter. Being well over 10K words, it's a fairly long read when compiled. Being the 2nd draft of the chapter, it's grown some since the first time I posted … Continue reading Afterward / Beautiful In Every Way
Beautiful In Every Way Shelby breathed deeply, exhaled, and let it all go; sending everything that she had left in hopes of an answer. She was beyond exhaustion, her rage and adrenaline beginning to fade. Her stomach knotted, and she began to cough and spit. It was no use, too exhausted to stop the inevitable, … Continue reading Beautiful In Every Way [Part 22 of 22]
Beautiful In Every Way With her left-hand flat on the dirty basement floor; Shelby began to speak, and then paused. Once again: Another sign of the moment. Under normal healthy circumstances, she would have done the math long ago, easily turning one plus one into two. Instead; with her brain in a state of detox … Continue reading Beautiful In Every Way [Part 20 of 21]
Beautiful In Every Way A Highly Emotional Person since birth, Shelby now struggled with the Empathic Connection she'd just made. She couldn't help but feel some measure of sympathy for what she had just witnessed through the laundry room wall. Very few could possibly begin to understand the reality of the situation. Quite simply; a … Continue reading Beautiful In Every Way [Part 19 of 20]
With each passing moment, Shelby could feel some measure of her strength returning. Making a fist with her left hand, she held that small fist to her lips, and then closed her eyes. Her eyes still closed, she spoke softly into her small hand, "Ostende mihi," causing the tattoos on her left index and middle … Continue reading Beautiful In Every Way [Part 18 of 20]
Another trigger, all of the pain from the last four years flooded back, everything these people had done to her. Within seconds a tsunami of clean and loving memories washed the tragedy away. Shelby could feel the mental partition begin to waver and fail. Like a wall built from hate, manipulation, and medication, the bricks … Continue reading Bellissimo In Ogni Modo [Part 17 of 20]
Although not vain or full of herself in any way, Shelby was well aware that she wasn't like everyone else. She had been educated since childhood, prepped by select members of her family for a path of enlightenment and spiritual growth. All of these preparations considered; she had somehow been distracted from her path of … Continue reading Beautiful In Every Way [Part 16]
