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Friday Excerpt: Faith Gets Bad News

Here are 400 words (actually a little less) from my NaNoWriMo book. Remember it isn’t polished or edited at all! This is rough, rough draft. lol. (but still feel free to offer critique) ### Old lady Smythe was looking at her again. Faith found the old woman creepy. She had a small smile on her face all the time and a gleam in her eyes that suggested she knew everything about everyone. Faith tried to avoid her, not wanting her own secrets sussed out, but it seemed like the old woman was always hanging around her. She must have a nose for trouble and knew even before Faith herself did that Faith was destined for trouble. Faith was laying on her bunk and staring blankly at the white floor while she thought. She was reminising about the last time she and Reece...

Posted by RuthMadison on Nov 11, 2011 in Friday Excerpt | 0 comments

Romantic Friday Writers

Well, the Romantic Friday Writers challenges have changed, which makes me sad. It’s no longer being held every week, but just once a month. Also instead of a word as a theme, there will be pictures to respond to or first sentences to use. I’m not sure that I’ll keep doing it given the new form it’s taking. Perhaps I will post excerpts of my own choosing on Fridays, though not having the theme to challenge myself with is a shame. For today, how about a sample of my NaNo novel? Here is a 400 word excerpt written this week. Remember that this is quick writing without any editing, so it is very raw. Word count: 371 ### Talia squinted through the rain. She held one hand up over her eyes and peered again across the parking lot outside her...

Posted by RuthMadison on Nov 4, 2011 in Featured, Friday Excerpt | 3 comments

Romantic Friday Writers: Haunting

http://romanticfridaywriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday. The theme this week is Haunting. This is the last excerpt related to the ongoing Kaitlyn and Jason story before National Novel Writing Month begins and I start posting excerpts from that story. Be sure to come back on November 1-3 to find out more about my NaNoWriMo project! Other bits of this story can be found: https://ruthmadison.com/blue-moon/ https://ruthmadison.com/theme-first-love/ https://ruthmadison.com/rock-candy/ https://ruthmadison.com/fearful-heart/ https://ruthmadison.com/whispers/ Word Count: 288 (Full Critique Accepted) ### Kaitlyn believed in hauntings, just not in the traditional sense. She knew...

Posted by RuthMadison on Oct 27, 2011 in Friday Excerpt | 14 comments

Romantic Friday Writers: Whispers

http://fridaynightwriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday. The theme this week is Whispers. This week I continue on with Kaitlyn and Jason, characters who have been featured in my last four or so Friday posts! Starting in November, I’ll be doing National Novel Writing Month, and I plan to use the weekly challenges to expand the book I’ll be working on. So, the next two weeks will probably be the last of Kaitlyn and Jason for a while. Word Count: 383 Full Critique is Fine (In fact, have absolutely no fear of being too harsh with me. I value intense criticism because I think it will make me a stronger and better writer. Over years of workshops and critiques, I have...

Posted by RuthMadison on Oct 20, 2011 in Friday Excerpt | 6 comments

Romantic Friday Writers: First Love

http://fridaynightwriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday. The theme this week is Fearful Heart. This topic is tailor-made for my current story! Every week I’m finding some way to tie the theme to Kaitlyn and Jason. What an interesting and different way to grow a new story! I’m certain that this will get put together and edited and added to Dev Dreams Volume Two when it’s ready. Last week I even won the featured writer for the week! This makes me very excited. I know the piece needs more work and editing, but winning let me know that I’m on the right track with this story. Word Count: 326 Full critique is just fine. ### “How was your...

Posted by RuthMadison on Oct 13, 2011 in Friday Excerpt | 16 comments

Romantic Friday Writers: Rock Candy

http://fridaynightwriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday. The theme this week is Rock Candy. I am on a roll with this new story that I started three weeks ago for a Friday challenge! Word Count: 397, full critique acceptable ### Kaitlyn’s life changed forever in a candy store in the mall. She was standing in the door, sucking on a red rock candy stick and waiting for Jason to finish choosing. He was distracted by doing imitations of their teachers to make her laugh. She was gasping around the sweet glaze of the candy when something shifted. She never understood what it was, but suddenly everything in her became very still and it was as though she were seeing Jason for...

Posted by RuthMadison on Oct 6, 2011 in Friday Excerpt | 18 comments