Romantic Friday Writers: Fearful Heart
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 is another section of the new story I started last week. This is close to the end… Word Count: 402. Full Critique Acceptable ### “Where is everyone?” Kaitlyn wondered. Usually her bar would be full of activity by now. It was eerily empty. Her boots made a loud thumb with each step that echoed off the walls. She pulled out her phone to call Cindy. “Didn’t you hear?” Cinday said. “Hear what?” “Jason’s in the hospital. Tony called me and said.” “How would I have heard that?” Kaitlyn couldn’t...
Read MoreRomantic Friday Writers: Blue Moon
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 Blue Moon. I felt very inspired this week. As soon as I saw the theme, this scene just floated into my mind. I don’t know much about these characters or their story, but I’m excited to find out more! Word count: 390, Full Critique fine ### She plugged her ipod into the speakers and waited until Nancy Griffith’s scratchy voice drifted into the dusty room. No need to tell me you’d like to be friends, and help me get back on my feet again. And if I miss you, it’s just now and then. Just once, in a very blue moon… She turned slowly, leaning back against the wooden bar. “This...
Read MoreRomantic Friday Writers: Bouquet
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 Bouquet. This is a scene from my WIP, Breath(e). Elizabeth has always been attracted to disabled men exclusively, but she decides that she ought to at least try dating an able-bodied guy. Word Count: 302, critique however you would like. Comments will be of great help! ### Elizabeth almost didn’t see Patrick as she came out of her Biology class. She was thinking about which assignments had to get done tonight and which could be put off, missing the unusually warm November weather and Patrick standing at the bottom of the wheelchair ramp with flowers in his hands. “Oh,” Elizabeth jumped as...
Read MoreRomantic Friday Writers: Heart Stopper
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 Heart Stopper. I’m delighted to be able to present this tid-bit today. It’s a piece that I’ve had to cut from my current WIP. It’s one of my darlings that I had to kill. So, at least it will get the chance to do something. I do love this moment, perhaps I’ll find a story someday that it will work for. Word Count: 392, you may critique in any way that you like. The set up is that Elizabeth and Stewart broke up a few months ago and he moved across the country, but the break up was very amicable and they remain friends. Elizabeth has just been reading horrible...
Read MoreRomantic Friday Writers: Smooth Sailing
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 Smooth Sailing. Another very rough draft today. Smooth Sailing is a difficult topic, since it implies no conflict! I have had several requests for a part two on Priya and Deepak’s story Home Country. I haven’t figured out a plot for it yet. So today I’m playing around to see what I come up with. Word Count: 388, critique however you would like. *** Priyanka had never dared to believe she could have such a good life. Well, maybe when she was very small. Before her parents had died. At that age she thought a good life would be wearing bright colored saris and dancing at...
Read MoreRomantic Friday Writers: New Horizons
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 New Horizons First, a question. If you’ve been coming through and reading my entries for the last few weeks you will see that my male characters are always disabled. I would like to know if that is a problem for your enjoyment of the story. It seems like people don’t quite know what to say. I’m guessing that it feels like you think it’s a good thing to have a story that shows a disabled person having normal experiences, but it’s not really appealing or romantic to you personally. Am I getting that right? I’m worried that I’m making people...
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