Another response to a prompt! I love that I was able to write scene from my actual NaNoWriMo stories using these prompts. This one is from Victoria Byron. “You’re not my husband!” Kayla pushed away from the strange man and dropped to the floor. The rug that covered the creaking floorboards was worn and threadbare…. Read Post
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Mandolin. Corrupt. Turquoise
I asked my Tweetpeeps to help me meet my NaNoWriMo goals for the day by giving me prompts. Here is what I wrote based on Nadia Halim‘s words: The palace was lovely though much too cool for Fuleia’s liking. The opulence of the space seemed contrived. As if the nobility had travelled and studied the… Read Post
Why I’m doing #NaNoWriMo
It’s that time of the year, y’all! When the clock strikes midnight I am joining the rank of writers around the world will pull out of a fresh piece of paper (or, more likely, open up a new Word document) and try to write 50,000 words by November 30, 11:59pm. I’m not even a writer,… Read Post
5 South Asian Writers
Milestone number two of my Heritage Reads challenge is complete! I read the work of five South Asian writers and was very pleased at the variety. At first I was worried that all the books would be about female infanticide. I’d read enough novels on the topic that I was beginning to think it was… Read Post