I thought I'd jump in on another flash fiction
Tuesday Tales over at Stevie McCoy's blog. I know I should be working on something NANOey, but I FINISHED MY FIRST DRAFT and found myself in-between projects. :) I'm trying to decide if I should begin my first round of edits (most probable) or start one of my new things (I really want to write my next novel idea, but I think I need to put it off another month or so)... I think I'm going to get another draft in quickly while things are still fresh (and hopefully correct all the major issues that I know of right now) then take a short break and try to write a picture book. Then I'll do a third draft and send things out to Alpha Readers/Beta Readers. I'm interested in seeing how this whole revising thing goes for me... *crosses fingers*
Enough about all that...I'll have a proper post on it shortly (or sometime anyway). Right now I'll let you read my 100 word Tuesday Tales entry with the secret word: Firefly and the following picture as the prompts:
ENJOY!
How am I not bleeding? My hands grope futilely for any sign
of the transformation – a cut, a bruise, a scar. I’m whole and more. I peer into
the darkness. The vile lies forlorn in the dirt, the last drops staining the
ground. I quickly scoop the mud into the vile and cover the spot. A light
flashes in the darkness. It’s blinding. I cover my eyes and move toward it.
Another flash. I reach out and catch the firefly, marveling at the intensity of
the light, or, more accurately, the acuteness of my sight. What have I become?
I really, really like this. If it was a book, I'd definitely keep reading. great job on this!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Tamara! I had fun writing it! :)
DeleteWhy put it off? Need it to brew a little longer?
ReplyDeleteNope. I've been wanting to write this next idea for a while now (and my third idea, too), but I think I need to finish the first one while it's still fresh. Get it to a point where I can send it off to beta readers before I jump in on the next one. ...and I only have so much time in the day! :) I've got to prioritize...so finishing up the first is where I need to focus right now, and I'll jump in on the next idea when this one is done.
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