here's another small teaser from my wip

here's another small teaser from my wip

Posted by Raven M on 11:44 PM in teaser, things left unsaid, writing,

I didn't want to completely erase him out of my life especially since I still had so much to learn about my sister. Denise used to talk about you so much. Though he was clearly speaking English, those words sounded so foreign to me. Not like French or Spanish,...

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first drafts don't equal the end of the world

first drafts don't equal the end of the world

Posted by Raven M on 1:34 PM in first drafts, thoughts, writing,

It's taken me YEARS to realize that but it's true. It doesn't. Early Sunday morning there was a really bad storm that woke me up and so I put on some music and started reading over my wip which I had temporarily trunked at 35.8k words. I know it's...

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Heartbreak: a poem

Heartbreak: a poem

Posted by Raven M on 10:23 AM in poetry,

It's been a while since I've wrote poetry...so I'm a little rusty. But this is for The Merry Sisters of Fate contest where the winner gets three ARCs of books written by the three authors. In case you didn't know, the MSOF are authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton,...

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taking risk

taking risk

Posted by Raven M on 8:07 AM in a touch of gold, thoughts, writing,

So...I usually write contemporary.I like contemporary.If it's done right, it's magical.But you know what else I like?Shows like Doctor Who and The X-Files. Books with kick-ass heroines and high stakes. I am the girliest of girls but that doesn't mean I don't like "getting my hands dirty".This is...

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my keyboard is my wand

my keyboard is my wand

Posted by Raven M on 6:46 AM in inspiration, thoughts, writing,

I have dreamed of sharing my stories with the world ever since I was a little girl.I used to write stories about counterfeit pennies and evil meatballs and give them to my family members.The meatball story was pretty cool because my mom helped me make a book cover using...

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RTW: What are the five senses again?

RTW: What are the five senses again?

Posted by Raven M on 3:22 PM in RTW, senses, thoughts, writing,

Haha, okay. I'm kidding. I know what they are but when it comes to writing I don't really pay much attention them. Or if I do, I won't really know until after I give everything a quick read-through. So...here we go. I'm going to put my wip THINGS...

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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Posted by Raven M on 10:51 AM in

Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.It can.She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.There is.She doesn't believe that...

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