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Flash Fiction Fridays: Choices

Ariel Paiement — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 01:01:38 +0000

Dasara stared at the cliff edge then glanced back at the stony-faced man behind her. His focus remained unflinching. She swallowed back tears. " Don't make me choose, Domarius." He crossed his arms. "Your choice was made very clear, Ara. You didn't want to be mine even though you made a vow. And those who…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Choices

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Thursday Technicalities – Weaving WorldBuilding Into the Story – Final Thoughts

Ariel Paiement — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

In the end, no post or set of posts can possibly cover every detail of world-building and weaving it into your story. Your story will have some elements and not others, and your style will utilize some techniques but not others. This means that, if you really want to grow in this area, you're going…… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities – Weaving WorldBuilding Into the Story – Final Thoughts

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Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #41

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

This selection comes from When All Else Fails, once again, since it's all I'm really working on right now besides some short fiction pieces that I'm not really focusing on too heavily at the moment. So, without further ado, this week's WIP selection! ~~~ VIV HURRIED ALONG the street to her house. If only she…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #41

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Thursday Technicalities: Weaving World-Building Into Your Story – Through Your Character’s Eyes

Ariel Paiement — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Introduction This week, we're going to talk about weaving world-building into the story through your character's eyes. There are multiple ways to go about weaving your world into the story, but one of the best ways is through your character. So let's talk about how. dISCOVERIES The first way you can go about weaving your…… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Weaving World-Building Into Your Story – Through Your Character’s Eyes

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Flash Fiction Fridays: Face-to-Face

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week's flash fiction doesn't go with anything in particular. It's just a short piece based on the idea of portals and what someone might do if they found one or what they might find on the other side. ~~~ Molly stared at the portal in the small cave. It hadn't been here yesterday when…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Face-to-Face

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Thursday Technicalities: World Building Tools – Weaving Together Plot and World

Ariel Paiement — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Introduction This seemed like a fitting place to begin a new series on Thursday Technicalities since we talk about world building tools on Saturday Setups and since I was just discussing where I learned most of what I know in my newsletter this week. So, yes, we're going to talk about more world building tools,…… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: World Building Tools – Weaving Together Plot and World

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Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #37

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week, I finished up chapter fifty-nine of Pathway of the Moon. One more to go, and then it's done and off to my list of works to edit (which currently consists of only that one piece and part of another, so it's a short list of books for my own work, at least). I'm…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #37

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Saturday Setup – Creatures: The Usual Suspects

Ariel Paiement — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 13:52:00 +0000

Introduction This week, we're moving from language creation to talking about fantasy creatures. Today, we're just going to go over some of the typical fantasy creatures and what you ought to be considering for them. Mainly, this week's post is going to be focusing on bigger creatures like dragons and sea monsters. It won't be…… Continue reading Saturday Setup – Creatures: The Usual Suspects

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Flash Fiction Fridays: Cold Hard Stone

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week's flash fiction is my take on a writing prompt I recently posted on Pinterest. ~~~ Shauna opened her eyes to...nothing? Inky blackness met her gaze, and she shifted with a soft whine. Pain sparked through her arm, but she ignored it and forced herself to sit up anyway. Where was she? Cold stone…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Cold Hard Stone

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Flash Fiction Fridays – Guardian

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week’s Flash Fiction Friday is another one based on a prompt I found on Pinterest. This one is built on the premise that everyone but you has a guardian angel. Instead, you have a guardian demon who deals with things in more violent but much more efficient fashion. It sounded interesting, so let’s see…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays – Guardian

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