Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

nothing too deep here for my last writer's post of the year. 2009 was a decent year for writing for me. I've sold two stories (neither of which have been seen yet and who knows if ever but still). I wrote a total of 179,004 words of ORIGINAL fiction (who knows how much fanfic. I'm sure i don't want to tally that up.) It's nothing to sneeze at I guess.

For those of you interested in working on an author's platform check out the last several posts by moschus. She's got several good blogs on that.

For the final writing exercise I borowed this one from evil_little_dog

Sum up your main original character in a single sentence. Straight-forward or whimsical as you please.



Until the Ice Breaks

Makai is a neurotic teen with self-esteem issues, looking to prove his worth


Splinters of Silver and Cold Iron

Tazia is a young werewolf in love with a boy her detective father thinks is a murder suspect

Killian is a severely abused young man who can see the future


Red Skies

Tarran's mind has fractured, which only serves to lead him to try to find love by having as many sexual partners as he can

Adao grew up knowing people feared and hated him.

Ties that Bind

Tully has lived his life in the shadow of his brother and father

Janessy has no idea how he ended up leading a band of teenagers and three dangerous beings from their darkest myths.


Melt into the Wind

Yukio wished he had known that committing suicide would have led to a 'lifetime' of servitude to the Powers that Be.


Riding With Strangers

Liam wishes that the military and police would be more open to him being gay.

Hikaru knows he'll mate with another dragon some day but he loves having sex with humans too.

Beneath the Torn Sky

Placid isn't sure how he got so detached from life but he's fighting his way back.

Melantha is as strong as the metal she shapes.


let me know what you think of them.

Good writing for us all in 2010 (and let's not get into how old saying that makes me feel)