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[realashergray]

NaNoWriMo Day 1: "Suitcase"

So I'm going to be doing some short prompts each day hopefully, to try to stretch my author muscles before I finish the last little bit of my novel. Please enjoy!

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The bedroom door is ajar, and beyond it is a hallway Alvah knows almost as well as his own. Somewhere beyond that door, David is. His room may be bare and nearly lifeless, but his eyes. His eyes.

Alvah didn't know what it meant for eyes to "sparkle" before. Now he does. And he's happy for David, he really is, but...

Three suitcases on the bed. Small and green, large and made of worn leather, and purple, canvas, full-to-bursting. Is this everything David is? Is it really so easy to pack up his whole life and leave?

The bedroom door is ajar. Alvah can remember when that became a rule, when they stopped being allowed to close it. It had been his fault. Maybe if he hadn't opened the door, David wouldn't have been able to slip away. Maybe it's his fault that David is leaving.

The door swings open and David enters. His eyes gleam with his future prospects. He had always been a good student- much better than Alvah- so it hadn't been that much of a surprise when he made it into Brown. Now, he is positively marinating in his own success. And Alvah truly is happy for him.

He just wishes David would be successful a little closer to home.

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Hope you liked it! See y'all tomorrow for the next one!

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[realashergray]

Meet the Writer

Alright so I was tagged by @writings-of-a-narwhal (thank you Ellyse I love you, you’re a real one) it’s long so I put it under the cut

1. Do you have a character you tend to inflict more angst on than others? Uh yeah, I’m guilty lol, Dmitri has a super sad backstory. But you’ll get more of that after Hell Fire 2. How do you get back on track with writing after getting distracted? Usually having other people say nice things about my writing gets me motivated to write that thing instead of the 12000000000 other WIPs I have. If not that then I reread my own work and get myself reinvested in the characters 3. Do you create your whole world and characters before you start to write it down or do you write it down as you go? I usually have some sense of the world and the main characters at the start but I am constantly adding freshly made up stuff as I keep writing. I hope it makes for a more 3D story 4. Do you have a certain story/poem/etc that has stuck with you for years? poem: Fire and Ice by Robert Frost (don’t ask why, couldn’t tell you) and story: pretty much anything from greek mythology lol but especially the more romantic stories that’s probably me just projecting my fantasies about romancing apollo/hermes though I love a good twink  5. Favorite and least favorite trope? I love when a typically more gruff/distant character ends up being maternal/paternal towards other characters but denies it. I hate when the supposed “happy ending” is just a lazy author pairing everyone off heterosexually. romantic love isn’t necessary for a happy ending and making everyone straight is cowardly 6. Are any of your characters artists/Do any of them enjoy art? well, Alvah is, to quote @@neeksknocks , a “method acting king” who used to participate in theater at school... Dmitri was a very good dancer back in his day, but he never bothered to seek stardom because his family couldn’t afford it and also he needed to help run his family business... David, surprisingly, is less artistic but he’s a great writer... Rebekah was very good at drawing when she was little but she sort of dropped that hobby as an adult 7. How do you go about getting past writers’ block? Uhhhh usually I try and go out and do things? Life gives me inspiration. And I also try to pinpoint the reason why I don’t want to write a scene and self-therapy myself into getting past my hangups 8. Do you write chronologically or do you write little snippets and tie them together? Or do you have a different process? Kind of... both? I mostly write chronologically, but if a certain scene inspires me enough I’ll write that bit to make sure I don’t forget it 9. Writing or editing? Ugh. Depends on my mood. I love reading other people’s stuff and giving feedback but sometimes it’s so exhausting because I know they deserve more high-energy commentary but depression is just a bitch. Also writing is hard but sometimes I get possessed and write like mad for several thousand words and that’s fun 10. Strange ways you come up with ideas to write? Hmmm... Sounds cliche but the shower is my idea factory. In the shower, I think about so many different things but especially music and salty thoughts about stuff I don’t like. I have had so many arguments with myself in the shower for the drama of arguing, and that usually gives me ideas about what I want to touch on in my writing

Thank you so much for tagging me!! This was a lot of fun to answer! Alright, I tag @arwallace @xanderswriteblr @skyfootsteps and @toboldlywrite (and anybody else who wants to do this) with these questions:

1: What’s your favorite drink to have while you write? 2: Do you have an all-time favorite character or does it fluctuate? 3: Do you prefer to employ a large cast of characters or a small one? Why? 4: Are you an impulsive person? If so, does that affect your writing? 5: What’s your favorite font to write in? 6: Do you have a specific time of day that you write in, typically? 7: Do you want a lot of editors/betas assigned to separate sections or one to two editors for the entire book? 8: What do you wish you saw more of in literature? 9: Who’s your least favorite author and why? (Please rant about why, I’m begging) 10: Finally, when did you decide you wanted to be a writer? What made you want to be one?

[lajinahossain]

Ellyse Perry’s Parents: A Look at her Family and Upbringing

Ellyse Perry is an Australian cricketer who plays international cricket. She was born on 3 November 1990 at the Sydney Adventist Hospital. She grew up in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai suburbs of Wahroonga and West Pymble. Perry studied at Beecroft Primary School and later attended Pymble Ladies’ College, where she served as Sports, Athletics, and Cricket Captain. Ellyse Perry represented New South…