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  • Musings From Vacation

    Musings From Vacation

    Every year, we go to the beach. Not pretty Caribbean beaches, where the sand is white and the water is clear enough to see the sand below. We go to the beaches by Charleston, where the sand is gray and the sea shifts from green to brown to blue, depending on its mood and the…

    sarahz

    July 25, 2023
    Writing
    Beach, Creative Writing, Ocean, Vacation, Writing
  • Books I Stayed Up Too Late Reading: ‘Hunted’ by Vanessa Nelson

    Is there anything better than forgetting you pre-ordered a book and then finding it in your kindle? I’m pretty sure the answer is ‘no’! Unless, of course, you don’t make that discovery until fairly late in the day … and then you’re one of those people who can’t put down a book to save your…

    sarahz

    July 12, 2023
    Book Review, Books I Stayed Up Too Late Reading, reading
    Book Reviews, Fantasy, reading
  • Random Writing Prompt: Half an hour before sunrise …

    The world was still sleeping. The moon hung low and heavy in the sky, her light turning the familiar paths into a much more treacherous journey. He blew out a quiet breath and watched the supplicants come. Even in the moonlight, they were easy to see. The first glowed with the torchlight of his party:…

    sarahz

    July 10, 2023
    Writing
    Creative Writing, Writing, Writing Prompt, YA Fantasy
  • Writing Side Quest: The Sorcerers’ Bargain Is Updated

    Progress! Newest part is published here. I’m not sure that my forward progress will continue at quite the same clip. I’ve been alternating between viewpoints, and I only have a good sense for one of them past this point of the plot. I guess that means I have some dreaming to do!

    sarahz

    July 6, 2023
    The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing
    Creative Writing, The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing, YA Fantasy
  • The Seer’s Story

    So here’s a silly little thing: earlier this year, I finished and published my first short story (The Seer’s Story). I was (and am) super excited about it and proud of myself for having *done the thing*!! But, oddly enough, once I’d *done the thing*, I didn’t really talk about it. Yes, it’s plastered all…

    sarahz

    July 5, 2023
    The Seers Story, Writing
    Creative Writing, The Seers Story, Writing, YA Fantasy
  • Writing Side Quest: The Sorcerers’ Bargain Update & Snip

    I’ve made a new update to The Sorcerers’ Bargain! And because I’m liking this snip right now, here’s a brief moment about consequences: “But my master —” “You will not like the consequences of your failure in this,” Abil hissed, letting a small portion of what could have been his true self bleed through this…

    sarahz

    July 4, 2023
    The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing
    Creative Writing, The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing, YA Fantasy
  • Random Writing Prompt: Write about a voice …

    She sounded sweet and clear, and the sound of it sliced through him as sharply as any blade. The song wasn’t one he was familiar with. She began soft, so soft that he leaned forward, straining to hear. But as the song progressed, her volume increased, until the notes rang from the roof of the…

    sarahz

    July 3, 2023
    Writing
    Creative Writing, Writing, Writing Prompt
  • Writing Side Quest: The Sorcerers’ Bargain Is Updated

    The Sorcerers’ Bargain is updated! Things I have learned as part of this process: 1) I write leggy, sprawling first drafts. Whew! I know first drafts are supposed to be about just getting words on the page, but wow! I apparently have all the words! 2) If I set myself a goal (like a July…

    sarahz

    June 28, 2023
    Harbinger, The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing
    Creative Writing, Harbinger, The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing, YA Fantasy
  • Writing Side Quest: The Sorcerers’ Bargain Is Updated

    The next part of The Sorcerers’ Bargain is up on my WattPad account! I like this part. I apparently enjoy writing villains who’ve had villainy forced upon them. Yago’s not quite there yet, but he will be! (And that’s probably a spoiler, but I don’t care.)

    sarahz

    June 19, 2023
    The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing
    Creative Writing, Harbinger, Writing, YA Fantasy
  • Writing Side Quest: The Sorcerers’ Bargain Is Updated

    Part 2 is posted over on my Wattpad account!

    sarahz

    June 12, 2023
    The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing
    Creative Writing, Harbinger, The Sorcerers’ Bargain, Writing, YA Fantasy
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