I've always envisioned Shallow Trenches, Open Skies starting with a prologue that was a totally different format and POV from the rest of the novel. But now that I'm outlining it, I'm not sure I need or even want the prologue.
But now's not the time to make that decision. I should write it first.

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My witch and I sometimes discuss things. In this one, it's gathering strength and needing headpats.

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https://mistresswitchwrites.com/2025/02/05/what-it-takes-to-be-strong/

What it takes to be strong

Lately, I have been wondering where strength comes from.What does it take to be strong? Strong enough to face the world? Life requires strength each moment it continues, I do not ever dare to forge…

Mistress witch writes

I often wish "neck" was written "kneck".

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Sometimes, all the good things in life fall magically into place ... and sometimes, there are these long times of trying to recreate the magic.

Here are my thoughts on trying to find a place for my beloved short story "Haunted boy" that has so far been rejected 3 times!

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https://mistresswitchwrites.com/2025/02/08/searching-for-a-place-thoughts-about-happiness-and-my-little-rejected-short-story/

Searching for a place – thoughts about happiness, and my little rejected short story

The search continues! The search for a place for this haunted little short story to fit. “Haunted boy” jus got rejected the third time, which isn’t that much I know. I eve received a personalized r…

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Any wordpress experts here?

Since I had to upgrade my plan last night, I can now use my own domain. Yay! But I wonder, how the redirect works, and if all my old links I posted across the internet will stay valid?

Please share!

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LEGERDEMAIN released its 150th episode today!
Welcome to Legerdemain, a city of magic, misfits, and murder.
Welcome to Legerdemain, a serial on Kindle Vella mixing fantasy, mystery, and often dark humor. The first THREE episodes remain FREE.
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An enchanting cliffside city who welcomes misfits and magicians. A pansexual sheriff from a lineaged magical family, whose mother is the latest Oracle. A growing threat of murder, dangerous ritual, and anti-magic terrorists hanging over the city, and, by extension, the kingdom. Welcome to Legerdemain. A city of magic, misfits, and murder. New episodes went live on Tues. & Thurs. for 195 episodes. It is now complete.

Low cost online writing workshop: Tales of strange happenings, photos of mysterious creatures, weird online stories... Explore some categories of modern folklore and urban legends, and how these can be used to generate engaging (and sometimes scary!) fiction. Join Sarah McPherson Nov. 4 for "Cryptids, Ghosts & Aliens: Modern and Future Folklore": https://crowcollectiveworkshops.com/2021/11/11/speculative-5/

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Speculative

Explore urban legends, internet folklore and more.

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Well, for first draft I'm up to 11,900ish words.

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#Writephant Q3. Another form of heat in writing is a rating of sexiness. Do you write stories with Romance A-plots or romantic sub-plots? Why or why not? 
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This is the first romance I’ve written, so we’ll see how it goes.

Only FIVE copies of Elkport left (the ebook process ran up against in insurmountable wall), want one? Near future speculative fiction:
https://crowcollectiveworkshops.com/2023/04/14/elkport/

"But here's the wonderful thing about Elkport: I might not be the teenager I was in real-1987 but I don't have to care because I'm never looking at my own face." - The King of Elkport, Sage Tyrtle

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Novella

Sage Tyrtle’s novella “The King of Elkport” available for sale.

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