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Day 9 of #WritingCommunityChallenge I’ve changed up the first line of ‘An Affinity for Hope’ many times. The first line sets the scene for the first character and introduce us to the first place. So for now, the first line of my WIP is: ‘The heat of an August in Merrisk was an experience Tessa would never become accustomed to, nor could she ever forget.’ . I considered a prologue for some time but the decision on that will probably come during editing. The first line of that would have been: 'What is the exact value of your life?' Is that better? . . . . . . . #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writing #writerscommunity #writersnetwork #indiewritersoftheworld #writingprompts #authorsofinstagram #authorssupportingauthors #writingfantasy #fantasywriter #writingfiction #writingromance #writinghistoricalfiction #writingsociety #writingchallenge #writingcommunityofinstagram #writerscorner #writergram #fictionwriter #indieauthorsofinstagram #indieauthorsupport #writingchallenge #fictionwriters #writinganovel #writingabook #writergram #WritingCommunityChallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CE61WE3A3WU/?igshid=xt9wa6kc6ind

Day 3 of #WritingCommunityChallenge 'Motivations' The motivation for my character was actually one of the biggest hills I had to climb. I put my WIP down for almost 7 months because I didn’t like her motivation. She started being motivated by the actions that happened around her, rather than of her own volition. During that time, I decided to curate a list of reasons that a person has for going on an adventure, for doing anything in a fantasy novel. This was my list. Eventually I decided on a combined motivation to solve a mystery that was deeply personal to her and within this her actions to seem self-orientated but with a manipulative hand at play, something I hope to show in the end portion of my WIP (A LONG WAY OFF). . . . . . . . . . . #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writing #writerscommunity #writersnetwork #indiewritersoftheworld #writingprompts #authorsofinstagram #authorssupportingauthors #writingfantasy #fantasywriter #writingfiction #writingromance #writinghistoricalfiction #writingsociety #writingchallenge #writingcommunityofinstagram #writerscorner #writergram #fictionwriter #indieauthorsofinstagram #indieauthorsupport #writingchallenge #fictionwriters #writinganovel #writingabook #writergram #WritingCommunityChallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CErR_02guJX/?igshid=1vdm1b7ufu5kc

New Horizons for a new month. Very excited to join the September Edition of #WritingCommunityChallenge . A beautiful view at Weston Super Mare to see us into the bank holiday and onward into September. I look forward to seeing you all there! . . . . #amwriting #SeptemberWritingGoals #writingprocess #writer #writerchat #writerslife #authorlife #writing #fictionwriter #fantasywriter #romancewriter #fantasy #romance #writinginspo #womeninsff #womenwriters #workinprogress #authorchat #writerssupportingwriters #WritingCommunity (at Weston Super Mare Grand Pier) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEiA46XAzCn/?igshid=wkwwo5orcd3e

In the eye of the hurricane, there is writing! Decided to outline my #struggles with writing, a lot of it is the noise and motivation struggles that comes with trying to concentrate on writing when other parts of your life leak into where they aren’t supposed to be. #WritingCommunity #amwriting . . . . . . . . #AugustWritingGoals #WritingCommunityChallenge #amwriting #writingprocess #writer #writerchat #writerslife #authorlife #writing #fictionwriter #fantasywriter #romancewriter #fantasy #romance #writinginspo #womeninsff #womenwriters #workinprogress #authorchat #writerssupportingwriters #WritingCommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CEE3nv-pI6e/?igshid=1oor0qvpqfsnp

I’d like to introduce my MC, Tessa Finch. A young university researcher, back from the foreign sandscape of Merrisk. Grandchild of an ethnic minority within the Fantasy world of ‘An Affinity for Hope’, evidenced by her Asheer marks scattered across her body and face. Excerpt from ‘An Affinity for Hope’ "Her grandfather had been Asheer by birth, a race of people born into darkness that existed entirely on a nocturnal time scale, pale in complexion, they originated from a mountainside heritage. They were one of the more abstract races that walked this earth, smattered across their skin were strikes of chard white marks, like sparks from a flame imprinted on skin. In the darkness these sparks would glow like embers of fire. Some thought them to be beautiful, a rare exhibition of reactive biology that changed as the sunlight set and the darkness descended. Yet not all appreciated the threats that the Asheer faced, this adaptation to the darkness came at a cost and was realised in a violent display.  Should an Asheer step into the sunlight, their skin would alight in flame, burning out to leave a coal black scar, and to be consumed by this scar would ultimately lead to their untimely death. Tessa’s exhibition of this biology came in the smattering of pale marks, much like small burns across her body and face, scattered prettily enough, they weren’t nearly as reactive as her grandfathers, instead just sensitive to the light and prone to burning, even under the weakest sun, of which the rays of Merrisk were not. This was one of the reasons Tessa wore face coverings and long sleeved garbs to coat her arms and legs, but the reason she obscured her Asheer marks from onlookers in the darkened streets of Merrisk was far more depressing." . . A large part of Tessa’s biology plays a key element in the novel and will become an advancing and limiting theme throughout the book. . . . . . . . #AugustWritingGoals #WritingCommunityChallenge #amwriting #writingprocess #writer #writerchat #writerslife #authorlife #writing #fictionwriter #fantasywriter #romancewriter #fantasy #romance #writinginspo #womeninsff #womenwriters #workinprogress #authorchat #writers (at Bath, Somerset) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_6Lg0AHAT/?igshid=1f292gzqd6235

Day 9 of the Writing Community Challenge ‘How I got started in writing’ I’d like to say that I started writing as a young child, and honestly I sort of did. I mean if you like reading about rabbits and frogs doing literally nothing other than what rabbits and frogs regularly do, then sure, it was writing. . I’ve always enjoyed reading though, I read a lot through primary school (Ages 5-11) but I really hit my stride in Secondary School (Ages 11-18), that was where I really poured through books. I was a library assistant at my school, (and there wasn’t even a scheme for that, I literally just volunteered (Was I a sad child?)) . I particularly remember English lessons where we were reading the play Dracula, I have never read the play Dracula, instead I read a four-part series on Mermaids, (I was 11). . As for writing though, realistically I didn’t actually start writing properly until 2017 when I was about 21 and even then it was sporadic. I am glad to say that 2020 has been a great year for writing for me, even if it hasn’t been a great year personally. (Just a lot of cancelled stuff.) . . . . . . . . #AugustWritingGoals #WritingCommunityChallenge #amwriting #writingprocess #writer #writerchat #writerslife #authorlife #writing #fictionwriter #fantasywriter #romancewriter #fantasy #romance #writinginspo #womeninsff #womenwriters #workinprogress #authorchat #writerssupportingwriters #WritingCommunity (at Bath, Somerset) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDqxnGcDh7k/?igshid=1k6arlvz7nips

Day 3 of Writing Community Challenge . ‘August Writing Goals’ . I posted this at the end of last month to motivate myself and give myself something to compare to. The main fronts I am focusing on are; . - Getting to chapter 7 of my current WIP ‘An Affinity for Hope’ - Reaching my social media goals - - Meeting more writers and readers throughout the network - I’m also proud to say that I’ve started a bullet journal. . . . . . . . . #AugustWritingGoals #WritingCommunityChallenge #amwriting #writingprocess #writer #writerchat #writerslife #authorlife #writing #fictionwriter #fantasywriter #romancewriter #fantasy #romance #writinginspo #womeninsff #womenwriters #workinprogress #authorchat #writerssupportingwriters #WritingCommunity (at Bath, Somerset) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbk1Mvjci0/?igshid=kx6rqyioz8qz