The Little Writer's Group

Promote Your Books ;)

Hello writer's I hope you are having a magnificent day! For this week I thought it would be fun to share the stories we are currently working on. As writers we feel the urge to tell people about the books we are writing and maybe even give away spoilers because we get so excited with our progress. Unfortunately there isn't always someone available or else they don't completely understand the love you have for your story. This is why I decided to give everyone the opportunity to share their excitement and enthusiasm.

My story, Snow in the Sea, is about a boy named Aspen who lives in the snowy alps and reads a book about a girl, Merial, who lives by the sea. Merial's father is a sea captain and has left to attend secretive business out at sea. It's so secret that not even I know what it is although I do have a list of suspicions. One night Merial is kidnapped by a band of pirates and a dark truth is revealed! After a planned rescue Merial, enslaved twins, and a couple others take over the ship. Merial takes the roll of being the captain even though she's one of the youngest members and since she's already out at sea resolves to search for her father. A member of the crew, Tarian, wishes to find out who killed his grandmother and he tells Merial of the evil fairy who has been corrupting the minds of the sea men since the dark battle of Vaspoera. The sea is dangerous and they will encounter many problems and plot twists. I'm not yet sure what kind of plot twists this story will contain but I guess we'll find out sooner or later. Do you like reading plot twists and how do you prefer them?

While this is happening in the book Aspen discovers that when he imagines having conversations with Merial, it appears as he reads and describes him as inside the book. My book is my idea of what it would be like if the reader and character could interact. Whenever Aspen closes the book the story continues without showing up as words and whenever he stops reading everything in the book freezes. Only Merial can see and hear Aspen. She isn't too keen on being inside a story for someone to read about at first, but she feels comforted by Aspen who is the only one who truly understands her. If you have any ideas you would like to read in a book like this, please tell me about them. How can I make this story engaging, full of tension, and overall a beautiful masterpiece?

Now I would love to tell you about my character Merial. Merial is a fourteen or fifteen-year-old determined, stubborn girl. She has long, wavy red-brown hair, tanned skin, and light hazel-green eyes. She is a natural leader and is extremely hard to hold back once she has her mind set on something. She is always outside and hates being contained inside especially in antique shops, boutiques, and her older sister's sewing groups. She's homeschooled which she is happy about because she doesn't get along with the girls at school. They gossip, spread rumours, and give her a headache. When she is not doing school work, she is working on ships in the harbor to earn money for her family and one day save up for her own ship. Merial's dream is to sail out to sea and no matter how much people tell her how dangerous it is and the impossibilities she is too determined to give up. That's about everything I know about her.

Now it is your turn to share your story ideas and favourite characters! You can also ask questions of what others would like to read in your own story. Knowing what people want to read is a great step to writing an enjoyable book.

Question of the week: what's something you are afraid of?