Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition III

JessicaBFry Presents: Through the Paintings Dimly & Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

Hello dear friends,

I had intended to share a video with you that would reveal some of my favorite methods for beating writer's block. Unfortunately, my computer has been in the shop for a few weeks at this point, and my laptop is quite ancient in computer years and incapable of rendering the footage without crashing.

And after the fifth crash, I decided I'd just offer My Top Ten Tips for Preventing or Reducing Carpal Tunnel Symptoms after the Snippet.

If the video does manage to be completed before this post date, I'll see if I can include it, and I'll certainly send out an announcement from my profile. My apologies though for the delay.

Now then, I am absolutely delighted to announce that I am a contributor in the anthology, Snow. This is an exciting collection of stories from a number of Wattpad authors whom our own hostess, Kelly Anne Blount, has gathered together.

My tale is Through the Paintings Dimly, a sort of romantic Phantastes meets Pan's Labyrinth. This novella was a delight to write, and it is quite dear to me. It was difficult to keep matters quiet on this while working on it because I so wanted to share the characters and the world I created here. And now, at long last, I can share a little bit of Through the Paintings Dimly.

Blurb:

Heartbroken over the death of her dearest friend Desmond, Iscah accepts an invitation to a cabin. All expenses paid, everything provided. The cabin itself initially offers all that Claudia promises, including a number of strangers all going through similar emotional struggles to Iscah. But things soon turn strange when Iscah discovers a mysterious tree growing in the cabin, more rooms than can be explained, and a trapped fae who warns her that the cabin is home to a monster that feeds on grief. She must escape the cabin before the full moon passes, elude the monster, and...perhaps, if there's time, find some way to mend her bleeding heart.