Back With A BRAND-New Mission: Building the Friendtasy Field Guide
Hello, everyone! It has been far too long since my last blog post—but I’m BACK. For real this time. And from now on—I have a new mission for my website—and my author brand as a whole: I want to help build the friendship-forward corner of speculative fiction. The stories that fit this brand will be…
A Small Update
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a quick update with you all. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been shifting more of my focus toward my academic work, and for the time being I’ll be putting both my Milwordy updates and new chapters of A Speller’s Genesis on pause. This isn’t the end of the…
Goodbye, February, Hello, March!
Happy March! It’s now the start of a new month, and it’s been a minute since I’ve written anything new on this website! This is now (Half) Milwordy Month Number #5, my favorite number, so that should give me extra luck with this month, right? All jokes aside, let’s get into it. FEBURARY RECAP STATS:…
A Speller’s Genesis: Chapter Eight
ANGELA BARNES AUGUST 2019 The beginning of a school year was approaching, and so was a new life in another town as Angela passed the Entering Arkansas, one of the stated of the Southern Republic of Texas, sign a couple of hours ago. It was the dead of night when Flynn and her were driving,…
Goodbye, January, Hello, Feburary
“If January is the month of change, February is the month of lasting change. January is for dreamers… February is for doers.”— Marc Parent Happy New Month! Welcome to the first blog post of Feburary. In this blog post, I’m going to give you my recap for Week 12, reflect on January, and give you…
Milwordy Week 11 Recap
STATS: Week 11 Total Word Count: 17,113 Week 11 Total Average: 2,445 Can You Spell Werewolf? Draft 2 Chapters Written/Worked On: 23 Month Total: 29,872 Total Days Without a Zero Day So Far: 27 A Speller’s Genesis Chapters Released: 1 A Speller’s Genesis New Chapters Written: 0 To Go: Month: Year: 917,517 Week 11! The…
A Speller’s Genesis: Chapter Seven
FLYNN BARNES When Flynn woke up the next day, he felt like he was not just going to experience another day. It was the beginning of a journey. A journey that he was not going to let his mom in on just yet. He smiled. But that smile disappeared when he heard the zipping of…
Milwordy Week 10 Recap
STATS: Average Word Count for Week 10: 1,123 Total Week 10 Word Count: 7,863 Words to Go: Month: Minimum: 70,575 Stretch Goal: 87,241 Insane Stretch Goal: 187,241 Year: 934,340 Week 10! I have entered the double digits in terms of week numbers for this challenge, and I am so excited! Without a doubt, this was…
A Speller’s Genesis Chapter Six
FLYNN BARNES The next morning, Mr. Warren stopped Flynn after the end of first period. “Hey, Flynn,” he said gently. “Is everything OK? You seem a little distracted.” Flynn shrugged. “I’m fine.” “Are you?” Mr. Warren asked. “But it seems like you’re carrying a lot. And quietly. Which from my experience, doesn’t end well.” Flynn didn’t respond, not wanting to…
A Speller’s Genesis Chapter Five
FLYNN BARNES Flynn’s mom looked at the letter again, as if she didn’t believe what she read the first time and then put her hands to her hips. “Flynn Barnes, I asked you a question. Why would this letter say this?” Flynn swallowed before answering. “Not everyone’s friendly at Mayville Junior High. A couple of kids have…
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