It’s been three days since I joined Row80, and I’m proud to say I’ve written over 1,500 words! So far, my goal of writing 500 words a day seems to be working.
I said I’d include a snippet of what I’ve written each week, so here you go. Background: Lwin and Kiro have just finished diving, but a strong storm is rolling in off the coast. They must get back to the village before the storm strikes the island. Enjoy!
The wind and rain are too strong for Lwin and me to climb up the face of the cliff, so we run the long way around the shallows, to a sandy trail that snakes back and forth up the other side of Makai. By the time we reach the top, the trail is little more than a muddy river clinging to our ankles. I can tell that Lwin is as cold as I, but she says nothing.
The village is empty, save for a few men securing the roofs of the older huts, their hair blowing wildly in the wind.
“We should go to Elanja’s!” I yell over the roar of the storm. “I think Tan will be with her!”
We run through the rows of huts, our hands held over our heads to protect us from the rain. When we arrive, Lwin immediately runs inside. I follow her in, gritting my teeth against the cold. I do not know what will be worse—the damage from the storm, or Elanja’s anger that we stayed outside for so long.
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“Kiro.”
I look up to find four faces in the darkness, none of them Elanja’s.
-DIVE, chapter 13
YA magical realism
So there you have it. Check back in on Wednesday for another update my progress! OH! And please feel free to leave any feedback on the sample in the commets. I’d love to hear what you think!
Thanks for reading.
Lauren
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Yeah, welcome! Happy to have you join us 🙂 And 1500 words is a great start, keep at it!
thanks!!
500 words a day is an excellent test mile to start from. Good job making it daily too! (A lot of us have trouble with that “daily” part).
I liked what I saw of the sample… you’ve given a decent hook and sense of place. I don’t know enough of the story to form a full opinion (not even genre, etc.), but it seems promising.
thanks! i’m going to add genre now, and to all future updates. 🙂
Welcome to ROW80! Great job on your goals; 500 words a day is awesome. Good luck this week!
thanks for the welcome!
Ooh! Chilling! I love where you stopped because it makes me want to read more. =*)
Also–welcome to ROW80, and congrats on keeping to your goal so far! =*D Are you hoping to be working on this WIP specifically, or would you be happy with any 500 words a day?
thank you!!! I’m planning on writer 500 words/day of DIVE, so that I can finish the first draft by July 1st. Once that’s finished…I’m not sure WHAT I’ll do!
Best of luck then on 500 words/day on DIVE! Perhaps you’ll get an idea for your next project before you’re done with this one. Perhaps that idea has come and you have yet to recognize it. No doubt, though: if you stay open to your creative spirit, it’ll keep the writing coming.
Welcome to ROW! Looks like you’re off to a great start.
The snippet definitely has my attention. I want to know what happens next!
Happy writing!
Thank you!! It was a ton of fun to write 🙂