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This is Chapter 5 for my attempt at National Novel Writing Month. Feel free to comment below. Collin’s Matrix pulled up outside of his old home. Lyla’s Saturn was parked outside. The curtains to the front window were drawn, but the light in the living room was on. He parked on the street not to… Continue reading When Life Hands You Lemons
This is Chapter 4 for my attempt at National Novel Writing Month. Feel free to comment below. Bargaining Raf, Collin, and Ana were sitting around the table in Raf’s kitchen. There were two empty beer bottles in front of each one of them. Raf was retrieving another round for them all. Ana watched Raf as… Continue reading The Five Stages of Grief and Loss (Part 2)
This is Chapter 3 for my attempt at National Novel Writing Month. This chapter is shorter, as will the next one. Both of them will explore similar themes within the divorce narrative. Feel free to leave a comment below. Depression Collin sat on the reclining end of the couch in Raf’s living room watching a… Continue reading The Five Stages of Grief and Loss (Part 1)
This is Chapter 2 of my attempt at writing a novel for National Novel Writing Month. If you haven't read and would like to read Chapter 1, please read my blog post entitled, "The Drive." Feel free to leave comments below. Enjoy! “Wanetta is a wonderful place to live and work. The city is situated… Continue reading Wanetta, Minnesota
My first four days of writing for National Novel Writing Month, representing 6855 words and the first chapter of my novel. Feel free to leave comments below. It was the second week of December. The semester had finished early, and Collin Nguyen was driving to the Gulf of Mexico. He hadn’t made it that far.… Continue reading The Drive
On November 1, National Novel Writing Month will begin, and for 30 days, I must write 1666 words per day in order to accomplish the goal of writing 50,000 words (the length of a novel or novella). Since I came to Doha, I have written/created at least one blog post per week of varying lengths… Continue reading Two Truths and One Lie
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