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@queen-of-alvastia

I’m 5,460 words in 😭 @freedomwriter76 ur waaaay farther then meeee

I’ve scrapped sooo many drafts it’s not even funny but Ik I’m growing each time so…but I’m determined to finish this one.

still I just can’t find the motivation to write rn……idk if it’s a bit of writers block or just lack of motivation….

I mean I’ve got a bit of a “timeline outline” it’s kinda vague but I at least know sorta where the story goes but I’m also pantsing it’s so its a bit of a struggle and idk what to do….

One paragraph along, over here! Here is the paragraph:

There’s Old Gimp. He’s straddling the skyline, bony antlers scraping winter-worn sod. A small harem of cows meander on the hillside below him, feeding on straggly grass. I just need him to come down from that saddle. The fallen leaves on which I’ve been lying prone for the last half hour are beginning to soak into my pants, and my thighs and feet are numb from cold. My legs will probably be buzzing when I get up again. Musings of a cozy nap by the fireplace have occupied my head since I woke up to a wet tent at four this morning. Misery’s half the fun, I remind myself. And it’ll all be worth it when I take this bull. If I take this bull. If I only I could get a backdrop behind der verflixte Elche. He’s still browsing, his furry back dark against an overcast sky. He ambles forward to nose a tuft of grass. Just a little closer. Limp on down the hill. There’s plenty of appetizing forbs down here. I pull my gloves away and blow on my cold fingers, not letting my eyes leave Old Gimp. Tedious minutes elapse as I bide my time in the bush, nursing frozen hands and waiting for a good shot. Then, like an answered prayer, he mosies my way with that signature limp. He lifts his head towards me and my breath catches in my throat. I snatch my rifle and pull the stock to my shoulder without letting my eyes leave the stag.

The end 💀

Sad, I know. My writing process is 75% daydreaming, 23% planning and 2% actually writing. Also, Bronwen is bilingual because her dad is a second-generation German immigrant so that’s why there’s that little snip in German (literally ‘the dang elk’). If you want her life story, just ask and I can go on for days. If you read it, do let me know if there are any typos/repetitive words 😉

@queen_of_alvastia. I believe it would make total sense!

But, for the historical part of it, make sure your character doesn’t understand that the trauma is what caused it. He probably will just think his injury caused the blindness. But, since Medicine, Science, etc, wasn’t well known, researched, or anything like that, he wouldn’t know that his trauma caused his blindness. Does that make any sense? XD

Okay, so, here’s a small example. In one of my favorite books, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, the MC’s younger sister, Ruth, has “the falling sickness”. The book took place during the American Revolution. So, the MC and everyone called what Ruth had, which is actually Epilepsy, “the falling sickness”. 😉

@koshka thank you! Not even Grammarly caught that. There is more to the story, that snippet isn’t actually supposed to be the first scene. Bronwen is hunting rocky mountain elk in late autumn when she realizes she made a mistake whil navigating and she can’t find her way back; then the rest of the story is just an excuse to write about life-threatening injuries and how great trees are (jk jk I swear there’s a plot). Oh, and I’m working on writing reasonably sized paragraphs XD

@queen_of_alvastia thank you 😀 I think I’ll start a character chain on here, because I would looove to hear about y’alls charries and rant about my own 🤩 Also, your story sounds really neat! I don’t read enough books set during medieval times and I’d love to hear more about yours.

@whalekeeper thank you! 😁 It can be a bit tricky to write Bronwen from her POV because she’s so different from me, so I kind of have to alter my whole writing style to write her lol. I’m glad it didn’t turn out too weird.