Characterisation

So, you consider yourself to be a creative writer and you have a story to tell. You have a good idea for a plot and an excellent hold over the language you write in. But, you are facing a small problem—you don’t know how you want your characters to be like. This is a common...

The Sahara Chronicles Book 3: The Sole Survivor of the Apple Grove

The wolf was happy—it had the land around the tree entirely for itself. He had become tired of seeing so much happiness and so many families in the area and now that the poisoned apples had begun to sprout, it had driven away the entire giraffe, bird, and lion population. The wolf was alone and...

Story Snippet #26

    “The library at Sofia, I heard, is where all answers are found. Of course, it is not easy to enter. But may I suggest something even better?”     He blinked in surprise. “Oh…kay.”     “Think up something yourself,” she replied, her gaze unwavering. “It’s all very well to repeat something someone...

Story Snippet #25

Now, Eisha felt content walking so close to him. Rohan kept glancing at her with a smile, as if he felt the same way she did. At least, that’s what she hoped. Her chest felt lighter and her steps became jumpier. It felt too soon when they arrived at her street. She pointed out her...

The Eternal Dream

Hello and welcome back to Ananya's Scribbles Corner! To-day, I am back with a story. I have already posted the entire story on this blog, but that was written some five years ago. I've recently revisited the story with the intention of improving it, but for now, I'm just going to rewrite it with the...

Stuck in Time

"Stuck in Time" started as a prompt related to a novella-writing contest that I eventually opted out of. I was writing the story as it came to me, without much of planning - which is usual for me - and it was taking time for ideas to strike. Plus, as it turned out, it ended...

Story Snippet #10

Elmeida stepped out of her room after having changed for the day and saw Yor already set to begin his. He was seated on a stool in the living-room, his back facing her. She could not help gazing at him. He had a straight, muscular back, as if he had worked on a field all...

Story Snippet #8

A story excerpt for fans of Fairy Tail, Harry Potter, and Twilight Saga.

Story Snippet #7

    “Well, then, what are we waiting for?” Lilian began walking in the direction.     “Hey, wait!” Daniel took her wrist to stop her. “It’s beginning to snow!”     “I don’t care!” growled the woman. “My niece is in trouble and I’m going to rescue her, with or without the lot of you!”     Olivia...

Story Snippet #6

“What is it?” Ellie was watching her sister anxiously as she stared unseeingly out the kitchen window from where she sat at the small family dining table. “I don’t know,” replied Olivia, thoughtfully. Then, she shook her head and turned towards her sister. “I mean, Aunt Lilian thinks she had made a promise, which she’s...

Story Snippet #5

The figure was behind Evangeline, who understood the look on her twin’s face and turned around.     She was as calm as her twin was frightened. “What’s the matter?” she asked it.     “Will you promise only to tell the concerned person?” asked the figure in a muffled voice. It sounded distantly male.     “Uh…...

Guest Post by Dr.Watson: Song Among the Ruins: between ghosts and murder

A good morning to all the readers and visitors to my blog! To-day, my blog, "Ananya Scribbles Around", has been hijacked by my dear friend and indie author, Dr.Watson. She is from Italy, specifically Sardinia, and although being a Doctorate student in Science, she has a great interest in researching history, my favourite subject. We...

What is The Sahara Chronicles About?

The Sahara Chronicles is not dark, it is about the struggle between the good and the evil that we fight everyday of our lives: - Is what I'm doing right or wrong? - Will somebody hurt as a consequence? - Who will win who will lose because of what I'm doing? - What will be...

A lazy summer’s book recommendation

!! Calling All Readers of Fiction !!

It doesn't matter what genre you read, as long as you read fiction. You can read non-fiction, too, but that's not the point here. The point is, this is a survey to see what manner of writing readers of fiction prefer in the books they pick up, what kind of wording appeals to them. If...

The Ultimate Sacrifice

The girl was barely twenty, in the prime of her life.     She swirled with the winds around her, her eyes fixed on the cobra in the front that threatened the lives of her people.     It didn’t matter that she was just a child.     It didn’t matter that she had a lot to...

The Grimwire Apprentices #1: The Netherwalker – Chapter 04: One Last Time

CHAPTER 03: LIKE OLD MEDIAEVAL CAVES   CHAPTER 04: ONE LAST TIME   December 2019 Ethan Adams, a resident of St Augustina Ruskin, was feeling a little restless one morning from all the studying he had been doing for his college entrance exams. It was technically winter vacation, having completed his second semester, but his...

The Grimwire Apprentices #1: The Netherwalker – Chapter 03: Like Old Mediaeval Caves

CHAPTER 02: YOU KNOW WHO I AM   CHAPTER 03: LIKE OLD MEDIAEVAL CAVES   A dark corridor lay in front of Luna Walker.     She began to wonder if this was one of her imaginative hallucinations.     Even as she was curious, she found herself shivering. And it was not from the cold atmosphere...

The Grimwire Apprentices #1: The Netherwalker – Chapter 02: You Know Who I Am

CHAPTER 01: THE GHOST WHO WAS NOT A GHOST   CHAPTER 02: YOU KNOW WHO I AM   In another part of the city, Daniel and Simon Walker were trying to shout their ears off with all the party noise around them, even though they stood very close together in a far corner of the...

The Grimwire Apprentices #1: The Netherwalker – Chapter 01: A Ghost who was Not a Ghost

PROLOGUE   CHAPTER 01: THE GHOST WHO WAS NOT A GHOST   April 2020 It was a beautiful summer’s day in April and Luna Meredith Walker lay peacefully on her bed, reading a gripping John Grisham novel. The bed covers were soft underneath her and a blanket covering her legs. It was very warm and...