A memory in lamplight,
the clarity in the blur
of little lights giving rise
to that spark you lost long ago. Continue reading “Of Fireflies”
Month: February 2018
Baby Steps
Seven chapters down, who knows how many to go. Is it weird that I don’t have a clue how many chapters there will be? If I had to spitball it, I’d say like eighteen. Just a guess. Anyway, it’s a great feeling, to be working hard at something I care about. And a lot of […]
Dearly Beloved
“Thinking of you, wherever you are. We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend. Now I will step forward to realize this wish. And who knows: starting a new journey may not be so hard, or maybe it has already begun. There are many worlds, but they share the […]
What Truly Matters
Another progress update, yay! The writing process is weird. For me, it’s like take some notes, really try to visualize it (may take longer than a day), transfer it into prose, go to bed, wake up and read what I’ve just written, do some tweaking, repeat. Writing a novel is hard. I know what I […]
Strength to Protect What Matters
So, quick progress update: I haven’t felt this motivated in a very long time. Finally, I’m back in the headspace of almost exclusively thinking about writing and it’s fantastic. But I’d be lying if I said I got to this point alone. If it weren’t for my friend being genuinely interested in the story and […]
Not too much longer
I procrastinate a lot. I mean a lot. Of course, I’m referring to writing this novel. Admittedly, I can say I’m procrastinating a lot less than I have been lately but it’s still like pulling teeth to an extent. It’s like I always just say to myself “I’ll do it tomorrow” but tomorrow never comes, […]