#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Faldor's POV, frustrated and preparing for the night with his page Drake. {Very late today, as I forgot to post before running errands 😑} #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- going for vibes/synonym with "stuck" -- Rae's POV, questioning the food Jim has given her and thinking about her parents. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Liena the Muse has some strong feelings about Monah's sense of duty toward her life with Joni in the Territories. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

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#WIPSnips from KD and Jaz's story -- These are the opening paragraphs of the novel. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Jim's POV, preparing to work in Rae's "room" while she sleeps. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, Evlin just gave her a powerful family heirloom, but all Monah wants is to talk to Queen Ursah, the mother she never knew, in the magical mirror from her suites in the castle. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- We're back in Khoda's office, where Sonja, Josef, & Radomir are "trying" to see eye-to-eye (and by "trying" I mean not trying at all) after Radomir attacked one of the Grey Elders' guards. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from KD & Jaz's book -- Jaz's POV, after the success of her Duggan/Mayse expose, she may have stumbled upon her next investigative "piece," finding Kaitlin Daisy Mayse. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, just before she meets Liena at Bette's house. I loved writing this little bit of action for Monah. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, more of Liena Abrams, the Muse, at Bette's home, where Liena and Monah are discussing what Monah is going to do now that Bette has passed on. (Btw, Liena's accent is British.) #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from KD & Jaz's story -- Donald's POV, Doug goes to Donnie's to talk and see if he can find Kaitlin in the aftermath of the damning headline. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Rae's on the phone with her mother and talking to Kylie about the Halloween party. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from KD & Jaz's story -- Just a little snip about Jazmine Hughes, in reflection after the positive response she received for her breaking story about Duggan and the Mayse Brothers. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

Normally, I would post this on Ko-fi, but it's being wonky tonight, so I'll share here! I got the rest of KD & Jaz's story transcribed & added 556 words to finish the last scene I was working on. Felt good to get back into it, even at <1k words. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Capt. Jones, Stella, & Gregory leading up to connecting Kylie's murder with other open cases in Washington Square. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Monah meets Basalt the Ancient and they talk about her parents and lineage. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Nanette confesses to her neighbor and kinda-boyfriend Lyle what she's been up to since she found out Rae is missing. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV; she meets Liena Abrams, a Muse, & gets more information about Piatra, but not before Liena gets the tea. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from KD and Jaz's Book -- Police chief Doug Mayse is having a rough morning. {Side note: I've started transcribing KD & Jaz's book, so you'll see more snips from them in the future. I hope I haven't shared this one before...} #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV; this is an earlier bit of the "clean break" conversation with Joni that I shared the other day. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Monah's POV; In her own head, she's still trying to find her place in the "royal family" even after being "in charge" for the last 3 months. Her frustration mounts, even after Ankara tries to help. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, seeing Piatra Invelis for the very first time. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Rae's POV, letting her mind wander while she's trapped in the basement. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Andrew, a royal page, & Andrea Ardelean, owner of the blood processing center, discuss the Sons of Faldor & what they might do during Piatra Invelis's annual celebration. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Evlin's POV, a moment of normalcy amidst the chaos of Monah's arrival. This is early in Book 1, as Wilem's lineage hasn't been revealed yet. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Rae's POV, she's trying to stay sane in an insane situation, even if it's "almost pleasant." #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, old frustrations surface as Monah tries to make a clean break with Joni before leaving Washington Square. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Stella Holden on campus, just before the conversation she has with Arthur about Rae. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

Thank you!! 🥹😍

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, reflecting on her life after Evlin's appearance to take her home. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 2 -- using a synonym "sniff" for the verb form of "nose" -- Monah's POV, not telling Evlin about what happened when Ankara "kidnapped" her for an afternoon. {That scene happened in Book 1.} #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Short snip from Jim's POV, thinking about Paulina during a moment of self-care. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Captain Jones talks to Stella and Gregory about the search he conducted and insights into cases similar to Rae's. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Evlin arrives in Washington Square. (Funny note, I thought of this scene because of how I described Evlin's hair, and completely forgot "dragon" appears here and could have worked for "reptile" the other day 😆) #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

Wrote in Survival Instinct yesterday (2,826 words) and completed the last scenes I had outlined from back in 2015. Now I'm really pansting it... #writingcommunity #kofiupdate #blogging ko-fi.com/meliswenk

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Early in the investigation, Stella chats with one of Rae's professors, Arthur, to gather more information about her. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- using a synonym, "snake," but its verb form. Monah's POV, making her way through the woods to meet the Grey Elders for the first time. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Ankara's POV, watching Invelis prepare for its annual festival, thinking about family histories & how Faldor must face his own history being written. Family tree: Gökhan and Boran III are half-brothers. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- going for vibes, as in "to horn in" -- Monah's POV, thinking about Joni's repsonse to Evlin and her offer, and how she wants Monah to stay. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Rae's POV, the opening paragraph to the novel. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 2 -- Megh, co-owner of Fazekas Bistro in Piatra Invelis, tries to practice patience with a small group of the Sons of Faldor, but they are testing her. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

The horrors persist. But so do I.

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Stella and Gregory discuss history and politics among the WSPD. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSNips from Survival Instinct -- Corinne has agreed to meet Nanette at the diner to talk about their daughters. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- Evlin, after telling Monah who she is, gives her time to make a decision. Monah cannot be taken home against her will. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

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#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- This will likely need to be tightened up in the 2nd draft, but I wanted to show Jim's meticulousness, down to the detail. How Jim plans, and how he works that plan. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1, using synonym "sensitive" -- Faldor addresses his Sons (an army of Piatra's "loyal" boys) after they lose one of their own in a minor conflict. #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters