I read the first little bonus section in the book Coraline. One part interested me into continuing Wrapped in Sorthas without worry. The author said he wrote 50 words every night before he went into bed. 50 words is not much at all. Here's an example of 50 words.
I like to eat pepperoni and cheese pizza. It's funny, my name is Cheesypopcor, but I don't really like cheese. I like butter popcorn better than cheesy popcorn. People often say I am dumb enough to make a typo in a username, but there weren't enough digits to fit "n".
If you have enough detail (which isn't much), you should be able to easily slip in 50 words. The author did 50 words per day and finished a best selling book! That's what inspired me to continue WiS without worrying about my laziness.
This was just a quick post to keep the blog going. Hopefully you like the blog so far. One month of posts and a work in progress story that will be published (not as a real book) chapter by chapter once I'm done.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wrapped in Sorthas Prologue
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Two wolves, one dark purple and the other bright yellow, crept along the walls of the stone ruins. One whispered, "Do you think they're here?" The purple wolf was about to answer when their eyes fully adjusted to the darkness and the path split up into two smaller paths, going either way.
They touched snouts and licked each other before taking the steps through each path.
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A wolf grinned in the shadows.
Howls of panic.
The sound of walls scraping against walls.
Darkness.
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Two wolves, one dark purple and the other bright yellow, crept along the walls of the stone ruins. One whispered, "Do you think they're here?" The purple wolf was about to answer when their eyes fully adjusted to the darkness and the path split up into two smaller paths, going either way.
They touched snouts and licked each other before taking the steps through each path.
10..
9....
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5...
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2...
1....
A wolf grinned in the shadows.
Howls of panic.
The sound of walls scraping against walls.
Darkness.
Go to Chapter 1
Wrapped in Sorthas Chapter 1: Ripples
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"...As the ancient shadow lord came to his end, the great sun lord Solarius slayed the dark god, Scornis, with his razor sharp fangs. The age of darkness dissolved to let out a burst of sunshine."
"We already heard that story a thousand times, Ash," I said, lying paws out on the cave floor. "Shush Eclipse! Ash, tell us the rest!" exclaimed a giddy Solaris.
My sister, Solaris, is a moon wolf while I, Eclipse, am a sun wolf. Asher, a family friend, had a daughter that went missing. A year ago, Mom and Dad set off trying to find her.
They never came back.
Asher playfully bared his teeth at my sister "You want to hear the story? Get through Eclipse's claws first." Solarius backed away and said, "Ash! You know how much better Eclipse is at playfights. And stop joking, just tell us the rest of the story."
Asher is our caretaker. We call him Ash. Before they left, my parents let him take care of us. He's been our caretaker ever since.
Ash smiled. "According to the tales, Scornis is dead. But legends say that the true darkness lurks in all of us, in the world, growing before we know it." Solarius exhaled and lay down on her side. "That story never gets old." I barked, "It's just an old kit's tale, Solarius. Shadows are shadows." My cousin perked up, "But shadows are the silhouette of objects that block the-" I interrupted, "Who cares about that? You're such a nerd."
We heard a barking of a fox just above our little cave. "Ah, that means dinner is ready. I'll grab the meat before the fox grabs it so you little jaws can eat." Ash went around the corner of the cave to grab the meat heating up in the sunshine coming from the hole in the roof. As far as we know, Asher is the only wolf to have heated meat this way.
I whispered, "Hey Sol, let's go explore Ash's study while he grabs the meat!" My cousin stepped back. "Are you even thinking about what will happen if we get caught?!" I pawed her shoulder, "Hey, come on! There might be a bunch of kit tales and all that nerdy stuff on leaves for you to read..." Solarius reluctantly stepped forward. "Fine... but only just a peek!"
I poked my bright white snout into the crack leading into Asher's study. It was just a hole in the wall, with a massive boulder blocking the entrance. Since no rock is perfect, there are narrow crevices where you can go in.
I creeped inside. Tiny holes in the ceiling let down light upon the mysterious study. My eyes adjusted to the light and slowly but surely... something was appearing... whatever that something is...
It was a rock.
The rock was flat and slanted on the top, with the lower part closer to you. There were 2 little "horns" sticking out of the rock. I assume that's where Ash keeps the leaves with these things called "words". Next to the rock, there was a stack of huge papyrus leaves.
We wolves discovered "papyrus", a type of leaf where you can indent words with your claws to make "sentences". It doesn't make sense to me, since this is the first time I've seen them with my own eyes.
Underneath the huge rock, there was something resembling a leaf made of rock...
The overwhelming scent of meat flowed to my nose. It smelled so good... and juicy... I raced to the crevice in the wall, where Solaris was waiting for me. We ran for our sane lives to the spot where we were before. There, we waited for Bay to come back with the hot meat in his jaws.
Nothing. We waited for what seemed like forever, until I drifted to sleep..
"Wake up!" howled a more-than-awake older sister. "It's already sundown, and Baykar still hasn't come back."
"Waaa..? I hud dis drem about eatin' fluffy cloud foxes..." I yawned a 4 inch yawn, one of my new records. Then my eyes flew open. I howled, "Meeeeeaaaaaaaatttttttttt!" and ran towards the corner to the food warming place.
I risked a peek and saw... nothing. The meat was gone, and all was empty except for a puddle sitting in the corner.
This corner was strangely darker than the rest of the cave, despite the few light sources. I looked in and saw a moon wolf staring at me, with deep red eyes. I jumped back, bumping Solaris into the wall with an "Oof!". I creeped back towards the puddle and a ripple waded across the surface of the puddle. The wolf image morphed into two wolves, one moon and one sun. They were both in separate places, secluded from the other. Both of them seemed lifeless. Black steam flowed around them.
Solaris looked past my shoulder at the puddle. We both stared in shock at our parents, their consciousness breathed out of them.
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"...As the ancient shadow lord came to his end, the great sun lord Solarius slayed the dark god, Scornis, with his razor sharp fangs. The age of darkness dissolved to let out a burst of sunshine."
"We already heard that story a thousand times, Ash," I said, lying paws out on the cave floor. "Shush Eclipse! Ash, tell us the rest!" exclaimed a giddy Solaris.
My sister, Solaris, is a moon wolf while I, Eclipse, am a sun wolf. Asher, a family friend, had a daughter that went missing. A year ago, Mom and Dad set off trying to find her.
They never came back.
Asher playfully bared his teeth at my sister "You want to hear the story? Get through Eclipse's claws first." Solarius backed away and said, "Ash! You know how much better Eclipse is at playfights. And stop joking, just tell us the rest of the story."
Asher is our caretaker. We call him Ash. Before they left, my parents let him take care of us. He's been our caretaker ever since.
Ash smiled. "According to the tales, Scornis is dead. But legends say that the true darkness lurks in all of us, in the world, growing before we know it." Solarius exhaled and lay down on her side. "That story never gets old." I barked, "It's just an old kit's tale, Solarius. Shadows are shadows." My cousin perked up, "But shadows are the silhouette of objects that block the-" I interrupted, "Who cares about that? You're such a nerd."
We heard a barking of a fox just above our little cave. "Ah, that means dinner is ready. I'll grab the meat before the fox grabs it so you little jaws can eat." Ash went around the corner of the cave to grab the meat heating up in the sunshine coming from the hole in the roof. As far as we know, Asher is the only wolf to have heated meat this way.
I whispered, "Hey Sol, let's go explore Ash's study while he grabs the meat!" My cousin stepped back. "Are you even thinking about what will happen if we get caught?!" I pawed her shoulder, "Hey, come on! There might be a bunch of kit tales and all that nerdy stuff on leaves for you to read..." Solarius reluctantly stepped forward. "Fine... but only just a peek!"
I poked my bright white snout into the crack leading into Asher's study. It was just a hole in the wall, with a massive boulder blocking the entrance. Since no rock is perfect, there are narrow crevices where you can go in.
I creeped inside. Tiny holes in the ceiling let down light upon the mysterious study. My eyes adjusted to the light and slowly but surely... something was appearing... whatever that something is...
It was a rock.
The rock was flat and slanted on the top, with the lower part closer to you. There were 2 little "horns" sticking out of the rock. I assume that's where Ash keeps the leaves with these things called "words". Next to the rock, there was a stack of huge papyrus leaves.
We wolves discovered "papyrus", a type of leaf where you can indent words with your claws to make "sentences". It doesn't make sense to me, since this is the first time I've seen them with my own eyes.
Underneath the huge rock, there was something resembling a leaf made of rock...
The overwhelming scent of meat flowed to my nose. It smelled so good... and juicy... I raced to the crevice in the wall, where Solaris was waiting for me. We ran for our sane lives to the spot where we were before. There, we waited for Bay to come back with the hot meat in his jaws.
Nothing. We waited for what seemed like forever, until I drifted to sleep..
"Wake up!" howled a more-than-awake older sister. "It's already sundown, and Baykar still hasn't come back."
"Waaa..? I hud dis drem about eatin' fluffy cloud foxes..." I yawned a 4 inch yawn, one of my new records. Then my eyes flew open. I howled, "Meeeeeaaaaaaaatttttttttt!" and ran towards the corner to the food warming place.
I risked a peek and saw... nothing. The meat was gone, and all was empty except for a puddle sitting in the corner.
This corner was strangely darker than the rest of the cave, despite the few light sources. I looked in and saw a moon wolf staring at me, with deep red eyes. I jumped back, bumping Solaris into the wall with an "Oof!". I creeped back towards the puddle and a ripple waded across the surface of the puddle. The wolf image morphed into two wolves, one moon and one sun. They were both in separate places, secluded from the other. Both of them seemed lifeless. Black steam flowed around them.
Solaris looked past my shoulder at the puddle. We both stared in shock at our parents, their consciousness breathed out of them.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
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Stories must be at least 3 chapters. May be as long as a novel, or as short as a fable. You may post your story in separate comments on this page. Please follow the format. Keep the story appropriate for 10+.
Title
Summary
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Extra details and credits
Have fun story writing!
You may also write poems and submit works of art. C: Any poems and art may be submitted, as long as it is appropriate.
Stories must be at least 3 chapters. May be as long as a novel, or as short as a fable. You may post your story in separate comments on this page. Please follow the format. Keep the story appropriate for 10+.
Title
Summary
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Extra details and credits
Have fun story writing!
You may also write poems and submit works of art. C: Any poems and art may be submitted, as long as it is appropriate.
Story Organization
As you probably saw, there were posts labeled "Adventure" and "Wrapped in Sorthas". Those are part of an organizing system that I'm making. There is a group of links of genres, with groups of links for stories, with links to the individual chapters. Ignore those posts. My friend and I are working on two stories, Wrapped in Sorthas and Blood Battle Royale. You can also submit stories in another post I'm making. Short post, short day. Bai!
Wrapped in Sorthas
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By ShimmerFox
By ShimmerFox
As wolf cousins, Eclipse and Solarius go off to seek their missing parents. But as they wander, a malicious figure is plotting to bring back the shadows...
Chapter 1: Ripples
Chapter 2: Pack Wolf
Chapter 3: Rest in Mud
Picture is not mine. View picture here. Release dates are not exact. Separate chapters will be released every week when story is finished.
Picture is not mine. View picture here. Release dates are not exact. Separate chapters will be released every week when story is finished.
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