Steamy Scribbles

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Just a mom with a passion for writing and working on rekindling my creative spark

    • Busy busy mama

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      Hi, sorry for the delay. I was planning on trying to get on here and write daily, but my life just isn’t exciting enough to have something to say every day, so it might be more reasonable to do a weekly update. I hope everybody has had a good week. It’s almost the 4th of July, I’m so ready for a day off. Anybody have any plans? I know not everybody on here is from the U.S, but its still a Friday so maybe you have plans anyway?

      An update on my writing:

      I have chapter 1 written out, and I’m working on editing: beefing up some scenes, cutting down some things, trying to make the dialog flow a little better, introducing characters, etc. But since it’s chapter 1, obviously, my characters still feel very one-dimensional. While some may stay that way as just background characters, others I promise will get built up and develop personalities. I have the prologue up on my other page if you want to check it out.

      Chapter 1 starts with the call to action, which is kicking the main character in the ass to get her and the story moving. We have some family drama, a creepy apothecary shop owner, a possible plague, a secret vision woven in blood and bone, a cursed forest, and a mysterious creature. Trigger warning! There is mention of animal sacrifice, but nothing is actually detailed on the page. Part of the religious system involves shamans, and some of their rituals involve animal sacrifice to “read” the blood and bone to predict the future or the will of the gods.

      I will try to finish editing over the next few days and will get the first chapter up this weekend. Let me know your thoughts/ feedback!

      The Song of the Hollow

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    • Still learning

      Hi! I wasn’t expecting to be visible quite so soon! Thank you for your kind notes of encouragement. This is a new and exciting experience that I’m still learning to navigate. I have never used WordPress before or made a website, so please bear with me for a moment while I navigate the how-to. This blog is a work in progress, and so far, I’m just a baby.

      On the writing front, I do have a concept I’m playing with. I’ve started creating and fleshing out characters, the folklore, and have a general outline to start the writing process. I can’t wait to share with you! This first story I’m working on is going to be a paranormal shifter romance. I’m leaning towards a slow-burn romance in a fantasy world setting. We have wolf shifters, vengeful gods, a curse, and spicy scenes. I have the first chapter in the works, so I will hopefully be posting that sometime later this week. Let me know if this story sounds exciting to you~~~

      As I mentioned before, I’m a mom, and life is never boring here. I know this isn’t necessarily a mom blog, but gotta share a little bit of my daily life. I know one day I will miss the good old days when my babies are little, but currently, my 5 year old is not letting us sleep. She gets up every night, around 3 AM, either to go pee or to snuggle. The snuggles are nice, except she is definitely a starfish and takes up the entire middle of the bed, leaving my husband and I clinging for our lives on the edges. Not very conducive to a well-rested night. She insists on my husband or I go with her to the restroom if she needs to pee. Out of nowhere, she has developed an intense fear of any kind of bug. The bathroom is near the back door that has an open dog door for the pups to go out when they need to, and we do get the occasional creepy crawly or moths that make their way in. Since there were a small handful of times she encountered a bug while going to the bathroom, she will not go by herself anymore. Not really sure what to do, but open to advice! Mama is TIRED!

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    • It’s me!

      Hello! I’m hoping this will be a fun adventure for everybody. I always loved reading and storytelling. I started writing little short stories in elementary school, just to prove to myself that I could. I always felt there were stories and characters inside of me that just needed to come out on paper.

      In middle school I attempted to write my own novel in two spiral bound notebooks. Was it good? …. no. But I tried, and I did get over 100 pages in. It was a good concept, but I think it was just too big of a story for my little 6th grade brain to fully flesh out. Did I give it to my English teacher to read and give feedback on like I was this great young author writing the next Eragon? You bet I did! I had no shame or humility back then, and boy did I cringe reading those notebooks at the end of high school. Gotta shout out to my poor teacher for putting up with me for an entire year.

      Now I’m an adult with my boy crazy 11 year old, and my sassy, spitfire 5 year old. I work a full-time job in Healthcare and have ADHD. My life is full, but recently, I feel unfulfilled. I love my daughters, my husband, and my job is alright. But I’ve come to realize that in all the day to day life,  I’ve let my creative spark die out. I found time to rekindle my relationship with reading, but I think it’s time to come back to being the one telling the stories. I want to breathe life into blank pages and create new lives for other people to dive into and experience. … I just need to get past my imposter syndrome just a little bit. Would love words of encouragement and feedback. I hope you enjoy this journey with me!