Quite the Life (and all in Times New Roman 10pt!)
To me, the key to keeping readers focused on your story is relatability (yes, I know. If you’re reading my world-building posts, you’re shocked). A story is relatable when the reader can imagine themselves in the story, meaning the reader accepts what happens in the story as something that could happen to them, meaning it’s … Continue reading “Relatability”
Read Shaman Story Chapter X – Passing. Shaman Story Chapter X – Little Girl Lost Buppa stands me in front of him, on the sand facing the ocean. Chan adjusts my feet so they point forward and are as wide apart as my shoulders. “You ever ride a horse, Gio?” “At the Festa de … Continue reading “Shaman Story Chapter X – Little Girl Lost”
Read Shaman Story Chapter X – The Immensity of Now. Shaman Story Chapter X – Passing Uncle John walks with me to the edge of his field where his beans grow broadleaf in the shadow of trees. I know most trees. Sometimes a new one grows overnight and Uncle John and Buppa take me … Continue reading “Shaman Story Chapter X – Passing”
Read Shaman Story Chapter X – Borrowing. Shaman Story Chapter X – The Immensity of Now Buppa and I stand on the porch. He holds me, his strong, tanned arms making a seat for me to sit on. A man comes to us. He and Buppa talk quickly, quietly. Buppa shakes his head, no. … Continue reading “Shaman Story Chapter X – The Immensity of Now”
Read Shaman Story Chapter X – Hide-and-Seek. Shaman Story Chapter X – Borrowing Sometimes Grandpa’s friends ask “May I share how I do it?” to help me learn how they do something Grandpa does, something he is teaching me. They let me piggyback down their path. Sometimes we have to travel far and they … Continue reading “Shaman Story Chapter X – Borrowing”