Thanks For The Tag! This Is An Excerpt From The Start Of A Chapter In Exiled Sanctum In The Veiwpoint

Thanks for the tag! This is an excerpt from the start of a chapter in Exiled Sanctum in the veiwpoint of Faine, one of the main character’s, that I wrote last:

Why did I bother scavenging for that damn keycode on my own?

One wrong move and the entire Qredo Restriction Regiment are on my heels. Their Stiffler's flare dense shocks among the overcrowded streets. Strong enough to paralyze me in a single bolt. Sunlight trickles through skyscrapers, mismatching advertisements lining every crevice that mimic a sprawl of realistic movements into the air above. For a split second, the electric lines and murmurs from the year-old government action hum a silent melody. The hard drive quivers with minuscule, white sparks in the nest of my front pocket. 

Good, at least I had enough time for my mechanical magic to sink into its interior wiring. 

I swerve my way across neon-plated passageways, my throat hitching as I narrowly avoid tripping on air from the adrenaline rush.

“Come back 'ere you grimy Exile! You can’t run forever!” I shiver, creating more distance. I recognize that voice anywhere, a rough snarl of muddied sewage. Commander Slyff. In charge of keeping all of the Exile's in line.

I need to get back to safety in the Saigh District so Juro can send the hard drive information over to our informant. Fast. Just have to slip by Sector Patrol, easy.

Gently tagging: @iloveanimalsmorethanhumans, @enne-uni, and anyone else who would like to play!

Last Line Challenge

Thanks @blind-the-winds for the tag! And boy, did I hoist myself on my own petard by waiting this long to post this, because the last scene I wrote was a heartbreak and a half. This will be way more than just one line, but I would do it a disservice by omitting the preceding few.

From Shadows, a Don't Starve/Borderlands Rhack crosssover...

“Fuck you.” Rhys’s shattered voice is barely above a whisper. Jack should not be able to hear it from where he stands. But the words ring through his ears just the same. “I have to save my daughter, Rhys. There was no other way.” Jack turns his back on the throne once more and walks. He’s barely taken two steps by the time Rhys’s heavy silence behind him gives way to more curses, then pleas, then promises of help, promises of anything and everything: as long as Jack stays, as long as he doesn’t leave, please, Jack, please, for the love of everything, don’t leave me alone here, you can’t leave me, please, Jack, please, I’m begging you, JACK, PLEASE— Fists clenched so hard that his knuckles are cracking, Jack keeps walking forward, covering the unbearably long distance to the open portal step by agonizing step. He does not look behind him a second time.

Gently tagging @maddstermind, @worldsfromhoney, @reading-by-the-pale-moonlight, and leaving the tag open for anyone who wants to play.

Nine People You Want To Know Better!

Thank you so much for tagging me @maddstermind @halleyuhm and @light-and-shadow !

Last Song: The Dead Come Talking by Roe Kapara

Last Movie: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Islsnd (One of my most favorite movies to watch during the spooky season! An absolute classic)

Currently Watching: The Link Click donghua!

Currently Reading: Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

Currently Craving: Motivation to continue writing and a healthy sleep schedule... although sugar cookies will do!

Last thing searched for writing purposes: Synonyms for words, double checking of words definitions, baby name lists, cartography making websites, and delving into a rabbit hole about time travel/wormhole/quantum physics theories.

(Gently) Tagging: @enne-uni @petals4soho @iloveanimalsmorethanhumans @awleeofficial and anyone else!

10 a.m., original poem Ⓒ Claire Kroening

Colorblock Interlude - Novelette/Novella WIP ⏳️

Genre: MLM Romance, Time Travel, Action & Adventure

Stage: Drafting/plotting (More info to come)

Playlist

Cover reveal below!

Cover made by mgsdesiigns

Novel Moodboards 📚

Allow me to guide you into my character's worlds, one image at a time.

🔖Edge of Being - YA Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+ Romance. (Standalone Novella)

🔖Cloaked in Dusk - Fantasy, Romance with LGBTQ+ Rep. (Standalone)

🔖Lies Beyond the Bluff - Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Mystery, elements of Platonic Romance. (Standalone)

🔖Exiled Sanctum - Japan-inspired Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Dystopian, LGBTQ+ Romance implied but not the primary focus. (Duology possible)

I hope you enjoyed the peak into my inspirations for them! Let me know of which ones caught your eye the most!

Meet the Writer Tag 🔖

Thank you @rickie-the-storyteller for tagging me!

This is me:

(Picrew used found here)

Favorite Season:

Autumn/fall without a doubt. The season in itself gives me ample writing inspiration for paranormal stories, going to pumpkin patches and other festive activities– plus my birthday follows directly after Halloween!

Continent where I live:

I live in the United States.

How do I spend my free time?

Writing

Networking with other writers and authors on a variety of social platforms

Drawing/painting artwork for friends or working on graphic designs

Reading

Visiting state parks and elsewhere

Watching Netflix, YouTube videos, and anime series.

Studying different languages and cultures

Volunteering within my community

Are you published?

Sort of. I haven't had the chance to self-publish my poetry chapbooks or finish my novel drafts yet to start sending queries, but my writing does appear in an magnitude of literary journals as well as from a few publishing company's anthologies! Most recently in Indie Earth Publishing's anthology, The Spell Jar: Book of Shadows vol 2.

Introvert or extrovert?

Introverted completely. I do pretty well on my own, but do enjoy the company of close friends and meeting new people on occurrence who have similiar interests as me.

Favorite meal?

I don't especially have a favorite, however I greatly lean towards Asian and Scandinavian cuisines.

Tagging:

Anyone who'd like to partake in this! I'm still fairly new to the writeblr community and unsure who hasn't done this tag yet. Open to whoever is interested!