Prev: Water Once again, it has been three thousand years. But here's another chapter of the second draft of Lamenting City, and maybe the last one I post, unless I decide to... IDK, go up to Chapter 10 or just post the entire second draft and delete everything later when it comes to self-publish. Depends … Continue reading Lamenting City, Chapter 5: Monsters
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Lamenting City, Chapter 4: Water
Prev: Air After approximately three thousand years, here's the fourth chapter. Constructive criticism welcome. No sooner had Axel fallen into the dreamless sleep, she woke up to a headache that insisted she didn't get any sort of rest. Her body ached, and part of her left shoulder had gone numb from her lying on it … Continue reading Lamenting City, Chapter 4: Water
Lamenting City, Chapter 3: Air
Prev: Name Before NaNoWriMo begins, I give you all the third chapter of Lamenting City. Remember, this is second draft stuff, so it's likely still rough around the edges. Constructive criticism welcome. This chapter in particular was a pain to write both times. It definitely needs more work. "Ah, so you're the one Lorelei told … Continue reading Lamenting City, Chapter 3: Air
Lamenting City, Chapter 2: Name
Prev: Darkness Decided to go ahead and toss this up. Still unsure if I'll end up posting the whole second draft manuscript (since I want to self-publish this as a book eventually), but I can definitely say I'll be posting five chapters or more. She awoke with a jump, sitting upright and taking in shaky … Continue reading Lamenting City, Chapter 2: Name
Lamenting City, Chapter 1: Darkness
So I've been slowly writing the second draft of this novel, but I had to pause it and so I've decided to re-edit what I've already re-written to rekindle my interest in it. Lamenting City is a novel I've been writing since 2015. It's a dystopian science fiction novel about a mech pilot who is … Continue reading Lamenting City, Chapter 1: Darkness