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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- Faldor's POV, after Evlin's father, Thyberius, confronts him, his page Drake makes the mistake of confronting him about political strategy. It all only makes Faldor more hungry.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Monah's POV, she and Ankara take control when a group of Faldor's Sons attack the center of town and Piatra's birthday preparations.
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“Never to suffer would never to have been blessed” -Edgar Allan Poe

That's just one of Evlin's skills 😁

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, Evlin's arrival in Washington Square wasn't all soft words & heat flooding Monah's body. Evlin was assertive, & Monah wasn't going to back down.
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Just watched V/H/S Halloween on Shudder. It was dark, gritty, & gruesome. Solid addition to one of my favorite horror franchises! 5 ⭐️
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#WIPSnips from KD & Jaz's Bk. -- The Killer's POV, they have been watching for a long time.
{Trying something by including The Killer's POV in this novel, leaving them unidentified but present & active in the narrative. I don't know if I like it yet.}
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#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 2 -- Monah's POV, as she flits from one emotional confrontation to another, she seeks some peace for a chance to gain some clarity.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- going for vibes w/ "sleep" -- Monah's POV, she's dreaming about warnings her mom gave her as she was dying. The scene came to me as a combo of dream imagery with the clarity of traumatic recall, but I don't know if it worked.
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I've been stuck on the ending of Survival Instinct for well over a month now, and I just saw it, in a rush of scenes and action, how the rough draft will end. I've got a loose outline now, and I'm so excited to start writing the ending!
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All except for the heliotrope who loves it 🌸

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- going for vibes with "fish" -- kind of a longer snip, even a little spoilery, from Jim's POV, but this moment really surprised me when I wrote it. I couldn't get the words on the page fast enough.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Monah's POV, in the kitchen talking to Head Chef Helene, establishing a network for gathering information when the Greys aren't sharing. {Glossary: Sanghremata = Vampire; Viragian = Witch}
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#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Evlin's POV, Just after Monah arrives, Ev tries to keep her presence secret until loyalties can be determined. {Vivek Aksoy is an Invelisian & strong psychic who convenes w/ the dead}
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#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Jim's POV, it's clear Rae isn't like the other girls Jim has taken before, and he's trying to self-soothe after the effort of getting her settled in.
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It was a delight, and you're very welcome!!

Ray's such a badass. Love her! 😍

#WIPSnips from KD & Jaz's Bk. -- going for vibes with "pen" -- Doug's POV, Editor in Chief Cleveland "Clive" Matthews warns the captain about Jaz's upcoming expose.
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#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Faldor's POV, frustrated and preparing for the night with his page Drake. {Very late today, as I forgot to post before running errands 😑}
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#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- going for vibes/synonym with "stuck" -- Rae's POV, questioning the food Jim has given her and thinking about her parents.
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#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Liena the Muse has some strong feelings about Monah's sense of duty toward her life with Joni in the Territories.
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#WIPSnips from KD and Jaz's story -- These are the opening paragraphs of the novel.
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#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Jim's POV, preparing to work in Rae's "room" while she sleeps.
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Thank you!!

#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, Evlin just gave her a powerful family heirloom, but all Monah wants is to talk to Queen Ursah, the mother she never knew, in the magical mirror from her suites in the castle.
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#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- We're back in Khoda's office, where Sonja, Josef, & Radomir are "trying" to see eye-to-eye (and by "trying" I mean not trying at all) after Radomir attacked one of the Grey Elders' guards.
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#WIPSnips from KD & Jaz's book -- Jaz's POV, after the success of her Duggan/Mayse expose, she may have stumbled upon her next investigative "piece," finding Kaitlin Daisy Mayse.
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#WIPSnips from Monah's Bk. 1 -- Monah's POV, just before she meets Liena at Bette's house. I loved writing this little bit of action for Monah.
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