Entry tags:
Nano, Night 5:
Not really a night, but hey.
Word Count: 8,155
Time Spent Writing: 1 hr, 20 minutes.
Writing Sample:
Images of the small flames springing instantly to life, threatening to feast hungrily until they were a starving inferno were fresh in Althea’s mind. She turned her eyes down toward the barn floor, wishing for all the world that she could sink into it. Even Madra was speechless before their mother’s animosity. Althea couldn’t think of anything to say – even her weak apology got caught in her throat, threatening to spill forth as a sob instead of words. She choked it back bitterly, swallowing until it went away. She was much too old to cry anymore.
Word Count: 8,155
Time Spent Writing: 1 hr, 20 minutes.
Writing Sample:
Images of the small flames springing instantly to life, threatening to feast hungrily until they were a starving inferno were fresh in Althea’s mind. She turned her eyes down toward the barn floor, wishing for all the world that she could sink into it. Even Madra was speechless before their mother’s animosity. Althea couldn’t think of anything to say – even her weak apology got caught in her throat, threatening to spill forth as a sob instead of words. She choked it back bitterly, swallowing until it went away. She was much too old to cry anymore.