Hey all! Today I added 2,586 words to my project, bringing my total word count to 23,086! Almost halfway there!
They eventually came to a set of nondescript doors a few rooms down from Jin Xia’s own chambers. Jin Xia opened them, introducing Wei Xiang to his rooms. The furniture and linens were simple in design but ...
2022-11-14 03:25:35 +0000 UTC View PostDue to social obligations I was not able to write much more than 300 words yesterday, but today I added 2,137 words, bringing my total to 20,500!
The former king motioned for her to follow, and so she did, General Wukong and Wei Xiang following close behind. She was led further into the palace, past grand halls with p...
2022-11-13 03:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostToday I wrote 1,867 words, bringing my current total to 18,096!
Jin Xia nodded. This was where the real negotiations began. “I can offer you a significant level of autonomy within your own lands when it comes to policies that directly affect your people. I can offer you economic and scholarly recourses to raise your...
2022-11-11 03:45:11 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 1,726 words to my project, bringing the total word count to 16,229!
“Bring me Prince Wei Xiang,” she ordered, not bothering to look at the aide.
“Yes, Your Highness.”
She did not have to wait long, looking over her shoulder at the sound of approaching footsteps to see two soldiers and...
2022-11-10 04:05:38 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added exactly 1500 words to my project, bringing the total word count to 14,503!
Wei Xiang's wrists were tied together with rope, his arms forced to wrap around the pole at the center of the tent. He glared at her as she entered, a scowl marring his otherwise handsome face. The arrow was still lodged in his shoulder, and...
2022-11-09 04:17:18 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 2,156 words to my project, bringing my total to 13,003!
Before Jin Xia could fully process An Cheng’s cry, she found herself falling to the dirt, catching herself on her forearms just before her head made contact with the ground. She turned, scrambling up onto her knees as she took in the sight of An C...
2022-11-08 02:35:18 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 1,017 words to my project, bringing the total word count to 10,847!
To a person who grew up surrounded by walls, the open, rolling plains of the southern nation could feel surreal, dreamlike even. Never in Jin Xia’s life had she seen so much of the horizon. Never had she felt winds so strong she feared they might...
2022-11-07 03:43:42 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 1,669 (nice) words to my project, bringing the current total to 9,830!
But the emperor was not done. “To my children, I give a gift. A boon to aide them in their conquest.”
He waved his hand, and – as if by magic – the curtains fell. The sight they hid forced a sharp gasp from Ji...
2022-11-06 03:44:34 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added a whopping 3,021 words to my project, bringing the total word count to 8,161! We've got an extra long best bit today :)
“Greetings, my children,” the emperor greeted, his tone amicable. “It does one’s heart good to see how well you both have grown. Stand, and let me see you properly....
2022-11-05 00:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 1,754 words to my project, bringing the total word count to 5,138!
“What are you doing here?”
Jin Xia turned slowly, face schooled into a politely neutral expression. Qui Ling didn’t even attempt to hide his contempt as he approached with his entourage of servants and bodyguards. His coterie ...
2022-11-04 02:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 1660 words, bringing my total word count to 3,386!
She stepped out onto the covered walkway, inhaling deeply. The spring breeze pulled petals from blooming trees and made them dance in the air. Pink and orange hibiscus flowers bloomed in the heavily curated gardens that made up the Pearl Palace’s outdoor spaces. ...
2022-11-03 01:17:38 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time again! Nanowrimo babyyyyy! I started off strong today by making it to 1,726 words! Here's the best bit!
Heavy, humid air filled the room, fighting for space with pained screams. Open windows beg for the relief of a cool evening breeze in exchange for the haunting pain of the woman within. The halls of the palace w...
2022-11-02 01:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostThere were times when Ren wished she’d picked a class with a bit of range to it. As a monk, she basically had two options: punch something or kick something. True, she had her monk abilities, but those still required her to get up in someone’s face to hurt them.
Which, in the end, was why she was stuck down in the middle of the square,...
2022-10-15 19:05:50 +0000 UTC View PostAlfre woke just before dawn. Her sleep had been restless, even with Beira’s warmth at her side. There was so much riding on what happened next. They’d received word in the middle of the night that Ren and the others had successfully taken the Cathedral. They’d already successfully fought off one patrol of guards. Ren insisted they could fi...
2022-09-05 21:17:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe players from Diamond arrived the next evening, and were quickly informed of the confrontation between the Commander and the Goddess of Light. Alfre was followed around camp by looks of awe and barely concealed whispers. Not that she minded too terribly. At least these whispers weren’t particularly nasty. Though they had needed to break up ...
2022-08-20 21:18:58 +0000 UTC View PostFour days at sea – and by extension four days in extremely close quarters with three thousand other people – was difficult for anyone. Alfre found little privacy aboard the ship, even when she went desperately seeking it out and clambered down into the small spaces of the engine room. She could never stay there long, though. It was claustrop...
2022-06-25 15:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostAlessio arrived just as the players received word that Clover and Diamond had already launched their invasion fleet. They were to meet on the same shore where they’d evacuated the refugees, the irony of the plan not lost on Alfre. It would take players from Diamond the longest to get there, Clover the quickest. Which left Alfre and her army ju...
2022-06-11 14:49:54 +0000 UTC View PostAlfre awoke with a stiff neck and very warm legs. Her eyes blinked sluggishly against the bright light that filtered in through the high windows of the lounge. She took in her situation carefully. She was leaning against Abital, who has drifted off into slumber sometime after her, because she distinctly remembered him being awake when she fell a...
2022-04-02 14:08:29 +0000 UTC View PostShe brought down her tray of empty plates not long after, having sent off the letter with a messenger bird the moment she’d finished it. She found Abital and Canus sitting awake in the lounge, despite the late hour having chased the others off to bed. Upon seeing them, a question came to mind.
“Is it really alright for the two of you t...
2022-02-19 16:53:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe meeting broke soon after that, the delegations leaving to return to their boats. They had armies to build, after all, and they had no time to waste.
“How are we doing this?” Atticus inquired, the guild council wandering down the main thoroughfare of the city. “We need an army, but how are we going to get one?”
“Voluntee...
2022-02-05 16:24:26 +0000 UTC View PostThey came, finally, about a week after agreeing to meet in Spade. They came by boat, smaller ones that those sent to rescue the players on Ahmar, but impressive ones none the less. Hadi’s friends led the way, the samurai Makoto with the delegation from Diamond, and Einmora with the delegation from Clover. Each had brought half a dozen delegate...
2022-01-22 15:23:09 +0000 UTC View PostAlfre waited impatiently for word to arrive back from Diamond and Clover. While ships could travel the seas with relative ease now that the engines had been designed and the building process had been improved, it still took at least a week for messages to get sent across the seas. Alfre still wasn’t sure how Ran and the Crystal Moon Kingdom we...
2021-12-11 20:58:00 +0000 UTC View PostToday I managed to complete the Nanowrimo Challenge by reaching 50,036 words. However, Seek the Oasis is not finished, and I will continue to post word count updates and small snippets until the draft is completed. Thank you for your support!
Massive and fish-like in shape, the creature crashed down atop the bridge in front of t...
2021-12-01 04:27:20 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday I added 1157 words to Seek the Oasis, bringing my total word count to 46,747!
“I hope you do not mind the modification,” Leonidas said. “This will simply be more convenient. I do not always have hands with which to carry a shield, after all.”
The smith gaped for a moment before throwing his hands up in th...
2021-11-29 14:21:16 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for missing the past couple of days, but today I added 1614 words to Seek the Oasis, bringing the total word count to 45,590.
Aysel found herself beneath the red water, the heat of the fires on the surface warming her back as she stared down at the broken temple below. Unlike her dreams before, she could breath. And th...
2021-11-28 03:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostThese past few days I added 4103 to Seek the Oasis, bringing my total word count to 40,197!
“I don’t know,” Ayfa said with a shrug. “Kind of like how you wouldn’t know you have a reflection if you’ve never seen a mirror. If you didn’t think it was possible, you wouldn’t try, right?”
Aysel couldn’t stop ...
2021-11-25 03:07:38 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 2090 words to Seek the Oasis, bringing my total word count to 36,094!
That night, they took respite at an inn. It was larger than the one in the city, and far more crowded. Creatures of seemingly every free-roaming race gathered around round, wooden tables on the main floor, eating and drinking to their heart's con...
2021-11-23 03:41:16 +0000 UTC View PostThis weekend I added 3004 words to Seek the Oasis, bringing my total word count to 34,004.
She slowed as she approached the gate’s mountain, a wave of exhaustion taking her as the past four days of travel hit her all at once without the magical energy to sustain her. Her limbs felt heavy and stiff, just flexing her hands took ...
2021-11-22 03:34:05 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 2172 words to Seek the Oasis, bringing my total word count to 31,000!
The crowds did not bother her in the same way they did the first time they stepped into the city, likely because this time they knew where they were going. They followed the same path as before away from the busy city center. They relished in the...
2021-11-20 05:01:50 +0000 UTC View PostToday I added 1800 words to Seek the Oasis, bringing my total word count to 28,828!
She stabbed at an oncoming tentacle with her spear, piercing the flesh. The blood that escaped from the wound with a thick, inky black, unlike any blood she’d ever seen. Whatever this creature was, it was not of this world.
That realizati...
2021-11-19 03:36:20 +0000 UTC View Post