Story: Catching Fireflies

I’ve been noticing a lot more fireflies out and about this summer than I remember there being last summer. I’ve always found watching them to be soothing, so I wanted to do a little thing as a tribute to them. (As a side note, I apparently have two songs on my mp3 player titled “Fireflies”. I listened to them both on repeat while writing this.)

I’m using the main couple from my webserial again. I tried to include enough backstory and species information as necessary for anyone who hasn’t read the serial. For more detailed information, feel free to check the World page of the webserial and the pages linked from it. Last week’s story was pre-serial and this one’s about a thousand years post-serial. It also includes Risa and Zane’s future daughter. I guess that’s kind of a spoiler, but nothing that should ruin the serial for anyone.

Length: 1,436 words
Characters: Risa, Zane, Ridley
Prompt: Fireflies.

Uncomfortable Conversation – Risa and Zane

For today’s story update (whatever the calendar says, I’m still going to consider it Saturday until I go to sleep), I thought I’d do a little exercise to build my excitement for these characters again. They’re the main couple from my webserial and also two of the main characters in the novel that I’m going to be editing during July’s Camp NaNoWriMo. I actually really like them, but I think I’ve spent too much time with them the past few years so I’m less interested in writing them than I want to be.

This scene takes place before the start of the webserial, but some weeks after the start of the novel. I don’t think it’s necessary to have read the webserial or any outside information about these two and their story before reading this. Certain things will make more sense if you have, sure, but I think it can stand on its own well enough.

Length: 1,072 words
Characters: Risa, Zane
Prompt: Write a scene in which a character has to have an uncomfortable conversation. (Source: http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/53280081730/753-uncomfortable-conversations)