Monday 25 April 2016

A Little Short Story!

Hey everyone! So it's that time of week again, where I share the writing I've done throughout the week. I haven't written a lot this week, only this poem and a couple of hundred words for my novel. But hey, my novel is actually going much better than I thought it would! I've figured out how to patch up a few of the plot holes and I just hit 10,000 words! Whoop de doop! Anyway, I digress.

So this week, as well as working on my novel, I've been writing a second person short story that I might actually begin to develop into a novel for Wattpad! I'm yet to come up with a name for it, so some help is appreciated! Here's a few snippets:

It’s quiet in the hallway. Too quiet. You know it as soon as your clodhopper Clarke sandals thrum against the pavement, loud and ringing in your ears. All the other girls are outside. They’ll be on their laptops, sighing over One Direction and watching Pretty Little Liars on Netflix Premium. Either that, or they’ll be flicking through their choir songbook munching on cheese spread sandwiches cut into tiny triangles.
There’s not a lot to say about the girls at your school. They’re either ditzy and dumb and waiting for their modelling contracts to start with Burberry and Chanel (their bleach blonde hair and overtly orange tans give away everything), or studying away at their school textbooks and singing proudly in the school choir, volunteering for everything that comes up, and applying to be school captain. Unfortunately, none of them will ever get there; they’re too dorky and socially inept for anyone to want them to be anything more than the head of maths club.

And this one, with one of my favourite lines in the entire thing:
“Trisha?” The principal sticks his bald head out of the doorway, eyes the colour of mud searching for you. You stand up, spitting your gum into the closest bin to him, and give yourself a satisfied grin as he subconsciously wipes off his pants, wincing at the bright pink spittle on his hands. It reminds you of the lurid soap they provide in public toilets.

It probably isn't my best work yet, but hey, I'm happy with it! What do you guys think? Leave your feedback in the comments below!

El xx

P.S: I won't be posting for the rest of this week, as I have my school camp! Sorry about that, but have a fun week, y'all! And I'll see you soon!

11 comments:

  1. Love them!!! Your so talented at writing! Really want to know what happens next! Also - well done on 10000 words, that's incredible!xx

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    1. Thanks Beth! Your comments are so incredibly lovely, they always motivate me to keep on going :D Thank you, I'm so incredibly happy with it!

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  2. I've always found second person writing a really interesting and unexplored field! I should definitely try it more often. I'm glad to see your novel is improving, and this snippet of the other story looks so promising! Great job! And by the way, have a nice week ^^

    onmywayacqua.blogspot.com | Acqua xx

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    1. I know! I don't know what motivated me to try and write in it, but I'm really glad I have, as it seems to be working really well for me! Thank you lovely :)

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  3. 2nd person is a really fun way to write in and quite interesting to read cos it's really unique. Have fun on your camp!

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    1. I agree, and it's such an unused style it's so much fun to play around with it! Haha I sure did hon xxx

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  4. Really great! I can't wait to read the whole book!! Have fun at the camp :):)
    ~Autumn

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    1. It's pretty early days as to whether I will develop this into a novel, but I'm having fun mucking around with it ATM. Thanks for your comment Autumn!

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  5. Wow El, I love this!

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  6. This was really good, just wanted to say you won my giveaway with Coconut Lane, if you want to go to my blog to check it out xoxo
    Ella

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