Aug. 20, 2009 - Autum Inspiration
Marina stood in the clearing looking to the skies. They were a deep, rich blue tainted here and there with pale blue clouds passing swiftly by on the same wind which played with Marina's hair. The leaves rustled in the wind - a sound like pipes and fiddles from deep in the forest - while a few scattered acorns fell to the ground like drums. But the sound of the wind it's self was most beautiful - the sound of a clear, deep woman's voice singing word undistinguished to most beings being in the ancient woodland tongue.
"And to think such disrespectful, stupid things as humans cut trees down to warm their huts!" Mariana half sighed for sorrow, half growled for anger, "they don't know what they miss! They don't know of your songs - of your souls!"
The trees did not answer her, though - they never did during their songs.
That, my friends, is the result of a ten minute Write-Or-Die. I wanted to reassure myself that I still have some creative ability to write - not just edit. For those of you who may wish to know - Mariana is a nymph, and I may end up doing a story about her for November since I've wanted to write a story about a nymph for some time.
~ Katherine
Comments
Aug. 27, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Daethia
NANO?! AHHHHH!
*ahem* Goodness, I haven't really been thinking about NaNo all that much because of other books and things I'm working on! Will I even be able to do it? *thinks of the two week trip to Washington D.C. in November and wonders to herself*
Anyways, beautiful, Katie! I think you still have it, and I bet it's refreshing to write something new after editing for so long. I commend your being able to edit, I haven't even touched TP since I finished it back in May... Haha. Oh well.
I hope you have a good day, Katie!
~Anna
Sep. 2, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Christina
I really like this. :) The description was wonderful; it wasn't hard at all to see and hear the unfolding scene in my mind. Isn't Write or Die lovely?
Heh, I worked on support staff with a girl named Marina. Pretty name, that.
-Christina
http://www.runaway-muse.net/wordpress
Sep. 5, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Mariella1214
"The trees did not answer her, though - they never did during their songs."
I absolutely love this.
Good job. :)
-Mariella
[mariellahunt.livejournal.com]
Sep. 9, 2009 - Ahhh...
Posted by ElvishAuthoress
I love it. Seriously. It's wonderful. Her indignation is very poignantly expressed in those few words. Well done. :)
~Hannah
