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Great job everyone!

This snippet from Oath is a little bit lengthy, but the main focus is a musical instrument, or, in this case, a harp. Here we explore what makes each harp special and its connection to someone our other MC (aka King Daveed) knows.

Here we go!

“I think of women as much of the same way I think of harps.”

Subconsciously his hand runs along…

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@j-a-penrose thanks! I’ll post another snippet from Oath later.

Excerpt from The Talisman, chapter 2 (found here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/135693611-the-talisman-a-1001-nights-retelling-wattys2018-on ):

His eyes.

 

 

 

 

They were the first thing she noticed about him as she turned, dark obsidian orbs flecked with gold and brimming with secrets. They contrasted his bronze skin, toned as it was…

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Here’s some dialogue from the second chapter of The Talisman, my 1001 Nights retelling:

“You’re staring, habibati. You’re the first woman I’ve known to do that.”

His voice startled her out of her reverie, and she immediately answered.

“Are all your victims too afraid to look you in the eye, o King?”

He laughed.

He laughed.

It was a hollow…

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@j-a-penrose you still should, for those who haven’t found a cabin yet.

I’ve made up my mind. Camp NaNoWriMo, here I come!

(Does Parimi Alca have a cabin?)

@jenwriter17 cool premise! It’s got that spooky feeling… 😫

@sarah-inkdragon no problem!

@jenwriter17 @cowlick agreed

@kate *volunteers to help*

@r-m-archer ah, thanks! Sometimes I get in Pinterest moods (which is when I add pins like crazy, so…) and slip into a deeply aesthetic state of mind.

I think it works.

@kate maybe that’s a good thing, cause everyone knows that good allegories are hard. To. Find. Don’t get me started. 😉

Same here most likely 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kate ALLEGORICAL FANTASY?!!! Sign me up right now! *runs over to your Pinterest board and follows you*

@r-m-archer DESERT FANTASY KINGDOM?!! That is technically my life (and the entire setting of The Talisman, a 1001 Nights retelling that I’m working on for fun at Wattpad)! I’ll post the link to my Pinterest Board…[Read more]

@inkling-for-christ wow, congrats! I can tell why; I’m immediately hooked. Great job! 😉

@r-m-archer they are!

@kate 👏👏👏

@sarah-inkdragon or maybe “But Kirin didn’t know what quitting was– frankly, the word ‘quit’ wasn’t even in his vocabulary, as limited as a peasant vocabulary was.”

@r-m-archer you would not believe I ran across you by accident yesterday! 😊