Danielle's Blog – January 2010 Archive (3)

Today I wrote two of the most beautiful words I'd written in my book so far...The End.

After nine months, I finally finished my first novel. Yes, I cried. Yes, I felt a crazy satisfaction that I'd never known before. Yes, I still have some editing to do, but it's done. The story has been told and now I turn the page to the new adventure of finding an agent and publisher. At this point, I feel that the hardest part is done. Patience is all I need for the next part of the… Continue

The pressure on his chest always came first. A deep-seated panic washed over him as he became lucid within his dream.

Water. Floundering in an ocean of liquid, smothering him from all sides. All his senses dulled by the fluid, trapping him within its suffocating density.

Frantic for a breath of air, his lungs blazed with pain. David searched the black abyss for some signature of light, to shine a path to salvation. There didn't seem to be a sense of logical direction, he couldn't tell… Continue

Lily Donovan felt apprehensive as the heavy door slammed behind her. Her bright green eyes scanned the austere environment. Knowing Sunday mass didn’t begin for another forty-five minutes, she felt intimidated by the virtually empty church.

Lily removed her white knit sweater, damp from the light rain, and hung it in the coat closet provided for the congregation. Thinking ahead, she chose to hang the sweater as close to the end of the closet as she could.

That way, I can escape… Continue