Hey, all! I hope you had a great few months! I sure have. You've probably noticed all the short stories I've been adding to my Wattpad account. I've also written a few more chapters on Storywars, which is always an exciting journey. One thing I've noticed while writing, is how my style changes depending on the time of day. When I was working on "Mary's Box", a collaborative piece I wrote with my sister Hunter, I wrote certain scenes at differing times. For example, from the beginning to the first page break, I had been writing at night. The succeeding scene where Marietta finds herself at the coffee shop and she sees Lily Beas, had been written in the morning. Finally, the last section was written in the evening. If you read the story, you probably noticed a change of mood and tone between the parts I wrote during the day and those written at night. The day part is less descriptive and more direct. The night sections are slower and include more imagery. It all makes sense, too, if you think about it. I'm more awake during the day and my mind is rushing with millions of ideas. I don't have time to get stuck on one detail. At night, I'm tired and more willing to put effort into the small stuff. Fortunately, with "Mary's Box", the changes in mood and tone actually went nicely with the story, but in longer works like The Keldar Chonicles where I need a more consistent feel, it doesn't work out as well. To balance this all out, I'm definitely going to work on scheduling my time accordingly depending on what type of story I want to create. Thanks so much for reading! See you in December!
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AuthorI'm Darcy Ridge, creating stories that all revolve around family and identity in a myriad of ways. In the past, I have shared multiple stories and published a novella online. You can find me on Wattpad and many other social media websites. They/them [Image Description: black background with the words "Social Justice and Mental Health Resources" in white in the center /end ID]
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