Status: Nearly 3000 words in and still not half through with this steampunk thing. It's gonna be a long one and the deadline is swiftly approaching. (18 hours ago)
| Name | Marie Chavez |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Birthday | Dec 13 |
| Member Since | Sep 03, 2011 |
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bymariechavez Tumblr http://bymariechavez.tumblr.com/ Figment: http://figment.com/users/92020-Marie-Chavez Published Writing Portfolio: http://www.clippings.me/mariechavez *** PRIVATE CHAPTERS These are private not because they are explicit, but because I'm working on revising and possibly publishing them. Dreamwalker: Try: http://www.wattpad.com/15920266-the-dreamwalker-series-try First Kiss: http://www.wattpad.com/15919927-the-dreamwalker-series-first-kiss *** About me: I'm flaky, cranky and a bit odd. I like to write, don't mind giving the occasional critique, and my fascination with Wattpad comes and goes. When I post work here, it has either been previously published, or it's something I don't really take seriously. My serious attempts at writing have been moved to the critique site, Scribophile. *** Some really helpful writing links: Fun app to use to challenge yourself and friends to writing sprints. http://writeordie.com/#Web+App Edit and clean up your work without bothering someone to read it http://prowritingaid.com/Free-Editing-Software.aspx# (thanks@Prisim ) Read and critique works at a writing workshop site http://www.scribophile.com/ (thanks@seeMISARCHIST ) Figure out where to submit your work and track it http://www.duotrope.com (thanks@TheOrangutan ) Store your work privately online, password protect your work and share it with an editor or fellow writer. There's a chat and commenting option. The best way to store and share work. http://docs.google.com ultimate writer's resource post: http://thewritershelpers.tumblr.com/post/47941136135/beatwritersbane-writing-frenzies-mrheronsdale
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 | Links for the Aspiring Writer13 parts / 9 pages, updated May 15, 2013 A list of helpful writing sites. Got a good one I haven't listed? Tell me! You can also send me a review and you'll get credited and a dedication.
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 | The Girl in the Forest and other Tower World Tales19 parts / 28 pages, updated May 05, 2013 There once was a little boy. He lived in a village at the edge of a forest -- a dark, towering, ominous forest.
"Never go more tha... read more    70,796 reads 682 301 |
 | Breathing UnderwaterNon-Teen Fiction #843 3 pages, updated Apr 29, 2013 Roxie and Rand's families have always run in the same social circle. As teens, they come together over a shared love for music and the arts. Young and full of hope, t... read more 20 reads 1 0 |
 | The DreamWalker SeriesParanormal #87817 parts / 39 pages, updated Apr 25, 2013 Ellette's dreams are unnaturally real. For the most part, it is a gift, until the dreams overlap into her reality in a way she cannot control.
This is a series of s... read more 6,317 reads 217 244 |
 | Bittersweets - short tales of dark fantasy, science fiction and horror30 parts / 40 pages, updated Apr 14, 2013 Short but bittersweet tales of dark fantasy, science fiction and horror. Many of these stories are dark, subtly sweet, and often end with ... read more 22,486 reads 253 190 |
 | Deflowering the Unicorn3 parts / 3 pages, updated Mar 30, 2013 The evil warlock Khail won't stop stalking Abigail Freelander. Luckily her boyfriend Josh has and idea that might solve the problem for good. Is she willing to giv... read more 373 reads 18 17 |
 | I slept with my best friend...2 parts / 2 pages, updated Mar 26, 2013 A girl meets a guy on a writing website, but what he doesn't know is that she's got a thing for roommate.
Welcome to the strange and wonderful world of the stuff I write when I'm bored. 1,245 reads 29 54 |
 | Red Bird, My Friend14 parts / 11 pages, updated Mar 09, 2013 I never thought I could love a chicken. But I did, beady little eyes, charming cackle and all.
I started out with a desire for fresh eggs. What I ended up with was a co... read more 812 reads 59 56 |
 | STATIC 2 pages, updated Mar 03, 2013 In my eeriest dreams my thoughts turn to static. It is in these half-waking moments that I question my reality, my very being.
science fiction flash fiction, published in www.fartherstars.com on Nov. 15, 2012 61 reads 4 2 |
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Prisim
1 day ago
@Thomasdublin SWEET! Let the piggies fly!
Thomasdublin
1 day ago
@Prisim I've got a bottle of sake waiting in the wings.
Prisim
1 day ago
@Thomasdublin Dude, I'd read a story about pigs in bowlers.... okay maybe not. But i'd laugh at a story about pigs in bowlers. Especially crime fighting pigs. And give them cute bow-ties. Because bow-ties are cool!
xxmajaine
2 days ago
Not much is up! I just wanted to "Rauwr" at you. I do stuff like that, just ask@Thomasdublin he's seen it happen. lol. *rauwr rauwr*@dreamingthought
Thomasdublin
2 days ago
Or if that fails im getting drunk and writing about pigs in bowlers
Thomasdublin
2 days ago
Men, but two are dead. The wolf is a killer coming for the third. So the story is revolving around their showdown interspersed with flashbacks of the man's slain brothers.
dreamingthought
2 days ago
@Thomasdublin Three little pigs, that would take some broad interpretation to make into a scifi story. So are the pigs real pigs? Or little fat men with bowler hats?
Thomasdublin
2 days ago
@dreamingthought Hey, back off my rain and bowler recipe. I wound up doing Three Little Pigs. I've taken a very broad interpration to "reimagining" the original.
dreamingthought
2 days ago
@Thomasdublin Which fairy tale did you go with? and I suppose as long as there's steam power it will be enough, right? I keep wracking my brain for my steampunk influences... His Dark Materials, Keys to the Kingdom, and Jane Eyre are about all I've got. I guess I'll have to plop a bowler hat on a few characters and have some dark crazy lady, lots of rain and I'll be good. Oh, and some clockwork... of some kind.
Thomasdublin
2 days ago
Yeah... mine's taken a bit of a suspense/thriller twist >.> with steam and brass.
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