You have spent an entire month writing a novel, and now that you have finished it and are working on the editing phase, it is probably a good time to write a book blurb. A book blurb is that paragraph of text on the back cover of books that tell the prospective reader whatContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Followup Thought: Book Blurb”
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The U.S. of After Chapter 52
Gideon New Orleans was a lot bigger than I had originally thought, and as our boat started getting closer to the city, I started noticing a lot of heavies standing around in body armor and helmets holding Mossbergs and Bushmaster AR-15’s. There was a great big docking area along the river where people were pullingContinue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 52”
The U.S. of After Chapter 51
Clayton Once we got on down the river a ways we found that there were boatloads of people with the same idea we had. I suppose they heard about the same stories around campfires lit in places I had not traveled. I heard accents from all over, mostly the south, but pretty much from everywhere.Continue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 51”
The U.S. of After Chapter 47
Gideon About a week after the ambush we started getting closer to a bigger city. Didn’t know at the time, but it was Shreveport. We could see the skyscrapers from a ways off and knew that either things would be dangerous or deserted, either one…probably both. We were also running low on supplies and probablyContinue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 47”
The U.S. of After Chapter 46
Clayton Amy didn’t sleep for about two days after Ralph died. She just sat in the boat and cried and held little Anya who didn’t really understand what had happened. We stopped down the river a ways after we was sure them militia guys was gone. We had ourselves a burial for the ones thatContinue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 46”
The U.S. of After Chapter 42
Kelly Gideon got the engine running somehow. I don’t know anything about mechanical stuff. My husband always did that. We were on the water early in the morning and soon we were floating down river on our way to New Orleans with the wind at our back and the sails full as Gideon would say.Continue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 42”
The U.S. of After Chapter 36
Clayton That’s two prayers answered. I stood on the bow of the boat and watched as several children gathered ‘round me. Them militia guys hadn’t followed us down river and that was a miracle. The kids sat in perfect silence. I think they was mostly scared out of their minds from the mess we justContinue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 36”
The U.S. of After Chapter 35
Ethan A pecking crow was my alarm clock. Actually several crows. I opened my eyes and craned my head around to see one pecking at the wound on my leg. “Get off me, you bird!” I screamed, and I guess he figured I wasn’t dead, so he flew off along with all his other buddies.Continue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 35”
The U.S. of After Chapter 27
Clayton I was bound and determined to get Jacob alone so’s I could talk to him. It seemed as if people really liked him here at this camp. I don’t think he’d ever really been here, but I figured he just had a way with people. Boy, was I shootin’ in the dark. He hadContinue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 27”
The U.S. of After Chapter 22
Clayton We didn’t even hear the four militia guys who walked up behind us with guns drawn. The only way I knew that somethin’ was up was when Amy turned and gasped and then all the blood ran out of her face. I’d heard stories about these types, mostly told by mothers to scare theirContinue reading “The U.S. of After Chapter 22”
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