Thanks for joining us in The Ink Well, @cliffagreen! And you arrived with fanfare. This story is heartwrenching. Regardless of one's views on the decision these women are facing, it's painful to contemplate from any angle, and you've handled this unique viewpoint — the unborn child's — so artfully.
Well done with the prompt challenge to integrate action, dialog and narrative. You've done so seamlessly.
Thank you @jayna. I found the prompt and the tips very helpful for this. Somehow the focus on those elements helped free up some creativity; certainly it made them useful building blocks. It was a good exercise and I'm fairly happy with the story that resulted.
I find the same to be true, especially when feeling stuck. If I think of the story like a weaving that must include those elements, the story comes together.
Yeah! Pretty cool the way that works.