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RE: The Good Girl

in The Ink Well3 years ago

I honestly have no idea how I keep breaking rules lol. I honestly think I've read them all and then.. oopsies. Facepalm. Maybe my subconcious does it. In some ways I'm like my narrator... She doesn't read the whole spell before she snips her fathers shadow, and thus the consequences are his suicide, which could be seen as murder.

Oh she feels totally superior to everyone, she's so smart. And she's so pissed off with them all for believing the father, I don't think she can connect with anyone. Even when she stands accused she can't stop expressing contempt.

I swept back through and edited it for the fourth wall, as it changed the whole tone to have her speak directly to the jury. Super fun to write.

Funny you haven't read my fiction... I do have long breaks but seems the Inkwell prompts have unleashed the beast again. I've got another one ready to publish tonight lol. And another at some point in drafts 😂 Not questioning the process, just flowing with da muse! 😂

Thanks so much for your praise, means a lot!

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A suicide huh?

Oh, I read the ending again and yeah signs point to suicide! I'll just take it as a homicide.

I don't see what's so funny about that, I should've discovered your work months ago! Truly brilliant.

Ahh... Way to Butt Kiss Zera

Ouu... Another one. I'll like to read it actually. And ah... Say no more! You flow with that muse.

Wait a minute... "Flow with that muse"... Uhh, Genius!

AHaha thanks!!! So, what happens is she snips his shadow to disable him I think. She's read the spell book, thinks it'll bring him down or at least cripple him so he can't cause harm. But she doesn't read the second half of the spell, which basicallly says that it'll cause the shadowless person to end their life. HAD she read that, it'd be murder for sure - but she didn't intend to kill him. The fact the book disappears either means a) there was no book and she is lying or b) the townsfolk that don't like her have hidden the book or c) the spell book just disappeared.

I'm soooo glad you loved it, that's so awesome - you might have encouraged me to do another now!