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My First (Almost Completed) Story

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For years, I've talked about writing and expressed great hopes that I would finish (and publish) something one of these days. Now such a dream is on the brink of coming true. Tonight, I completed my first story that I plan to put in the public's eye.  It's about my Beowulf, and it's called The Wolf at the Door. It started out as a short story. Then I found I had a lot more to say, so now it's a novella, just a little shy of 20,000 words.  It's about a young girl named Mavie, about 11 years old, who runs away from home after a bad fight with her family. Naturally, she regrets this almost right away, and now she's all alone, hopelessly lost, and scared to death. Beowulf finds her (or she finds him ) and helps her get home in one piece.  Not a terribly complex story, but I believe this will be a great way to introduce Beowulf as well as put my writing chops to the real test.  Of course, there's still a lot of proofreading and editing to do, and th
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Meet the Characters - Adela

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There's always that one character you would absolutely love to see get their comeuppance, and you make sure to keep plenty of popcorn on hand when it finally comes.  (All images, outside personal artwork, property of their respective owners.)  Some of my characters first came about because I specifically aimed to take them down quite a few pegs. I sort of get to do to them what I itch to do with other characters (which other people have already invented) that I can't stand. It's both great fun and wonderful catharsis.  However, I also try to be nice and give them at least a few redeeming qualities, so you don't have to keep that huge sledgehammer handy every time you see them.  Sometimes, if I'm feeling extra generous, they end up turning over a completely new leaf. After all, few things in a story are more important (and more powerful) than character development, and if there's one thing I love, it's a character who changes for the better.  So, today, the
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