Well it's been a while, hasn't it? Not only for Teaser Tuesday, but for blogging in general. As you may have noticed, I've done some work on the ol' blog. I think it's looking pretty fancy, and I hope to be blogging more often now as well as blogging about more interesting and blogworthy things from now on.
These interesting and blogworthy things may only be about reading, writing, and general english concepts but there may be some interesting anecdote about life every once and a while too. ;)
I know, I know, where's the Teaser? Yes, it sucks to wait. So here it is; this weeks teaser.
Today's teaser comes from Eventide (as usual).
Background Information:
This is skipping a bit ahead from the last post. Actually, a lot ahead. The Trials are all said and done, Natura has passed and traveled to the Ascensian Academy in Lindai and is already settled into her living arrangements and so on.
Now, you may notice that Natura is referred to by both Natura and Liana in this novel through my teasers. I don't know if I've explained it or not. Since Natura wasn't even supposed to go to the Ascensian Acadmey, when Grena and Ina showed up and dumped the whole "you're a descendant of the Guardian's of the Light and we need you to come with us because Ina thinks that maybe something bad might happen in the distant future" thing on Natura and demanded she attend the Ascensian Academy some interesting things had to be done.
One of which is Natura being registered at the Trials as a girl who had been planning to compete but died. Yeah. So, Natura goes by Liana Halle at the Academy.
Teaser:
Natura stood at the open doorway that separated the stairway from the common room and looked around. It was a pretty little room; a few shiny wooden tables, comfortable looking seating, and wall-high windows along the wall of the circular room exposed to the outside.
“You!” someone shouted.
Everyone in the room diverted their attention to the entrance of the common room. A tall red haired woman Natura recognized as one of the women sitting at the table the previous day stood in the doorway, a smaller version of herself standing behind her. Or rather, hiding behind her. The smaller woman’s face was bright red and she was pulling on the first woman’s arm and whispering something.
The first woman grabbed her by the hand and strode across the room. “You!” she said again, though slightly less loud than the first time, as she made her way towards Natura.
She pulled the younger woman up beside her and smiled at Natura. “I remember you from yesterday, Lily was it?”
“Liana,” Natura corrected, though hesitantly.
“Liana, yeah,” she said. “I’d like to introduce you to Aqua. She’s in your year, and a great kid.”
“Arianna,” Aqua said quietly, stepping behind her sister. “Stop.”
“Hey,” Arianna said, loud and annoyed. “I told mother I would make sure you made friends. Here,” She pointed at Natura, “I found you a friend. Have fun.”
She flashed Natura a big smile before turning on her heel and hurrying out of the room.
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I love the awkwardness of this scene. It's very rough, very first draft material. And I personally believe the first draft of most things I write sucks. Second drafts are where I shine. Plus, Natura's personality is hard for me to capture in a first draft. I have a better sense of her when I'm dredging through already written prose than when I'm letting the story pour out of me.
The Eventide goal is coming along pretty well, I suppose. If I stay focused and write everyday, and write more everyday than I do now, then hopefully the first draft will be done by the time I leave for Miami. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Plus, I'm kind of looking forward to getting back to my NaNoWriMo disaster from last year as well as trying to slog through another year of the madness this November. I have a few ideas going around in my head right now.
And then there's always the one or two novels that follow Eventide to look forward to. Still can't decide if the plot will require one or two. I hope it's one.
That's all for now!
-Lauren-
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