I’ve recently been busy with my entry for a Wattpad writing challenge, the Open Novella Contest, hence my prolonged absence, for which I apologise.
Using one of a set of vague prompts from all manner of genres, you had to write a minimum 20,000 word story (up to a maximum of 40,000). It started in January, and deadlines were set by which you had to reach a certain number of words. If you reached the milestones by the deadline, you could submit it to the contest and hopefully qualify for the next round, if it passed the judging criteria. The final deadline was 2nd April and not only did you have to meet the minimum word count of 20,000, you also had to have the novella complete.
Rather surprisingly, I’ve made it through to Round 3, the final round, along with a whole host of amazing stories penned by some amazing writers. The results for the contest are still pending, and to be honest, I don’t expect to make the longlist because the competition is so fierce, but I have loved every minute of it. It was such a fun challenge to participate in, and I now have another fantasy world in which to set stories, as well as a whole host of characters who want their stories told. What more could I ask for? 🙂
What’s The Winter Ghost About?
At nineteen, Rhyshard Pellian, son of Tershard Pellian, Lord of Kamvor, has been told by his father that he must take on the role of Acting Lord for the duration of winter. Sent to a town he can barely remember, to watch over a people he cannot recall, he is in a strange place, surrounded by strangers. But things are set to get all the stranger…
Folklore and real life are about to collide…As winter closes in on the town and the weather worsens, rumours of The Winter Ghost are whispered. Is this the year the ghost is set to return, leaving terror and death in its wake?
And what does this mean for Rhyshard Pellian? Mysteries and secrets abound as the Acting Lord of Kamvor does all he can to avert disaster. But is it enough?
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The Winter Ghost is a paranormal mystery set in a fantasy world.
Where can you read it?
You can read the novella by following this link to Wattpad. If you do have a read of it, don’t forget to let me know what you think! 😉
It sounds delish, but I had to bookmark it for a read another day. I’m currently preparing for a move, and will so enjoy reading it as soon as I get settled. Thank you Sammi for sharing this link.
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Thank you, Violet 🙂 And good luck with the move 🙂
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Good luck! I know how you feel.
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Thank you! 🙂
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That is fantastic, Sammi. I’m so pleased for you, even if it doesn’t make it through to the next round. 🙂
I just wish it was in a form I could stick on my Kindle, so I could read it where I read most of the fiction: in bed. You can’t snuggle up with a laptop, alas.
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Thank you, Crispina! And yes, you’re right; it is quite impossible to snuggle up with a laptop. If it makes it any easier, would you like me to email over a PDF?
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I appreciate the offer, and yes, that could work.
Though I haven’t tried this before, and I understand I have to email it to Kindle and then download, but I’m happy to try.
My machine will accept PDFs downloads from the laptop, but I tried it ages ago and … results far from perfect. Look forward to receive. 🙂
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Right-so. Will do 🙂
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Cheers. 🙂
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Sounds like you win either way. Very cool. Congrats.
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Thank you so much 🙂 That’s exactly the way I feel about it 🙂
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