Chapter Ten Katniss leaves the cave, and I lay alone in the darkness thinking about… thinking about everything. There’s not a single thought that I go over in my brain, but a series of several thoughts. How can I pick one? Everything is so overwhelming, so confusing, so perfectly perfect while also dreadfully dreadful. My…
Chapter Nine I wake to Katniss prodding my shoulder. “Peeta, we’ve got to go now,” she says softly. I puzzle at this, not having considered moving from the river. “Go? Go where?” “Anywhere from here. Downstream maybe.” Katniss smiles sadly. “Somewhere we can hide you until you’re stronger.” She helps me into my clothes, which…
Chapter Eight My eyes flash open the following morning and suddenly it all makes sense. The words of Claudius Templesmith that permeated the dark sky last night come back to me, and I realize in an instant what he meant. Two can win. Katniss and I can go home. Both of us. Together. It’s such…
Chapter Four As the sun rises, the birds and other forest creatures spring to life. Our footsteps through the forest are joined by the soft song of the birds, the screaming of squirrels when we pass their trees, and the occasional snake slithering through the brush. “I’m hungry,” Glimmer whines, and all five of us…
Chapter Two “They don’t have much of a selection this year, do they?” Glimmer remarks as she rummages through the cornucopia. I’ve learned that she’s the most talkative of the careers; her mouth runs incessantly and no one can make it stop. Marvel looks up from a bag of fruit strips, which he’s found a…
I just recently started a new fanfiction, so I thought I'd post it here. It's a retelling of the hunger games from Peeta's point of view, with the same events and conversations but through his eyes. Here's chapter one. The gong sounds. It penetrates the air in a blast of fury, reverberating through the bright…
I'm sure you've heard the phrase 'write what you know.' I've read this phrase in nonfiction writing guides, I've seen it on multiple blogs, and I was given the tip by an author I conversed with a few years ago. But what does it mean? Once I fully understood the concept, I was able to…
I've been getting more and more into writing YA romance. I started this novel two days ago and could use some opinions. Critiques are certainly welcome! Chapter One It wasn’t love at first sight. I’ve known Jean since middle school, or rather, I knew of him. It wasn’t until sophomore year that I started crushing…
Hello all, I just finished reading 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' by Jenny Han, and I can't possibly give it enough praise. The number of books I've read late into the night due to an inability to put them down is little, and this book is one of the few. The plot is original,…
Hello writers! My lack of posting recently is not due to neglect, but an inspiration spree that's lead me to write 15,000 words of a YA novel in the past four days. I plan on finishing the first draft this month and going from there. I've already picked out my dream publishing company I'd like…
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