Arun Shankar
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Opening up about my writing, sharing it, and being part of a writing community... the stuff of my nightmares. This is me trying to go from "leave me alone to write" to "hi, how are you."
3 manuscripts, nothing published. Yet. #amquerying
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3 manuscripts, nothing published. Yet. #amquerying
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From my lit fic MS, The Violet Heel. Claire views an old photograph...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From my lit fic MS, The Violet Heel. Claire views an old photograph...
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Ruby is desperate to leave her home; she craves escape, a new life.
Excerpt from my MS: The Violet Heel
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Excerpt from my MS: The Violet Heel
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September 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ruby is desperate to leave her home; she craves escape, a new life.
Excerpt from my MS: The Violet Heel
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Excerpt from my MS: The Violet Heel
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Claire reflects on the letters her father wrote to her—letters full of banal recollections and fragmented statements, that had very little substance.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Claire reflects on the letters her father wrote to her—letters full of banal recollections and fragmented statements, that had very little substance.
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Claire resolves to escape the tortures of the ‘Farmhouse’ by sending out a coded S.O.S to her half-sister, Ruby.
Excerpt from my Lit Fic manuscript, The Violet Heel. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
Excerpt from my Lit Fic manuscript, The Violet Heel. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Claire resolves to escape the tortures of the ‘Farmhouse’ by sending out a coded S.O.S to her half-sister, Ruby.
Excerpt from my Lit Fic manuscript, The Violet Heel. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
Excerpt from my Lit Fic manuscript, The Violet Heel. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
Claire's deception has been discovered by her brother, Gerald. He is furious and confronts her at her apartment.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Claire's deception has been discovered by her brother, Gerald. He is furious and confronts her at her apartment.
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That's awesome! Calls for a celebration indeed. Very happy for you, and it's a big big deal. My women's fiction MS is lounging in agent inboxes... fingers crossed!
September 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
That's awesome! Calls for a celebration indeed. Very happy for you, and it's a big big deal. My women's fiction MS is lounging in agent inboxes... fingers crossed!
Ruby embarrasses her boyfriend Lucas in front of his church. The consequences for Ruby will be terrible. The sense of abandonment will trigger a past she's been running away from. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
September 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ruby embarrasses her boyfriend Lucas in front of his church. The consequences for Ruby will be terrible. The sense of abandonment will trigger a past she's been running away from. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
Thank you! Your message brought a smile to my face. Writing is such a lonely endeavour... but in some aspects it doesn't have to be. It is quite liberating to say: this is so hard; I don't know what to do next! :)
September 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thank you! Your message brought a smile to my face. Writing is such a lonely endeavour... but in some aspects it doesn't have to be. It is quite liberating to say: this is so hard; I don't know what to do next! :)
Ruby had hoped her boyfriend in another country would be her ticket out of her old life and into a different, better future. All she wants is freedom, at any cost.
September 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ruby had hoped her boyfriend in another country would be her ticket out of her old life and into a different, better future. All she wants is freedom, at any cost.
Perhaps one day I will share it with them :)
September 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Perhaps one day I will share it with them :)
Thanks... I'm glad you liked it, and stopped by. Really, every little bit of support and encouragement matters so much!
August 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thanks... I'm glad you liked it, and stopped by. Really, every little bit of support and encouragement matters so much!
Thank you, Hope. This is very encouraging. And god knows, we writers need a lot of that.
August 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thank you, Hope. This is very encouraging. And god knows, we writers need a lot of that.
Thank you!
Yes it does, and to be honest I have often wondered if it was too much. But that's how I wanted to write it, and so I did. Have to stay true. :)
Yes it does, and to be honest I have often wondered if it was too much. But that's how I wanted to write it, and so I did. Have to stay true. :)
August 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Thank you!
Yes it does, and to be honest I have often wondered if it was too much. But that's how I wanted to write it, and so I did. Have to stay true. :)
Yes it does, and to be honest I have often wondered if it was too much. But that's how I wanted to write it, and so I did. Have to stay true. :)
Claire reminisces about her father's faith, especially how it transformed after her mother passed away.
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August 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Claire reminisces about her father's faith, especially how it transformed after her mother passed away.
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Cynical
Sarcastic
The image is of this bitter man, sitting with a drink, angry at the world.
Sarcastic
The image is of this bitter man, sitting with a drink, angry at the world.
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Cynical
Sarcastic
The image is of this bitter man, sitting with a drink, angry at the world.
Sarcastic
The image is of this bitter man, sitting with a drink, angry at the world.
Claire reminisces about the time when she and Xavier decided to get married. The ordinariness of it, the matter-of-fact way it happened. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
August 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Claire reminisces about the time when she and Xavier decided to get married. The ordinariness of it, the matter-of-fact way it happened. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
Claire recounts what she's heard about the affair between her father and Agnes, when they were in their twenties.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Claire recounts what she's heard about the affair between her father and Agnes, when they were in their twenties.
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Thank you! I so enjoyed writing this.
August 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thank you! I so enjoyed writing this.
As the fire rages, Claire uses the distraction to escape the 'Farmhouse'.
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August 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
As the fire rages, Claire uses the distraction to escape the 'Farmhouse'.
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Taking advantage of the fire, Claire escapes from the 'Farmhouse' #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
August 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Taking advantage of the fire, Claire escapes from the 'Farmhouse' #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity
It's a strange thing... the way a name appears on the screen (or paper), with the lines, curves... it subtly influences my approach to them. I write differently when the name is Harry and when it is say, Paul.
August 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
It's a strange thing... the way a name appears on the screen (or paper), with the lines, curves... it subtly influences my approach to them. I write differently when the name is Harry and when it is say, Paul.