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Author Archives: Olga Godim
WEP June 2022 – Please Read the Letter
Another story about Altenay, the magical Finder, as my answer to the June 2022 WEP challenge, Please Read the Letter. I seem unable to restrict myself to 1000 words. All my stories so far tend to extend to about 1300 … Continue reading
Making book covers
It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month’s question is long-winded, but it could be condensed into a short query: what do you do if you can’t … Continue reading
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Magic vocabulary
It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m not going to answer this month’s optional question. Instead, I’m going to write about my preferred genre. I’m a speculative … Continue reading
Posted in Almost Adept, Fantasy, Insecure Writer's Support Group, Magic, Olga Godim, Writing
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WEP Apr 2022 – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
Here is my entry for the WEP Apr 2022 challenge – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall. It is another story about Altenay, the Finder, the heroine of my 2022 WEP flash fiction. Altenay is a magician: her magic allows her … Continue reading
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A Girl from Ukraine
I saw a beautiful image on Pixabay by a talented artist Natalia Lavrinenko from Kiev, Ukraine. It was a simple sketch of a portrait. I decided to play with it to express my feelings. Here is what I came up … Continue reading
Do you speak French?
It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will forgo this month’s question as I have never dealt with audio books. I want to talk about a different … Continue reading
Deleting scenes is hard
It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARCH QUESTION: Have you ever been conflicted about writing a story or adding a scene to a story? How did you decide … Continue reading
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WEP Feb 2022 – All You Need is Love
This year, all the WEP challenges will be about music. All but one incorporate popular songs of the 20th century. Only one challenge is dedicated to classical music. Unfortunately, while I enjoy classical music, I never liked popular music. I’ve … Continue reading
Bats in the libraries
It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEBRUARY QUESTION: Is there someone who supported or influenced you that perhaps isn’t around anymore? Anyone you miss? MY ANSWER: I … Continue reading
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Queen as a character
It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. And I’m one of the hosts this month, together with Erika Beebe, Sandra Cox, Sarah Foster, and Chemist Ken. Hooray! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ll … Continue reading
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