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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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
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.
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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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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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
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May 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Been a while since I posted; got swept away by everyday things and a slump in motivation. Trying to reverse it. More "power" to me :) #WIPSnips #writersky #writingcommunity
May 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Been a while since I posted; got swept away by everyday things and a slump in motivation. Trying to reverse it. More "power" to me :) #WIPSnips #writersky #writingcommunity
May 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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