Lahna Greene
Short Story - Incognito Angel
At the start of November, I entered a short story contest. The results were just released. Although I didn't place, I still had fun...
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Lahna Greene
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Fifty Thousand Words
What is it like to write over 50,000 words in less than a month? It's not quite as straightforward as baking bread, but the process is...
Lahna Greene
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Holiday Stress Refresh
When I get past the midpoint of November, still working on a brand new novel, the stress from the upcoming holidays threatens to derail...
Lahna Greene
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Creative Dumps and Curiosity
As of today, I've surpassed 20k words in my new novel for November's writing challenge. Wow. I've also been commissioned a random pet...
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Pencil Pricks - Go
It's time to kick off NaNoWriMo 2023. One month, 50k words—an average of about 1700 per day. At the end? A first draft of a new novel....
Lahna Greene
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NaNo '23 Week 6: Countdown to Pencil Pricks
I don't often do minimalist art, but the results do often surprise me when I try. For my Inktober challenges, I prefer to force myself...
Lahna Greene
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NaNo '23 Week 5: More Pencil Pricks Prep
Prepping a novel is similar to planting seeds. Before I try to grow a particular plant, I need to know the conditions the seeds require...
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NaNo '23 Week 4 Exercise: What Place is This?
Worldbuilding isn't just essential for stories set in hovering mountain ranges or arid cities on distant planets. Each character needs a...
Lahna Greene
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NaNo '23 Week 3 Exercise: Plots and Spots
Sunrises inspire me as much as a blank page. They're the hope of a new day, a new novel on the horizon—but the unknown can be...
Lahna Greene
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NaNo '23 Week 2 Exercise: Shaping Characters
This week's exercise is all about characters. No one wants to pick up a book and within the first few chapters, think something like, "I...
Lahna Greene
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NaNo '23 Week 1 Exercise: Pencil Pricks
During my last volunteer shift at the charity thrift store, these paper-wrapped pencils came in a donated clothing sack. I could expound...
Lahna Greene
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Tricky Script - Free (Raw) Short Story
I decided to be a little vulnerable today and post a short story I haven't even read through after I finished the first draft. It's raw....
Lahna Greene
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Distant Light
Occasionally, I'm awake early enough to catch the sunrise at the park. I begin my mornings with prayer, so I take God along with me on...
Lahna Greene
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The Easier Route
Behold—my first attempt at making kombucha. One of my fellow volunteer ladies had an extra SCOBY (starter culture) leftover from brewing...
Lahna Greene
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Plot Devices: Phone Call
I'm not a talking-on-the-phone person. Ninety percent of the time, I would rather text than talk to someone for hours—or even ten...
Lahna Greene
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Beneath the Banyan
Last year, hubs and I took my mom to Maui. She was kind enough to take this photo of us. I wish I had gotten one of her and I in front of...
Lahna Greene
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Spilling Out - Character Glimpses
These are fry jacks—a popular breakfast item in Belize. My husband ate several during our trip, each order stuffed with different food...
Lahna Greene
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Characters: Half Developed
Every now and then, a hilarious donation comes through the charity thrift store where I volunteer. This little gem happens to be half our...
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Oddball Characteristics
When I first met my husband, he lived in a bachelor pad off a main, busy road. The house itself was decent with its sunroom and large...
Lahna Greene
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Characters: Vulnerability
Early this morning, hubs glanced out the front door window and saw this. A tiny fawn had lost its mother and decided to take refuge in...
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