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“The woods are deep and dark Eliza,”
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You never knew when an adventure would sneak up and find you.
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More than once she had to chase off the occasional goat who tried to make a snack out of her make-shift targets.
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Chapter 1 - The Lighthouse

The road that wound through the forest was barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other if one pulled over onto the shoulder.  The evergreen forest glowed gold and emerald in the late afternoon sun.  Eliza stared out the window and watched as the large, moss covered trees passed by in rapid succession.  She wore her red winter hat to keep her strawberry blonde bangs out of her face, but it wasn’t working.  Her crystal blue eyes searched between t. . .

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    Chapter 1 - The Lighthouse

    The road that wound through the forest was barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other if one pulled over onto the shoulder.  The evergreen forest glowed gold and emerald in the late afternoon sun.  Eliza stared out the window and watched as the large, moss covered trees passed by in rapid succession.  She wore her red winter hat to keep her strawberry blonde bangs out of her face, but it wasn’t working.  Her crystal blue eyes searched between t. . .

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      James Matthew Smith sent an update for Of Wood and Stone

      Hello Readers!

      I’m roughly 26,000 words and six chapters into the writing process Of Wood and Stone which is a pretty good feeling.  I’ve got the rest of the book outlined and a pretty good head of steam built so I intend to chug right along with the writing even if we don’t fund.  But how cool would it be if we did fund?  Pretty rad.

      I’ve finished the edit on Chapter 5 - Danger in the Wylds and will be posting it up on Friday.  I’ve gotten a few more character sketches from Sylvia and as soon as I can find a good way to upload them here I will.  (I’m trying not to bog down the "About" of the project with a bunch of images)

      Please remember to comment on what I’ve written and please please please share the project if you’ve enjoyed it.  Thank you!
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        Hello everyone!  It’s been nearly two weeks since I’ve sent you and update and for that I’m sorry.  I’m here to remedy this but in the interest of those of you who are future sensitive, MINOR SPOILER ALERT AHEAD!

        Chapter Five has turned out to be a bit of a bugabear which is hilarious, because it involves a fight with a bugabear.  Which is the problem.  Apparently, I’m very much out of practice in writing a fight scene and sadly I’ve hinged the second quarter of the novel on what happens in the fight so I REALLY need to nail this scene.  I think I’ve got the framework finished and now just need to add the paint that is descriptors around the nouns and verbs I’ve already written.  The plan is to post Chapter Five next week and get back to weekly updates.

        SPOILERS AVERTED!  So, to wrap things up, spoiler free.  Chapter Five should be going up next week.  Should be back to Weekly updates after that.  I’m finding the task of marketing this project while trying to write the book is extremely difficult and maybe ill-advised but I will soldier on as best I can.  If you like what you’ve read, please comment and share the project on all of the social medias!  The more we get the word out, the more I can focus on the writing and less on the marketing.  Either way, thank you all for your support!

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