Desert Desserts - Group Editing

Happy Holidays everyone!

@Vintaginity Hope you are fully better now :).

I have completed Spells. (Prologue + 32 chapters + Epilogue). Word count of around 42k. I am going to start editing( by reading all your comments and suggestions) and posting on Wattpad.
There are also a few changes i would do (Some character name changes). Also should I change the book’s name from Spells to Book of Spells?

Also, I will need a few days to catch up on your stories too.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND WISHING EVERYONE A GREAT NEW YEAR!

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Desert Desserts (5)

- The Desserts -

User || Book || Chapter # || Email ||


@Vintaginity || Erin’s Mistakes || 15 || vintaginity@gmail.com

@TMinx804 || Devil’s Highway || 4 || tminx804@gmail.com

Either/Or

|| Come Away With Me || 3 ||

@CarlaBlack || Ornella’s Fable || 50 || catcarlablack@gmail.com

@akaiItachi || Spells || 24 || choudharyrahil20@gmail.com

@Halfley || Awaiting Story || 0 || This text will be blurred

@Shea || Throne of Misery || 23 || This text will be blurred


- The Deserts -

Please do not send chapters to those on Hiatus unless asked to do so. Members in a catch up status will stay there until asked to be removed or once it has been more than 60 days since their last response. Members on a Not Responsive status will be removed after 3 weeks of being on the hiatus tab, and are welcome to rejoin when they want.


@KnightofEmpires || Midnight Lotus || Hiatus ||

- Brittani’s Tracking -

@TMinx804 || Come Away With Me || 10 || 0 ||

@CarlaBlack || Awaiting New Story ||

@KnightofEmpires || Midnight Lotus|| 9 || 9

|| All These Wicked Lies || 1 || 1

@akaiItachi || Spells || 31 || 24 ||

@Halfley || Awaiting Story || 0 || 0 ||

@Shea || Throne Of Misery || 24 || 23 ||


User || Book || Chapters Posted || Last Chapter Read ||


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Happy Tuesday, and Happy 2024! Sorry I got on Sunday night looking to see if I could schedule the post and to make the new header and for some reason in my head I checked it off as if I had posted the new assignemnts. XD Starting 2024 means this will be a big year for us! This year we are doing our 1000 hours outside again! We are also obviously welcoming a new baby into our family. Still working on fitness goals and general self betterment every day. I’ve started baking bread at home instead of buying store bought garbage. All sorts of changes and growth to be expected this year! What goals are you working on? I’m hoping to be caught up soon. Maybe with all this pregnacy insomnia I aught to start reading more. Just trying to stay caught up on all the birthing and baby books I picked up since I’m shooting to go all natural this time, whereas last time I just went with whatever I felt. Anyways, here’s to a good year and hopeful to hear and be on this journey with all of you for the long run. :slight_smile:

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Im crawling out of my holiday’s fog to wish you a Happy new year! I wish you amazing stories, a flawless editing skill and clouds of inspirations!

I’ll get back to reading after my vacations next week :slight_smile:

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Preaching to the choir!! I am focusing on getting a cantina (stockpile) in the basement for canned and frozen goods this year I’m gardening hard haha.

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Any good bread recipies? I’m trying to make a sourdough starter!

Oh, I’m a fan of canning as well! I even have the big presto pot for meat and broth. Canning your own vegetables and recipes is so rewarding!

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Oh man, I just came in from a bunch of gardening! XD it rained really good last night so I spent a few hours outside trying to catch up on all the weeds that took over my garden. It doesn’t get cold enough in the winter here so the weeds still grow and I was so sick during the beginning of pregnancy that the yard and garden got a little wild. Now we are recovering from that. Almost done with all the garden beds and we will order some super concentrated vinger online to spray the weeds around the garden to hopefully kill them off. A couple of sprays and they all should be gone.

I’m not a fan of Sourdough so I have no recipes for that, but I do an Amish white bread loaf that we go through like crazy over here. It’s ridiculously easy too. Amish White Bread - I Am Homesteader

I haven’t gotten into canning yet, but the biggest reason is just because everyone in the house here is so picky there’s not much that we really would eat :face_with_peeking_eye:

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You can also use boiling water for the weeds! If you don’t have other plants around, it’s amazing! Vinegar to be effective needs to be more than 40% - and better apply it on a very sunny day, with no rain within 48 hours. ( I was a profesionnal garderner back in the days. I love gardening!)

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Yep, thats what I buy, a high concentration online specifically for gardening, as its cheaper than just getting the concentration at lowes or home depot. :sweat_smile: its 45% on amazon haha. Worked amazing last year! Killed my neighbors morning glory plant a little more than I expected and it still hasnt come back. Boiling water just seems like itd take too much time to cover the whole area I need done :joy:

:fairy: Tiffani :woman_fairy:

@Vintaginity - Erin’s Mistakes 25 // 15
@KnightofEmpires - Wolf & Hood- 30 // 22
- Midnight Lotus 9 // 9
-All These Wicked Lies 1 // 0
@MargTheCoffeeAddict - Atomic Heart 2 // 1
@Shea - Throne of Misery- 22 // 22
@CarlaBlack - Ornella’s Fable- 50 // 30
@akaiItachi - Spells- 24 // 24

I’ve lost track of where everyone is with my stories, or how many I should still have out for access. If anyone is done with theirs and needs access to another, let me know.

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Desert Desserts (5)

- The Desserts -

User || Book || Chapter # || Email ||


@Vintaginity || Erin’s Mistakes || 16 || vintaginity@gmail.com

@TMinx804 || Devil’s Highway || 5 || tminx804@gmail.com

Either/Or

|| Come Away With Me || 4 ||

@CarlaBlack || Ornella’s Fable || 51 || catcarlablack@gmail.com

@akaiItachi || Spells || 25 || choudharyrahil20@gmail.com

@Halfley || Awaiting Story || 0 || This text will be blurred

@Shea || Throne of Misery || 24 || This text will be blurred


- The Deserts -

Please do not send chapters to those on Hiatus unless asked to do so. Members in a catch up status will stay there until asked to be removed or once it has been more than 60 days since their last response. Members on a Not Responsive status will be removed after 3 weeks of being on the hiatus tab, and are welcome to rejoin when they want.


@KnightofEmpires || Midnight Lotus || Hiatus ||

- Brittani’s Tracking -

@TMinx804 || Come Away With Me || 10 || 0 ||

@CarlaBlack || Awaiting New Story ||

@KnightofEmpires || Midnight Lotus|| 9 || 9

|| All These Wicked Lies || 1 || 1

@akaiItachi || Spells || 31 || 24 ||

@Halfley || Awaiting Story || 0 || 0 ||

@Shea || Throne Of Misery || 24 || 23 ||


User || Book || Chapters Posted || Last Chapter Read ||


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Happy Sunday! This week my daughter and I were able to get 24.5 hours outside. Last year we only did 20 for the first week. So pretty happy with that accomplishment! Whats everyones win for the first week of January?

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Happy monday! Last day of my too short vacation, but I’m glad school will re start tomorrow and getting back at the routine.
We did do some trails on the countryside, and the kids were trilled that my husband teached them about the tree during winter (My husband is a arborist!) Your canning post inspired me, so I did canned around 12 liters of chicken broth to start with.
I started to read Manacled from Senlinyu (Harry Potter fan fiction) and I’m currently working on chapter 4 of the second book of Ornella’s story.
So long for 2024! Hope everyone got a great holiday season :slight_smile:

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Hello everyone!
I have a favor to ask. As you read, my story is in 1st person POV. I’ve been turning it for a while, and I thought that it might be easier to add more deepth into each of my characters if the story was in 3rd person instead.
I ‘‘re-wrote’’ the first chapter (I had to change a couple things, but the core is still the same)
I would love to have your opinions about it. If it’s more readable, if it’s easier to relate or to get attach to he FMC right away because of the more detailed actions and emotions.
I highly reconsider re-writing it in 3rd person, but I want to seek opinions first :slight_smile:
(I don’t mind the huge task ahead, no publisher is waiting for me to finish it anyway :sweat_smile: )

The doc is Desert Dessert - Fourth Draft 3rd person test.

TIA!

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I posted a couple of chapters of Spells on Wattpad. I am using all your suggestion for modifications there :).

Midnight Lotus - Chapter 4
Devil’s Highway - Please share chapters after 10.

Will edit the rest of the books now, lots of catching up to do.

Here is the link for Spells if anyone wanna check it out: https://www.wattpad.com/story/359599903?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=library&wp_uname=AwsmRC2&wp_originator=Rx8yjGlAufDnhXYInsLJ3ET7%2Bxu3oHDt6%2FjJy%2FNzs5zbjWIekaw9HeAq7A0IN0SroPPjpMXwIw1JVvnFCrk9Hr9XqBAVas9qYIQoxfK53NesZBqCUt2wj0pokR6KdjP9

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:fairy: Tiffani :woman_fairy:

@Vintaginity - Erin’s Mistakes 25 // 16
@KnightofEmpires - Wolf & Hood- 30 // 23
- Midnight Lotus 9 // 9
-All These Wicked Lies 1 // 0
@MargTheCoffeeAddict - Atomic Heart 2 // 1
@Shea - Throne of Misery- 22 // 22
@CarlaBlack - Ornella’s Fable- 50 // 30
@akaiItachi - Spells- 24 // 24

I’ve lost track of where everyone is with my stories, or how many I should still have out for access. If anyone is done with theirs and needs access to another, let me know.

- :clinking_glasses:Knightlys Tracking List :clinking_glasses: -

My Stories:
:crescent_moon:Wolf & Hood-60 chaps complete
:white_flower:Midnight Lotus- 9 chaps - ongoing
:dragon_face: All These Wicked Hearts- Chap 1 available for any one that wants to read. Would like feedback on concept and initial interest to determine if I keep running with it.

Group Stories:

:ring:*@Vintaginity || Wedding Bells || 1|| 1- Waiting on new

:smiling_imp:*@TMinx804 || The Devils Highway || 10 || 1 ||- Starting

:wolf:*@CarlaBlack || Ornella’s Fable || 50 || 24- Finishing up.

:full_moon:*@Shea || Throne of Misery || 24 || 24-waiting on new

:sparkler:*@akaiItachi || Spells || 32 || 26 ||

:love_letter:*@Halfley ||1 ||1||- Waiting on

:curly_loop:*@MargTheCoffeeAddict || Atomic Hearts || 3|| 3 ||- waiting on new


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Hey all hope everyone has had a wonderful Holiday Season and Happy New Year! I know I’m late to the party. This is busy season for me at work. I am finally feeling like I’m almost caught up- relative to what others have read for my work- and can come off Hiatus. Thanks @Vintaginityfor posing this question- really got me thinking.
The goals this year:

  • we are moving in a month or two, so decluttering and selling off stuff we don’t need is going to be HUGE this year!
  • Excited to get some canning done and gardening as well. I would like to put together a book/ binder of recipes for holistic DIY’s for cosmetics, cleaners and cooking.
  • Working out 3 times a week (two minimum) and 1 yoga at least
  • writing goals it’s 500 words a day (any project) or 3k a week and this gives me freedom to jump around on my WIP’s. I would also like to have Wolf & Hood split - rewritten and edited so by the end of the year I have a physical copy in my hands. :slight_smile: