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Here’s the Truth

Here’s the Truth

by Stephanie BwaBwa | Jun 10, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Personal, Storytelling | 0 comments

Here’s the Truth I still remember when I made the prayer no one heard besides God and the Devil. I was in my room, with a tormented mind, wounded heart, and unsure of everything in this world. With clammy hands, a racing heart, and frustrated spirit, I kneeled....

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    I’m reeling from a scene I just revised. It brou I’m reeling from a scene I just revised. It brought me to tears. My chest got tight. 

It was heavy! With so much meaning, and nuance.

The thing with getting so immersed in the story is that you can get lost. You mourn as the characters are riddled with their grief. 

You’re giddy in their wins, but broken in their losses. 

It’s so important to experience this. To immerse yourself. To walk through their streets. Feel their pain. Shudder at their darkness. Root for their light.

Their lens helps us filter our own. But that only happens if it’s real. Tangible.

I encourage you to get lost in the writing today. So deep into it that they become as real the words you’re writing.

This is when you’re right where you need to be. When the story comes alive and sweeps you away.

And if you get lost, trust me. Your readers will get lost, too. 

Move out of the way, and let your story live.

Respectfully. 🌟🦋

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    Here we meet for the first time the young, handsom Here we meet for the first time the young, handsome Seraphim: General Daeyann, for the first time.

Fun fact - when I first thought of this character, years ago, he was an older male with a harsh attitude, and super long dread locs.

Deffo glad I made him younger, goofier, and more approachable. (He's nicer than this scene shows, I promise!)

Read your copy of Angel In the Shadow Court now! 🔗 above friends. 

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    If you ever need a good jostle to know your charac If you ever need a good jostle to know your characters even more intimately, try the following:

🌟 What do their guardians think of them?

🌟 What are they running from?

🌟 How are they with those they're close to?

🌟 What's the one secret they would take to the grave? Why?

🌟 Where did their scars come from?

Tell me: What are some other questions you ask to go deeper with all of your characters? 

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    BOOK EXCERPT: 🌟 🌟 🌟 Titaia felt nauseou BOOK EXCERPT:

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Titaia felt nauseous. Death was never easy for her to witness. Even if the creature was an abomination.

She shook her head clear. The Angelfyres! She had to find her family.

Titaia made to move and found herself surrounded. A wall of leathered wings, battle armor, and fanged teeth had her enclosed. Shadowlords penetrated her with eyes of silver and
lavender and coal. She steadied herself. She fought devils throughout Elledelle to earn the right to be here. She would easily cut through these kazurds; bastards, the entire lot was, like—

A fierce snarl rippled through the air around her. Titaia blinked, her chest rumbling from the sound. A blade of gold with a pommel of scarlet crystal, shining like the stars of dusk, slid through body after body. Shadowlords split in half as the blade sang, cutting through flesh like soft silk. Bones snapped, upper bodies fell off, tumbling forward. The blade cut through the entire circle by the time Titaia blinked thrice. Cinder stood, hands coated in onyx blood, a rage burning in his eyes that even scared her.

“This was planned,” he spat. “They had help from inside the Throne. I’m getting you out of here, now!” It wasn’t a suggestion. This was a commander of legions giving an order.

“He’s here, Taya.” His face was hard, uncut stone. “Axatazriah is here. And he came for you.”

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Gotta love a great, cinematic, fighting scene! I had a good bit of fun writing it, no lies spoken. This thrilling adventure and intro to Elledelle is Live.

Grab your copy at the link above my friends! And be sure to tell three friends. 🌟🦋

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    "Stories can also repair that broken dignity." Wh "Stories can also repair that broken dignity."

Whew! Powerful words by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Let me know if you agree by dropping a 🦋 below writers.

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    Meet Seraphim Titaia Scarlethorn Angelfyre in this Meet Seraphim Titaia Scarlethorn Angelfyre in this YA Epic Fantasy about an angel who would have given anything to maintain peace, but has to defend herself and fight back when her enemies bring her war.

Titaia has been one of my book babies since 2016. You GUYS. Soon, so very soon, the major journey begins. Don't miss a beat. Seraphim Falling and Angel In the Shadow Court are both Live and available!

Read asap - 🔗 above friends. And be sure to let your angel loving, fantasy friends know about her, too. 🌟🦋

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