Author archive: Tania
Sun Kissed Part 3
SUN KISSED Part 3 After renting all our equipment and making sure everything is in working order, we head off. I let Sol lead the way, since he’s the one that’s done this before. Even so, we walk slowly. In unfamiliar territory, it’s only too easy to misstep or hit your head on a low-hanging…
Sun Kissed Part 2
SUN KISSED Part 2 He pulls me down the wide, familiar central corridor that we call the Spine and from which all the smaller corridors branch out leading to housing, dining, recreation, and tech areas. Each time I feel the whoosh of circulating air from each of the passing side-passages, I wonder if we’ll be…
Sun Kissed Part 1
This is part one of a short YA dystopian story (4k words total) that I submitted to one of Writer’s Digest’s short story contests. It’s about a girl who lives underground in a place called The Hive, and her friend, Sol, who takes her on a special birthday journey that she won’t soon forget. SUN…
Secret Signs
This 500 word story was inspired by a challenge set forth by the brilliant Maggie Stiefvater, who was holding a mini contest for a story about friendship without using the word “friend” or “enemy”. SECRET SIGNS Mia is a Pisces and I’m a Scorpio, which means we’re pretty compatible because we’re both water signs. Plus,…
Fernando
This short short story (580 words) was originally a submission for an e-pub contest hosted by Lulu. It’s also a scene from a larger project I’ve been working on called “Muerte”. FERNANDO As Fernando looked upon the tiny, shriveled baby lying in Mama’s arms, he knew he was obligated to love it. It was his…
The Last Flea
This short short story (586 words) was originally a submission for an e-pub contest hosted by Lulu. The max word count was 600 words, so it was a challenge! Like my other short short, Curiosity Shop, this story was directly inspired by a dream I had. THE LAST FLEA The girl crouched in the shadow…
Curiosity Shop
This short short story (580 words) was originally a submission for an e-pub contest hosted by Lulu. The max word count was 600 words, so it was a challenge! The premise for this story was directly inspired by a dream I had. CURIOSITY SHOP It’s a shop I must have walked past a million times…
“Sabrina” Volume 1 and “Husbands” are out!
In some non-Winter Wilder news, I’m excited to announce that two of my recent projects have hit bookshelves! The first is volume 1 of my Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic that I wrote and drew for Archie Comics. This is the first time Sabrina has been collected in this way, and I’m extremely excited! Volume…
Feedback Feeds Me
I’m afraid it’s been some time since I’ve updated this blog. Blogging consistently is one thing I’ve struggled with in the past, and an area in which I hope to improve. So bear with me! Based on my last, bleak post, you might assume that I have given up on Winter Wilder. Not so! In…
The Low Point in My Story Arc
I’ve already mentioned Mary Kole’s amazing book, Writing Irresistble Kid Lit, in earlier posts. I’ve had it less than a month, and my copy has already been devoured, highlighted, sticky-noted, dog-eared, and creased. I’ve read quite a few books on writing as a craft, but this one in particular is going to be my go-to…