I Wrote A Short Story!

Monday, February 9, 2015

Eep! I don't think I've ever been this nervous for a post to go live before. I've probably redrafted this post five times. But at the end of the day, nothing is going to be juussttt right, so we beat on :)

Cutting right to it - I wrote a short story! Last year, I began writing a novel and although I love it, it's a long process and I found it frustrating that I couldn't share my writing sooner. After reading My True Love Gave To Me, I was inspired to write holiday-themed short stories of my own, an idea that has evolved into simply writing and publishing short stories in general. The aim is to publish a few throughout the year.

This short story began as a ode to the holiday of love, but quickly morphed into something else. It's kind of a Valentine's Day story, but not. Kind of a funny story, but not quite that either. Truly, I'm horrible at synopsis writing and hopefully I'll improve by the time I publish a book (fingers and toes crossed!). I have no idea how to describe this short story without spoiling it. I hope you'll read it anyway :)

Big thank yous go out to everyone who supported this project and me during the craziness that was drafting, editing and not-scrapping this short story, a group of people that include my family, my friends that are family, and my boyfriend. But a very special thanks goes out to Mae - for believing in my words before having read a full sentence and for beta-ing all my sentences with enthusiasm and so much love :)

Annnddd apparently, nervous Kari writes impromptu acknowledgements? Well on that note, I hope you enjoy my short story. Please do like, comment, and share it here, on Wattpad, Twitter, Instagram - wherever your heart so desires because my heart desires for people to read (and hopefully love) it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.


17 comments:

  1. What an awesome accomplishment!!! You totally rock...can't wait to read it!

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  2. Oh man I loved every word. I cannot wipe the smile off my face. Love it. I love Jack and I love that that he turned out not to be a creep "almost not at all" - one of my favourite lines. This is such a beautiful and realistic story. It does happen that girls romanticise a date to the point of fantasy. Beutiful words here and I AM SO EFFIN PROUD OF YOU!!!

    Im going to read it again - because you rock!!!

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  3. ahhhh Kari I LOVE IT!!
    seriously, so adorable! wish there was more Lizzy though ;) Jk. You know I just love that name!
    for reals girl, what an accomplishment - love it. Matt was a douche regardless, lol. Love Jack & Rose <3

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  4. So proud of you, Kari!!! Can't wait to read again. :)

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  5. I absolutely loved this story! I can't wait to read more of your stories in the future. You should be really proud of this!

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  6. What an accomplishment - congratulations!!! xo, Biana - BlovedBoston

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  7. That is amazing! looking forward to reading it! Congrats!

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  8. Awesome! I hope you do well with this one and that you continue to write others as well. I love writing short stories too!

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    Found you on The Happy Type Link Up :)

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    1. Thank you! Great to find another writer and I hope you'll share your short stories one day!

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  9. I can't believe I never posted a comment on this post!! Ugh #iaintshit lol But you know I love this post. I'm super proud of you!!

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  10. You definitely have some talent!! Great job girl

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  11. Congrats on the accomplishment of revealing your first of what are hopefully many more to come! I love your writing...specifically the juxtaposition of personalities between Becca & Rose, the adorable way Jack & Rose met, and how their little romance unfolded. I was inspired, so I wrote a little more of the novel I would like to publish one day. So, thank you for the inspo!

    xo, Krist | Peaches, Beaches, and Urbanistas

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    1. Wow! Thanks for reading, Kristen. And thanks for noticing all of those little details. I'm happy to have inspired anything at all and I hope to read your work in the future!

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  12. Such a great accomplishment, congratulations!

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  13. Nice work!! Keep writing and keep sharing love! Congrats!

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  14. If this is your short story can't wait to read the book. I really liked it. Your writing has a nice flow to it!!!!

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