Write On Wednesdays Exercise 27 - Mel suggested that we look at the "12 Days of Christmas" poem/song and select one of the days/lines for our writing inspiration. So, whether a Partridge in a Pear Tree or Five Golden Rings, write your line at the top of your page, set your timer for 5 minutes and write the first words that come into your head.
12 drummers drumming – kind of
This story is part of my magnum opus, a work that has beenin progress for nearly a decade. It is a children’s fantasy novel, and you can read the first chapter here. Finally, finallyI have written to the point where I introduce the last of the three characterswho inspired it all and I’m writing with a fervor that I haven’t had in a longtime. I have to admit, any prompt would have probably led me somewhere in thestory. P.S. “Fezzant” isn’t misspelled;it’s a different creature than our ph kind.
The festival reached them long before they arrived. The sound of the drums was first, “THUD badaThud bada THUD” it enveloped them like a huge benevolent heartbeat, a sound that they could feel as well as hear. Next, was smell, an amazing aroma that made the trios' mouths water. Roasting fezzant, honey soaked sun pears, and fish pies beckoned. “Come,celebrate the harvest, rest your weary bones, give thanks to the King” they whispered. Our travelers were more than happy to comply, and Albert found himself having to twine his fingers in JubJub's coarse hair as the bear’s giant wings bear faster, faster. Even Malarkey, though still visibly scared, had a smile on his face.
