She thrusts it against her chest. Tears sting her eyes and burn her cheeks. She cradles the book, and rocks to and fro. Her body quivers, but it is a warm summer morning. "Let me go," she whispers, "please just...
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Bismillaah. Due to many tasks I have taken upon myself, my writing has suffered a little, however this morning I reviewed a piece of fiction that I started over a year ago! Yes, it has been untouched since the first...
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As promised, here's a piece of fiction I've written. I've posted an excerpt below - the rest of the story is in PDF format. ~ Umm Junayd. Khadeejah walked into the kitchen sluggishly, not quite awake due to a late...
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This is an excerpt of a short story I wrote recently. Alhamdulillaah, the critique was good - my writing is definitely improving mashaa`Allaah. Khadeejah walked into the kitchen sluggishly, not quite awake due to a late night. She sighed and...
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In my determination to try to get all the words and ideas I have swirling in my head written on paper, I managed to muster this little poem this morning, mashaa`Allaah. This is just an excerpt - visit my main...
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I took brother Yunir's advice and tried to edit some of the narration. I also read through a few books and realised that children's books are 50% (or more, in some cases) dialogue.
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This is the beginning of the current book I'm writing. It's nearly reached a 500 word word count (excluding that which I have yet to type up), so please let me know what you think.
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