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Of Art And War - A Flash Fiction Story
This year I am participating in NYCmidnight's Flash Fiction Contest. It's a fun exercise as a writer because you are assigned a genre, location, and random object for each round and then only given 48 hours to write your...
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Wither and Bloom
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Summer Sweethearts: A Contemporary Romance Collection
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Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
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World Tour: Havok Season Nine (Havok Flash Fiction Book 9)
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Amphigory
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Abigail
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Bethany’s Recent Updates
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"Trompe l’Oeil is a lovely retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It’s primarily written in the style of an old fairytale and is filled with unexpected enchantment. One of the things I loved best was the ending. The unexpected twist made the story even mo"
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"A truly wonderful retelling of a beloved classic, brimming with thoughtful nuggets that keep you thinking long after you've finished the last page.
Some of my favorite passages: "I was gone for that many hours? I would have guessed it had only been o" Read more of this review » |
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"An intriguing and unique take on Beauty and the Beast. I'm not an avid reader but this was a super easy and quick read. I don't want to spoil it but I'll just say... I couldn't put it down. You need to get your hands on a copy."
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“Take heed, my sweet,
For you shall rue The day you found In me a foe; And what, you ask, Is my revenge? You will not understand, But I will tell: To think you know When you know not; To think you see When you are blind; No might can break, No wit cast off, This curse with which I bind thee; Your cunning plans, Your strength of will, Alike shall fail To free thee. It can be broken, yes; The way of that is hid; You never shall break free, As none before you did. A lowly thing, A gentle thing, May break the spell at last; But hope is vain That wastes itself On such a hopeless task.” Bethany Kohler |
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“To wake from slumber with a consciousness of well-being is to welcome joy that is knocking at your door. To be possessed of hope is to summon joy that never knocked, and is perhaps the deeper joy for not being dependent on any feeling or circumstance.”
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“To wake from slumber with a consciousness of well-being is to welcome joy that is knocking at your door. To be possessed of hope is to summon joy that never knocked, and is perhaps the deeper joy for not being dependent on any feeling or circumstance.”
― Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
― Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
“Take heed, my sweet,
For you shall rue
The day you found
In me a foe;
And what, you ask,
Is my revenge?
You will not understand,
But I will tell:
To think you know
When you know not;
To think you see
When you are blind;
No might can break,
No wit cast off,
This curse with which
I bind thee;
Your cunning plans,
Your strength of will,
Alike shall fail
To free thee.
It can be broken, yes;
The way of that is hid;
You never shall break free,
As none before you did.
A lowly thing,
A gentle thing,
May break the spell at last;
But hope is vain
That wastes itself
On such a hopeless task.”
― Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
For you shall rue
The day you found
In me a foe;
And what, you ask,
Is my revenge?
You will not understand,
But I will tell:
To think you know
When you know not;
To think you see
When you are blind;
No might can break,
No wit cast off,
This curse with which
I bind thee;
Your cunning plans,
Your strength of will,
Alike shall fail
To free thee.
It can be broken, yes;
The way of that is hid;
You never shall break free,
As none before you did.
A lowly thing,
A gentle thing,
May break the spell at last;
But hope is vain
That wastes itself
On such a hopeless task.”
― Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
“Thus, Society passed its final judgment: the youngest Duveau girl was "withdrawn" and "unsociable." Wasn't it a pity.”
― Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
― Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
“In writing. Don't use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was "terrible," describe it so that we'll be terrified. Don't say it was "delightful"; make us say "delightful" when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, "Please will you do my job for me."
[Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”
― Letters to Children
[Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”
― Letters to Children
“I envy thee not thy faith, which is ever in thy mouth but never in thy heart nor in thy practice”
― Ivanhoe
― Ivanhoe
“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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