Novella Writer Novels & Stories

"How did you go from being a lawyer to becoming a novelist?" I smiled, feeling a sense of nostalgia and reminiscence. "Well, it's a long story," I said, "but I'll try to give you the short version. I was a lawyer for many years, but I always had a passion for writing. I used to write short stories and poetry in my spare time, and I even tried my hand at writing a novel. But it wasn't until I went through a difficult time in my personal life that I really found my voice as a writer."

VOLUME TEN: A HEAVEN HILL CHRISTMAS Author's Note: These Christmas Novella's are in no particular order – they aren't even in chronological order of the series. It's just one Christmas I picked out of every couple's lives and wrote about it. JESSICA & LAYNE

Rielle was rooted on her spot as her eyes got teary. May Thatcher was part of the people who gave her nothing but pain. She remembered clearly how jealous she had always being. But how is it possible? What was she doing in her book? She never wrote a role about Gemma or May. Is destiny playing with her? Gemma tsked and sucked her teeth. "I must say, I am disappointed. I expected the creator to be someone powerful. Someone whose appearance is enough to bring anyone to their knees." She shook her head and crossed her arms. "How can someone like you create this world?"

"How did you go from being a lawyer to becoming a novelist?" I smiled, feeling a sense of nostalgia and reminiscence. "Well, it's a long story," I said, "but I'll try to give you the short version. I was a lawyer for many years, but I always had a passion for writing. I used to write short stories and poetry in my spare time, and I even tried my hand at writing a novel. But it wasn't until I went through a difficult time in my personal life that I really found my voice as a writer."

While this may be my day job, but my true love is novel writing. I have three published Sci-Fi books so far, with another one in the works, but lately, my editor has been pushing me to write a romance novella. Ugh, I hate the thought of writing a stupid unrealistic romance book again, especially after what happened between Alex and me. It's the whole reason I changed genres. But, I'll see this as a challenge, and I'm sure I can do it again. People write romance novels all the time, right? Well, as soon as I went into my personal emails that afternoon, I cringed.

"It's nothing much. I was just reading a web novel. The author's got a great sense of humor." "What novel is it? I like reading web novels, too. Recommend some good ones to me!" "I've been reading one about a genius doctor. It's pretty interesting. I think the author's pen name… was the Wild Storyteller, or something like that," Serena said. "Considering how good he is at writing, I bet he's good-looking, too!"

The cliffside mansion rose like something out of a dark romance novel, all glass and stone overlooking the crashing waves. I arrived at exactly 11 PM, my heart hammering as I clutched my portfolio. My name is Nova Ellis — twenty-four, unpublished romance writer with a drawer full of very spicy manuscripts I’d never shown anyone. Damien Cross opened the door himself. At thirty-six, he was even more striking in person — tall, broad-shouldered, with sharp cheekbones, tousled dark hair, and piercing steel-gray eyes that seemed to strip me bare with one look.

FL: She is a passionate web fiction writer, who knows all the popular tropes of werewolf stories. She is eager to become the top Goodnovelist (lol), and she has been trying hard to achieve her dream. However, life is harsher than she thinks. Her family don’ t understand her and threaten to disown her. Her boyfriend breaks up with her and finds another girl. She has been working on a werewolf story and plans to make it a hit. Last night, she read a

Becca leaned towards him and whispered in his ear after standing on her toes to reach his height as much as possible, “Whatever I am going to tell you, please keep this a secret.” “Okay,” he mumbled, his breath hitching. How can I breathe when my heart is dead? he thought to himself, wanting to stay away from Becca. “I am a writer. I love writing novels, especially paranormal and fantasy ones. My first novel is a Lycan-romance which I finished writing recently.” Her eyes lit up at the mention of her novel. “I was looking for a new novel idea, and you just gave me one.” “Which is…?” he inquired.

The story had to feel genuine and I waited until I knew it was perfect and respectful enough to write. 2. I did not know how I was going to write it. I didn't know if I wanted it to be a poem, a 50 page book, a novel, or whatever. I knew I had a message I wanted to tell, but I wanted to make the story interesting as well. So I decided to turn it into a novella, because it was not too long and it was not too short. It was the perfect length for me to create my story.