Writing prompt: Leanan Sidhe

[garlicsalter]

The young man paused in his writing, bent over his desk. He thoughtfully tapped the paper with his pen. Sighing he rose, "I am at a loss! A standstill, the words will not come!" His frustration is apparent to the old man passing the open door. The old man pauses, hesitates, then purposefully speaks, "There is one who would help, if you wish,

Comments

[sionainn]

Your writing style is mesmerizing.... I keep reading because I *want* to find out what happens next.

You draw the reader into the story, lead them where you want to go, and then set them down gently with an ending that leaves something to the imagination but doesn't make you go, "AAHHH, how could they end it so suddenly like that!"

As for comments and entries in this community, as soon as I get a chance I'm going to pimp this community in community_promo and see if we can get some interest going!

[garlicsalter]

Thanks for the comment! I named the old man Angus, because I read that "Aengus Og" was the god of love and poetry. Thought that was interesting.

[sionainn]

Now that is a tidbit I did not know... I love hearing about how people name their characters cause I can never come up with good names.

I'm not really a writer... but I like writing flash fiction based on writing prompts.

I will write a response to the shimmering sea post... and maybe one to the leanan sidhe.

[garlicsalter]

I'm not a writer either, I'm basically a reader who sometimes tries to write. I love names and the stories behind names, also.

What is flash fiction? I've not heard of it and now I'm curious.