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Victorian Birthday Party ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

For Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt. Not seasonal or even peaceful, but it fits rather well with (you guessed) a scene I’ve reached in my latest WIP. The dessert was a monument of whipped cream and custards, sponge soaked in … Continue reading

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Cyningsmere ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

An extract from the first draft of a WIP. For Sue Vincent’s #writephoto. Sue obviously knows this world well. It was evening when the little river narrowed as it approached its source, its course rapid, leaping exuberantly between rocks, singing … Continue reading

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Guivre ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Another scene from the end of the story. For Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge, which for me is turning into a storyboard for my WIP. He hears Aoife screaming to him to come back. It is too late, she says. No … Continue reading

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The rose at the heart ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Well, this one obviously follows on from last week’s image. Thanks Sue 🙂 A sound breaks the hush of the chapel and Aoife is dragged out of her reverie. Her hand reaches out to the red rose protectively as she … Continue reading

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Dublin cathedral ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

For Sue Vincent’s photo prompt. Another one that was obviously intended for my WIP. I haven’t got to the end of the story yet, but since it’s history, we know how it ends more or less. Aoife never thought she … Continue reading

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At Dún Darach ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

This is from the section of my current WIP that I am writing. It fits the picture for Sue Vincent’s photo prompt perfectly. Énna refuses to keep his bed. Says it’s his eyes that are gone not his legs. His … Continue reading

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