CanidSerpent

10 Second Tip: Stuck on a SHORT Story? Stuck on what to put in your story? -- This is the list of things I check off when I create a story: Do you have a Setting in mind? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Sci-fi - Historical - Modern day - Fantasy Do you have ONE big main event for the story to focus on? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - A battle - An escape - A love scene - An act of revenge - A sacrifice - A treasure to claim - A magic spell - A transformation Do you know what you want to SAY with your story? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Love sucks. - Friendship is forever. - No good deed goes unpunished. - A snake can only ever be a snake. - Sometimes

She stared at it, the muscles in her jaw jumping. Its hungry, grinding teeth gnawed on that fraying fabric endlessly. Her face quivered with shock and nausea.   She slammed the harsh, cold metal into its temple. The shriek she'd been holding in finally emitted in a wail of pain and fury and exhaustion.   She hacked at it until she could hardly swing anymore. Her arms trembled and her elbows creaked.   She knew she'd have to set out soon; she could already hear the walkers moaning. Her tongue was swathed in velvet, and her sobs caught in the dry stitches of her teeth. "God help me," she gasped. She felt her whole body tremble when she heaved