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Names and Their Power

I've said before that I'm not good at talking about a project while I'm still working on it. I don't know what might change between when I talked about it and when it's finished. I don't know if the energy I put into talking about it will drain energy away from the writing. If I say too much, what if I feel like I've mostly told the story and there's no reason to write it anymore?  But I do want to share something about what I'm currently working on. No, not the one that got pushed aside for now. No, not the one that I'm not seriously working on but my mind keeps whispering little hints of inspiration for. The one in the middle. The one I've been immersing myself in and coming up for air just so I can dive back in and keep writing!  If you follow me on Bluesky, you've probably seen me posting little bits for the daily #WIPSnips prompts, so you know it's a fairy tale retelling. Names get mentioned, but I haven't talked about how I...