Writing Fun: The Night Rider Adventures!

Hello everybody!

I wanted to hop on here and tell you a little bit about the short stories I am writing called, The Night Rider Adventures. These short stories are pretty short, only about 7,000 words each (some may be longer, while others may be a bit shorter) and are designed to be like little episodes. The Night Rider Adventures were something I started writing to help me develop some of the world in which my debut trilogy takes place (these books have yet to be released. For updates on that, and to get the first episode of The Night Rider Adventures, you can join the email list here). These stories also help me hone my writing skills and I hope each episode is better than the last!

Because these are prequals to my books, you may end up with more questions than answers, but don't worry! That is part of the plan! I personally love some unanswered questions and these stories have plenty of them! As I get closer to publishing my books, the first episode will be made available for those who sign up for my newsletter. Once Book 1 of The Arlin trilogy is published, I plan to release more episodes of The Night Rider Adventures, so stay tuned!

Reader Note: I know that some people have strong preferences for how books and short stories are written. As a result, I decided to let you all know that these short stories and the books I am currently writing have one distinct difference, the perspective in which they are written. The Night Rider Adventures are prequels to my debut trilogy (which is currently in the editing stage). My debut trilogy, The Arlin Trilogy, is written in first person because I felt it was important to that section of the overall story that I will be telling throughout my fantasy books. The Night Rider Adventures are written in third person for a similar reason, it fit how I wanted the information to be presented, and the story to unfold. Either way, it also gives me a chance to write for more people! I hope you enjoy both these short stories, and my debut trilogy!

I would love to know what you all prefer! Do you have a preference between first and third person? Or do you read both? Leave a comment and let me know!

Sincerely,

Ondrea Keigh

Writing Fun - Intro

Updated on 5/8/2023 - Topics previously included in Writing Fun, such as character name ideas, book cover reveals, and world building tests, are now exclusive to my newsletter. Make sure you sign up for the newsletter to join in on all the fun!

Hello everybody!

I decided to start this category for fun writing topics. Everyone has different styles of creativity and I love to see others share their creative ideas! In "Writing Fun" posts, I might ask for your help thinking of a character name, assisting with a book cover reveal, testing ideas for world building, and more! I might also post in here to make announcements (though most of these will be in my newsletter, so make sure to sign up!), or just to say hi to you all!

Whether these posts are a short question or a full post, feel free to participate! You can post a comment or email me at lyonswordlives@outlook.com. Please keep comments clean and polite and I will do the same. Thank you!

I look forward to getting to know you all!

Sincerely,

Ondrea Keigh

Writing Journal - Hello!

Hello everybody!

I am Ondrea Keigh, and welcome to my writing journal! A little bit about myself, I started writing books in 2021 and am currently in the editing phase of my debut trilogy. I love to read, listen to music, write, and train animals. As a matter of fact, I was an animal trainer before I became an author. I still do train animals and I love it almost as much as I love to write stories! If you would like to learn more about me, you can visit my bio page here.

I am starting this writing journal as a place to share some of my thoughts as I write. As a result, entries will be similar to a "dear diary" format. Feel free to read, like, and comment on my entries! I tend to write these posts quickly and as I feel lead to, but I will do my best to edit them into readable text.

Many times, I like to just throw out ideas and see what bounces back at me, you may see me do that here. I might also discuss something that inspired me to write, get some of my writing struggles off my mind, or simply review what I did the day of the post.

I hope you all have fun reading along! Please like posts and leave comments as you go, I would love to know what you think! Please keep any comments polite and clean, and I will do the same.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Ondrea Keigh