Young Writers Society

The Main Characters:

Presley Scott: Paragon of all that is innocent and good. Shy, intelligent, and has an extremely kind heart. She wishes to become a doctor one day. Although endlessly against lying, she will do the other kids’ homework for an extra buck. Best friend of Marnie Baskins, and they make quite the duo. Her cheeks are round and chubby, her hair is sandy brown and in a ponytail, and she wears friendship bracelets and a pink ribbon in her hair everyday.

Riley O’Neil: On the bad side of town after her parents died in a plane crash. She mostly takes care of herself, as her sister barely wants to interact with her. Angry and upset at the world, and refuses to take any kind of disrespect. She’ll resort to violence easily if she knows it’ll get the job done. She loves playing outdoors and most of her clothes are dirt-stained. Her hair is dark brown, her eyes are deep green, and she only has about three shirts. She wears the same mud stained overalls everyday. Her hair is as short as most boys in her class and many people mistake her for one. Traditional tomboy, through and through. She doesn’t do too bad in school, but it’s rare she gets above a B.

Bailey O’Neil: 18 years old, Riley's older sister. She works in construction and wears the same jeans and light orange zip-up jacket everyday. Her glasses are at least three years old and she definitely needs a new prescription, but after the passing of her parents, money’s been so tight that she can’t do anything but pay the bills and make microwave meals. She’s about 6’0 and very lean, and her hair is the same shade and cut as Riley. She always has a scowl on her face and neglects her little sister daily. If she isn’t absorbed in her phone or TV show, she’s hitting things or yelling at Riley.

Marnie Baskins: The richest girl in town, everybody wants to be friends with her. She’s a bit stuck-up and always flaunting herself, but she’s not the worst. Marnie has dark skin and keeps her hair in a high ponytail. She wears a yellow dress and matching cardigan, always clean and kept nice. She has an older sister, older brother, and a nice mom and dad. Her best friend is Presley Scott. Presley is nice to everyone and does their work, Marnie does the talking. She’s smarter than she comes off to be, she just doesn’t like putting in the work.

Louise Williams: 24 year old private investigator, Louise is dedicated to any job she gets. Mostly because she doesn’t get many, but still. She and her girlfriend live in an apartment in the large city nearby. She spends her night up late and refuses to wake up before ten in the morning. Her girlfriend is a childcare worker.

Benjamin Austin: Louise’s uncle and mentor in the world of murder. He’s a pretty rugged, but he enjoys watching his niece’s cases and giving advice where he can. Louise only calls him when she desperately needs his help

Ooooh this sounds cool!! And I love a manageable 30k goal! Best of luck this NaNo!

So.

Funny little accident.... completely forgot to post the first 5-6 days.

BUT! I did write for those days, so...

Days 1-6

Word goal: 30,000
Word count: 6,002

Got a lot of writing done these past few days! Though, funny little thing I had to completely change the structure of the story because the first opening felt super bland and blagh. So that was super fun to rewrite and not incredibly frustrating considering I had 3,000 words at that point.

Anyways! Current goings on: Louise interviews Presley's parents about the murder, we learn some of the details and a bit of Louise's personality, she gets a visit from her girlfriend, and everything seems to be going normal... until her girlfriend (Charlotte) notices a pink ribbon left on her desk. Louise thinks nothing of it, but she keeps it in her pocket, just in case the Scott's want it back.

After this, the perspective will switch to Riley as we see a flashback of the events leading up to the murder.

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