One Chapter Project

Dear Martha: a scrapped introduction to an escape story. Dear Martha,  It has been too long since we have last spoke. Your letters, though sparse, were a glowing beacon of hope that guided me towards the light through all of these years. Two thousand, eight hundred, and ninety-nine nights have passed since the judge ruled me to be a criminal. I shall not spend another minute past midnight in this cell of mine. Since your last correspondence, I’ve made new friends within these walls. Men whom I wouldn’t associate with outside of here, I assure you, but they have offered to help me get out from under the thumb of the warden and the gang members who reside here with me. I do not belong confined within these walls. I served too long for this country to be locked up for the rest of my good years. It has been almost a decade I’ve seen a tree or smelled fresh pastries. I yearn to swim in a lake and eat fresh fruit from a tree. Tomorrow, I will begin my long journey to you. I don’t know ho...

Hey everyone,  Today we've launched the blog, with the hope to bring it to a website in the future once things pop off more. For now, if you're reading this and you're wondering just what the One Chapter Project is, look no further. The One Chapter Project is a platform for writers to express themselves and soft publish their works; specifically one chapter of their work at a time.  As a writer, I find starting a short story or a novel to be the most exciting part of the process. The idea is fresh, your brain is pulsing with images and twists, and the words just start flowing. Then bam! You think of something new or better, and you're left with a short draft of something that could have been, but probably won't end up being.  But, it exists. The One Chapter Project is a place for you to showcase those scrapped ideas or short-short stories , and to read what others have been working on.  Having a personal blog was critical for my success in writing my first novel. Th...