Hello everyone! It has been a while, hasn't it? Well, I'm back, and this time I'm planning on staying. While I've not been devoting my time to this blog and my other social media accounts, I've not been wasting time. In the year since you last heard from me, Black Magnolias (what I had written) … Continue reading Jan. 31, 2020
Author: Alexa Messer
I'm a young mother, wife, and writer from Virginia with a passion for fiction and fantasty. I'm currently working on my first novel and have plans for many more. When I'm not pecking away at my keyboard you can find me with my headphones in, a pencil in my hand, or smashing buttons with my husband.
March 9, 2019
Hello everyone! Another week has come and gone, and I've got a few things I can let you guys in on. First off, the word count for Black Magnolias is 30,888. Slowly making progress, but if I don't pick of the pace I'm not going to make my goal of 40,000 words this month. Chapter … Continue reading March 9, 2019
March 2, 2019
Hello everyone, I'm sorry I've been missing the last few weeks, but I have several awesome things to update you guys on, as well as tell you all my plans for March. Let me start off by saying the word count for Black Magnolias is over 29k! I have officially reached chapter ten and my … Continue reading March 2, 2019
Feb 8. 2019
This week I finally concurred Chapter 7 and began work on Chapter 8, and as of 10:00 PM tonight I've reached 24,502 words. The story is really starting to take shape on it's own and it's better than I could've ever imagined. I've even began to consider the possibility of a sequel to Black Magnolias. … Continue reading Feb 8. 2019
Feb. 1, 2019
Chapter seven of Black Magnolias has been a struggle to write. There's so much that needs to go into it. So much emotion, so much detail, but I think I'm figuring it out. It's turning out to be a longer chapter. The official word count as of today is 22,837. Admittedly, I've not made this … Continue reading Feb. 1, 2019
Jan. 25, 2019
Hello, everyone. Let me just say that I'm sorry for the delay. My twenty-third birthday was this passed Saturday, and I spent the weekend celebrating with my husband and friends. Thats's not to say I have nothing to report. The book has reached 19,813 words, and I've completed the first scene of Chapter 7 of … Continue reading Jan. 25, 2019
Jan. 11, 2019
Starting today, I am going to be posting updates on the progress of my novel every Friday. This post covers my latest progress as well my intentions for the book. If you haven't read the first chapter of Black Magnolias yet, and you'd like to, you can find it here. Today, I'm proud to say … Continue reading Jan. 11, 2019
