One Million Words

Day 17 Word Count Target: 28,339

Who's ready for Monday?

Ever felt something you just can't put into words? Ever try writing a character having that same experience?

Perhaps these can help.

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Obumbrate (verb, adjective)
obumbrate [ ob-uhm-breyt ]

verb (used with object), ob·um·brat·ed, ob·um·brat·ing.
1. to darken, overshadow, or cloud.

adjective
2. Obsolete. overshadowed, darkened.

OTHER WORDS FROM OBUMBRATE
ob·um·bra·tion, noun


Origin: 1505–15; < obumbrātus, past participle of obumbrāre; see obumbrant, -ate

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

jennytork! Run! Run!

I did not get to 45k as I'd hoped today...but a 7k+ day of words pushed me to nearly 44k (about 150 words short) before my writing muscle ran out of steam. And I didn't get all that lovely randomness included like I planned...
Provided we don't lose power again this week, and work isn't nuts, I should still hit 50k by sometime next weekend.
And I won't even be halfway through the book :/