The Writer's Page

Hey People!

Since I have this blog already, I decided that I wanted to add a page that is updated a lot for writers. I like to write just as much as I like to draw!
So anyway I wanted to start off my page by saying that writing takes work. No body can be a great writer when they just quit when it gets hard. It takes time, time, time.

An example of what you can accomplish is this: I wrote a story for a kid's magazine called Stone Soup and it got in! Yay! So if you work hard, great things can happen.

I am writing a story called White Wolf. It's about the last white wolf on earth. I will post what I have here and please tell me what you think of it!

The White Wolf
By Megan

The Great White Wolf Hunt

At a time, white wolf pelts were greatly wanted by people in the mountain ranges around the wolf packs. They would pay a lot of money for one white wolf pelt and hunters could make the money that they wanted just by killing a wolf. Many greedy men did so and the Great White Wolf Hunt began.

Over a period of time, the wolf packs began to lose their white wolves until they saw no more. The packs began to wonder if another white wolf would ever walk the earth again.

The Hunt continued for 4 years. No white wolves ran the mountains or valleys or any where. The Hunt had spread all across the globe and not one white wolf was living…that we knew of.

CHAPTER 1

The snow fell silently on the ground, coating the white traveler in a blanket of cold flakes.

This white traveler, a white wolf known as Toshiba, was searching for any possible food. She and her brother, Shadow, had lived together as loners. They had struggled to stay alive through the spring, then summer, then fall and now winter. Shadow had fallen to the forces of nature and Toshiba was forced to live on her own.

Toshiba tilted her head back to the wind. She was straining for whatever scent of prey she could find. She groaned when she scented nothing. Toshiba moved to a bluff to try again. Nothing.

Not far from where Toshiba stood, the leader of a wolf pack, a black wolf named Tall, sniffed the air. He, too was searching for prey. His pack had not eaten in many days.

Tall turned to his rime-gray mate Silver. She was curled up tightly. She was ready to give birth to her pups soon and needed food.

Tall’s brother, Key, stood watching the snow fall with Tall’s older sons Zap and Snap. Energy and Fury, two siblings who had joined the pack 4 months ago, lay side by side watching their leader. They were all hungry.

Tall groaned in despair. What would become of his pack?

Toshiba could smell the pack dully and was worried of getting caught, but she moved on. There had to be food in this territory.

She wandered until she was close to the wolves. Tired and achy, Toshiba curled up and closed her eyes. The fresh white snow around the wolf made her blend easily in.

Toshiba could not sleep, despite her attempts. Her stomach growled and she knew there would be no rest if she had no food.

Toshiba stood up and threw her head to the wind. From her mouth escaped an anguished howl. The whole snowy forest stopped to listen, sharing Toshiba’s hunger.

Tall's ears snapped forward at the white wolf’s call. There was a wolf on his territory. He tossed his head back to answer her. She did not reply.

Tall paced. With another adult wolf, the pack could survive. But he realized this wolf was just as hungry. How would another starving wolf help the pack?

Key sat up and bristled. He looked to the south where the wolf was coming from. He wanted to find this intruding wolf, to drive it away. He looked at Tall and growled softly.

Tall sighed. He could not decide what to do. Then he thought it would not hurt to check her out. He called the hungry pack to their paws.

Toshiba had dozed after her anguished song. She was very content to keep dozing but she was rudely awakened. The sound of thudding paws awoke her and she lifted up her head to see Tall and the pack charging her.

Springing to her paws, the white wolf spun around and ran. She hoped that she could out run them.

A large gold and white wolf launched forward and landed on Toshiba’s back. He stared into her eyes and started to snarl. But he stopped and stared at her, his eyes glazed as if he was in a trance.

Tall shoved the wolf, Energy, off Toshiba. He stopped to stare at her and the same dazed look crossed his eyes. The whole pack was suddenly in the trance. What was wrong?

Toshiba was confused. Why did they stare at her like that? What had she done? Was there something wrong with her?

Tall had completely different questions racing through his mind. Why was there a white wolf laying in front of him? He thought that the Great White Wolf Hunt had killed every white wolf. Why was she here?

Tall suddenly realized that this white wolf had no idea that she was the last of her kind in the world. It was Tall’s duty to protect her. With a soft whine, he invited her into the pack.

Toshiba looked up at this black wolf who had offered to save her life. Would she accept? She sighed then rose to her paws. The enchanted wolves broke and began to sniff her. Most of them snarled.

Tall allowed each wolf to sniff Toshiba then he led them off, this time with Toshiba in tow. She ran behind a light gray female with a wicked scar down her face. Toshiba knew instantly that this wolf was to be feared. She kept a distance.

The pack reached the winter birthing den. Here, they all approached Toshiba and sniffed her again. They needed to know what she would be good for. They all backed away, fur bristled.

Toshiba knew the instant that she looked at these wolves that she was different. All the other wolves were either gray or black or both. She was pure white. It made her uncomfortable.

Tall invited the pack to a game. They all played but Toshiba sat by a rock. Why was she so different from her new family?

Toshiba had been with her new pack for a week now. Hunting had gotten much better and the wolves were always satisfied. Toshiba learned each wolf’s name and personality during this good hunting time. She learned that night black Key was very prideful and haughty. She knew that both Tall and Silver were very excepting. Snap and Zap both were very dominate and showed their teeth all the time. Energy and Fury were wolves to turn away from. No one bothered them.

On a bright, sunny morning when the snow was beginning to melt, Silver had her pups. When she moved into the den, Tall sang and raced off. The pack followed. They had to hunt so Silver would have plenty of food. Toshiba, who rarely went on hunts, followed.

The pack felled an old bull elk and feasted. Tall grabbed a large haunch for Silver and began padding away. Energy and Fury followed at his shoulder and Key followed at the back. Snap and Zap padded off with their tails in the air. They were heading in the direction that the herd of terrified elk ran. Toshiba, who was not very familiar with this part of the territory, padded off to investigate.

Toshiba climbed a rise and saw a river below. She walked down to it and lapped up the cooling liquid. She was unaware of the wolf approaching her from the back.

Snap and Zap had tracked the white wolf to the rise. Snap turned and padded back, but Zap did not. He made his way to the river and now was sitting behind Toshiba.

When Toshiba turned around, she yelped. She did not expect to see another wolf behind her. Her fur lay flat when she saw it was Zap.

Zap flattened his ears. Wagging his tail low to the ground, he came upon Toshiba. When he reached her, he stood to his full height and grabbed her muzzle between his jaws. He was saying, “I am your leader.” Then, with a swish of his tail, he galloped away.

Toshiba blinked. Zap was a very handsome wolf. He was being kind too. She followed him up the embankment. He paused at the top to make sure she was following. Then he affectionately rubbed his head on her cheek and dashed away.

Zap adored Toshiba. He had liked her from the start. Sure she was white, but white was pretty and the wolf had a good spirit. She could be his mate. Not only would that make him happy, it would challenge his father's leadership. If she was his mate, everything would go perfect.

Toshiba knew none of those thoughts, but she knew he liked her. It was obvious. She lifted her tail and lower her head and ruff. Then she approached the running gray wolf and barked the alpha bark. He stopped.

The white wolf walked straight up to him and nuzzled his face and cheeks. She licked his ears and his chin. “You are my boss and a very good one.” she said with her body.

What do you think??I liked it! I am still editing.

Anyway, I wrote another story for Stone Soup. It will be up sooner or later.
Please leave a comment about my story!