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Hi, I'm David Ben-Ami, a 27-year-old still clinging to the title of 'Recent College Graduate.' I'm a fiction author working on my debut novel, and I love to blog about writing and life. I also love procrastinating, watching Netflix, all DC sports teams, and going out with my friends. Subscribe to this blog right above the picture to follow along!

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DEVIOUS - a couple sections from chapter 1. At this rate I’ll probably finish the book before social distancing is over. Then I’ll have 2 stories to query for at the same time. . Silver linings, I guess, even when things are really bad. Hope you enjoy the short read! . . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

Really taking this social-distancing thing seriously - time to double down on some solitary work. Lots of reading. Lots of hanging out with Maisey. Started drafting my next project (tentatively titled DEVIOUS), which has me excited and freaking out daily over how the story and characters are developing. . Stay safe everyone ❤️ . . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

The best part about drafting a new WIP is playing with chapter beginnings. So many impressions to make. Much drama. Many english. . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

Puppies and rainbows in the next story, I promise 😁 . . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

Forever Valentine ❤️ Congrats Jon and Yas - and thanks for the excuse to dress up on Valentine’s Day! #jonsaidyas

I've been thinking a lot about the "happily ever afters" in fantasy novels / shows / movies. . Mostly I've been thinking about how they are a lie. . What these stories don't mention is that "happily ever after" isn't exciting. "Happily ever after" is life. And life is hard. Life can beat you down. Life can make you wish for the excitement that lives in your memories, for adventure. Life can make you wish you could shed yourself of responsibility. It's true for kings and queens, too. . The peace that comes after an incredible quest means no more dead friends, no more suffering - but it also means less excitement, less sense of purpose, less confidence in your path. . And that is what the king in the story is struggling with. His best friend, the savior, got to ride off and keep living adventurously, while he was forced into the hard/boring role of ruling the kingdom. Sitting on a cold throne while the people around him vie for favor, squabbling over trifling things. . The king envies his friend. He had to say goodbye to adventure. Nobody told him the quest was the exciting part, and that living the life you're destined for (day after day after day) is the hard part. He wishes he hadn't been the hero or the chosen one, but the chosen one's friend, the one who had the freedom to choose the life he wished for after their ordeal was over. . It's been fun trying to tell as big a story as possible in the fewest amount of words. This story is so short that I had an amazing time trying to cram meaning and emotion into such a fleeting exchange. . This also leaves the story open to interpretation. Maybe to you think the king's friend didn't ride off to live his own life, but sacrificed himself in the final battle, cementing his legend. Maybe the king had to kill him. Maybe he died in the plague. . Either way, the king was left behind. That's the point of the story. Heroes' happily-ever-afters aren't always everything they're chalked up to be. . There it is - my short story. I hope you enjoyed it! . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

A little piece of microfiction I wrote over the weekend on my blog. I wanted to start practicing different writing techniques in shorter fiction so that I could really hone my skills. Learning how much power you can fit into each word is the specialty of short stories and microfiction - as a writer, I want to be able to pack as much punch as possible into however many words I have. This is a start! In the story itself I wanted to convey conflicting emotions - need, shame, anger, dislike, rejection, acceptance, love. But I also wanted to play with a mini-twist. I wanted to know how I could make the story seem like it's about one thing, when in fact it's really about another, more powerful thing. So, what if I can get some people to think it's about this crotchety old man who yells at kids for messing up his lawn? Then what if he needs help? That's good. People might like that. But what if it's not just a crotchety old man? What if this old man is actually a grandpa who has rejected his grandson for unstated, but imaginable, reasons? Then him needing help would conjure the same feelings, only magnified. It'll still be a mean old man needing help, but now the person he needs help from is someone to whom he is powerfully connected. This way the contact in the end is more meaningful, even if the old man is still in the wrong. It took an accident to get them speaking again. Life isn't always fair. People aren't always nice. But in the end there might be hope for a better future between them. And isn't that all most of us want? Hope? Anyway, thank you so much for reading - hope you enjoyed the story! . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity

Adding ideas to the compost heap @neilhimself . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram

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DEVIOUS - a couple sections from chapter 1. At this rate I’ll probably finish the book before social distancing is over. Then I’ll have 2 stories to query for at the same time. . Silver linings, I guess, even when things are really bad. Hope you enjoy the short read! . . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

Really taking this social-distancing thing seriously - time to double down on some solitary work. Lots of reading. Lots of hanging out with Maisey. Started drafting my next project (tentatively titled DEVIOUS), which has me excited and freaking out daily over how the story and characters are developing. . Stay safe everyone ❤️ . . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

The best part about drafting a new WIP is playing with chapter beginnings. So many impressions to make. Much drama. Many english. . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

Puppies and rainbows in the next story, I promise 😁 . . . . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

Forever Valentine ❤️ Congrats Jon and Yas - and thanks for the excuse to dress up on Valentine’s Day! #jonsaidyas

I've been thinking a lot about the "happily ever afters" in fantasy novels / shows / movies. . Mostly I've been thinking about how they are a lie. . What these stories don't mention is that "happily ever after" isn't exciting. "Happily ever after" is life. And life is hard. Life can beat you down. Life can make you wish for the excitement that lives in your memories, for adventure. Life can make you wish you could shed yourself of responsibility. It's true for kings and queens, too. . The peace that comes after an incredible quest means no more dead friends, no more suffering - but it also means less excitement, less sense of purpose, less confidence in your path. . And that is what the king in the story is struggling with. His best friend, the savior, got to ride off and keep living adventurously, while he was forced into the hard/boring role of ruling the kingdom. Sitting on a cold throne while the people around him vie for favor, squabbling over trifling things. . The king envies his friend. He had to say goodbye to adventure. Nobody told him the quest was the exciting part, and that living the life you're destined for (day after day after day) is the hard part. He wishes he hadn't been the hero or the chosen one, but the chosen one's friend, the one who had the freedom to choose the life he wished for after their ordeal was over. . It's been fun trying to tell as big a story as possible in the fewest amount of words. This story is so short that I had an amazing time trying to cram meaning and emotion into such a fleeting exchange. . This also leaves the story open to interpretation. Maybe to you think the king's friend didn't ride off to live his own life, but sacrificed himself in the final battle, cementing his legend. Maybe the king had to kill him. Maybe he died in the plague. . Either way, the king was left behind. That's the point of the story. Heroes' happily-ever-afters aren't always everything they're chalked up to be. . There it is - my short story. I hope you enjoyed it! . . . . . #writing #blogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #fiction #shortstories #shortstory

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