Haze

by Spottedeyes

Enforcers. They're something Goldenpaw has grown up around. They are the official police of the clans, travelling from clan to clan to prevent another war like the one that first caused their existence. Goldenpaw has always had a knack for seeing through facades, and something about the Enforcers seems dishonest, and she's not one to wait for things to reveal themselves.

1. Before you read

Hi! Thanks for clicking on my story! Before you start reading, I would like to explain something that might make this story easier to understand! I have just recently discovered the works of William Faulkner, who wrote The Sound and The Fury, and I decided I wanted to try writing something in the stream-of-conscious writing style he used because it impressed me so much.

Stream-of-conscious writing acts like an actual brain: letting the present make a lot of connections to the past as a character moves through his or her life. Since I haven't ever written like this and it's difficult to navigate at times as a reader and a writer, I have decided to use Warriors to help me figure this style out because I grew up with these books and it's just always been easier for me to write about this.

Still interested in reading? Hopefully you said yes, in which case, I'll give you some clues that'll help you adjust to this strange writing style. Italics mark a shift in time. If a paragraph is italicized, it means the present is either bridging into a past memory, or a past memory is coming back to the present time. Generally, there will be little triggers in the present time that will indicate a past scene is coming, be it the mention of a character or a smell. If you keep with it, these cues will become easier to spot. It sounds a lot worse than it actually is, I promise!

The prologue is written just like any other author on this website would write a prologue, there is no skipping around in the prologue, it is one continuous scene. Chapter one is where the stream-of-conscious writing comes into play. I will be happy to explain and walk you through if you are baffled by anything that goes on, you've just got to either review and ask about it or send me a PM. A review would be best because chances are if you are confused, a whole lot of other people are too and I'd like everyone to be able to understand the plotline of this story.

Also, general feedback would be great, I like to improve on things, especially when I'm learning/trying something new like this. Thanks again, and enjoy!

~Spotty

Ps: For anyone who reads Broken Shells, I am half-way through the next chapter, I am so, so, so, so, so sorry about the wait, I've just been really busy and I'm just at an awkward part of the story right now, so it'll take some time to get her up and running again. Again, I am very sorry!