And I am back for the 2025 edition of the Open Novella Contest! I have been looking forward to this for months, y'all have no idea! I am posting this note to get my book created so other participants can add it to their reading lists.

If you are participating in the ONC2025, you may comment with a link to your book and I will add it to my reading list! In-line comment here, please ►

This novella is being written and entered into the #ONC2025. If you find this book anywhere else, report the website and share a link with me so I can take action.

Something fun for my returning readers. This is a brand new novella, but I have decided to revisit the characters in my fantasy novella, THE GIRL WITH SCARS. When you see my chosen prompts, it will all make sense!

I am not going wild with fancy formatting this year. 

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Blurb: When Prince Oskar ventures into the forest behind the royal palace, he stumbles upon something unthinkable—a Unicorn's horn, slick with fresh blood.

Unicorns are sacred in the kingdom of Unara, their magic a gift only bestowed upon the worthy—or stolen through death. Someone is hunting them, and if the killings continue, their magic will fall into the wrong hands.

Determined to uncover the truth, Oskar sets out to find the culprit. But the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets he unearths—ones that could shake the very foundation of the kingdom.

A standalone fantasy adventure, this tale follows Prince Oskar before the events of The Girl with Scars, revealing the choices that shaped the man he would become.

Set in the kingdom of Unara, events in this novella take place prior to The Girl with Scars. However, The Unicorn's Blessing is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed even if you have already been acquainted with Oskar!

Prompts; I used a Picker Wheel again, but this year I had to play around with the prompts before I started brainstorming with these.

Inspoboard: Do you see it now? ►► Pinterest in comment.

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