Welcome to the Live Editing Experiment: One-Eleven Trysting Street by Cori Lark, Edited by Cleo Bell & Grok

This is something a little different for the Short Stories category here at Twilight Letters: an open, real-time exploration of a novella. Come along for a behind-the-scenes look as the story evolves—from its first draft to a refined, reverberant piece.

Follow along as chapters drops: the original first, straight from the author’s keyboard, followed by the edited versions shaped through collaborative revisions with Cleo Bell and Grok.

Expect weekly releases with visible changes: tightened prose, deepened characters, sharper dialogue, and whatever unexpected sparks emerge along the way.

It’s a front-row seat to the craft—ideal for writers studying revision, readers who love watching stories breathe and grow, or anyone drawn to tales of hidden pathways, charged encounters, and quiet revelations.

And this is only the beginning: once the novella stands complete in its edited form, we’ll expand it into a full novel drawing on insights from The Plot Whisperer (plot planner, scene cards, and beyond). That phase will unfold here too, step by collaborative step.

Whether you're here for the story itself or the behind-the-scenes alchemy, thank you for joining the journey. Writers, readers, curious souls—come float upon the horizon with us.

Chapter 1 (original) drops soon—stay tuned!

—Cleo

Thank you for reading The Live Editing Experiment: One-Eleven Trysting Street.

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