The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. No Spoilers. I've been meaning to read this book for years. I first picked it up in twelfth grade. I had been on a streak of Holocaust stories including The Diary of Anne Frank, Hanna's Briefcase, and Yellow Star. It blew my mind (and still does) at the scale of destruction … Continue reading Book Review: The Book Thief
Chapter 200
At 4pm on March 11th, 2015, a Wednesday, I finished writing the 199th chapter of the first draft of what I call Book 3 (it hasn't got a title yet). On the page, I wrote the time and date because I had reached a milestone. Two hundred chapters and only a few more to … Continue reading Chapter 200
(#15) Weeklies
Having a break from school leaves a lot of room for...well, everything else! That plus the fact that I didn't have wifi for last week's Weeklies means I have a lot lined up for this one. Shall we begin? Food: Chinese takeout. So convenient for lazy days, and it will literally last you days. Film: As … Continue reading (#15) Weeklies
YouTube Again?
I handed in two assignments today and it feels great! Five down, three to go! So yesterday I was watching some of my old YouTube videos. I haven't made one in a while. At some point – in December I think, around the time I started this blog, coincidentally – I decided to quit. But you know … Continue reading YouTube Again?
We Did It!
Yesterday I had class until noon, then at 12:30, one of my group mates came over to work on our script for Scriptwriting class. We worked for ten hours. Ten hours. That doesn't include the half-hour break we took for dinner. Writing is difficult. Sometimes it's damn near impossible. By the end of our writing marathon, … Continue reading We Did It!
Fresh Off The Boat
It is that time of semester again. All my assignments except for one are due within the next two weeks. My past three days have been completely packed. I've been busy and I will be busy for a little while longer. That's why I've been blogging less. Hopefully things will go back to normal around … Continue reading Fresh Off The Boat
(#13) Weeklies
Today wasn't bad. Woke up at 9:07 for a 9am tutorial which the tutor didn't show up for, felt horrible for an hour and a half, cancelled on a friend, then I went back to sleep and slept until 3-something. And I had spaghetti for dinner. Yup. That was pretty much my whole day. Sleep … Continue reading (#13) Weeklies
Character Flaw
You know when you look up a word and find the definition and then YOU START TO SEE IT EVERYWHERE. Before, it was just a word, but then you became aware of it, you understood it, and it ruined your life. I've recently discovered it's a lot worse when you become aware of something about yourself. When … Continue reading Character Flaw
(#12) Weeklies
Whew! What a week! I started out the by listing the assignments I needed to do and which were already done. Done: Textual Intervention 2 Essay To Do: Fiction For Children Creative Piece Textual Intervention 2 Creative Piece Creative Voice 2 Essay Creative Voice 2 Creative Piece To Do With Group Members: Fiction For Children … Continue reading (#12) Weeklies
SIV
There are forty-five minutes left today. I need to do a little creative writing. Here is a short story I wrote last year. As with anything I've written over three weeks ago, I think it's rubbish. But it's a Saturday. The story is called SIV and is told from the perspective of a robot with … Continue reading SIV
Precarious Writer 