I can't remember the last time I slept in. Is this what my life is now that I'm a legal adult in every country of the world? I don't like it. I want to go back. I woke up this morning at six, although I thought it was seven because my clock was still on … Continue reading Short Nights, Long Nights
Reader’s Block
I'm reading again. Not as much as I once did, because with everything I'm trying to do nowadays, that would be impossible. But I am getting lost in stories again, and that is an accomplishment to take note of. I don't know what happened when I first went to university two years ago. I brought … Continue reading Reader’s Block
Let’s Get Personal
It seems I've been nominated for a thing called The Dragon's Loyalty Award by the lovely Sarina over at SarinaLangerWriter. Here's how it goes: The Dragon’s Loyalty Award is meant to acknowledge those who regularly read and comment on your blog. The rules for it are pretty simple: –Show off your achievement by displaying the … Continue reading Let’s Get Personal
Two-Toned Subtlety
I thought I finished Book 3 back in the first week of June. I started the next book and everything, but something about the way it ended just didn't feel right. For the past five weeks, I kept going back to how things ended. When I considered crossing out everything I'd written since then and … Continue reading Two-Toned Subtlety
Milestone
I've noticed that when I'm really excited about what I'm writing and it no longer feels like work, I get more writing done. For example, today I finished the first draft of Book 3, began the first draft of Book 4, and typed up over four thousand words. I guess it's been a pretty big … Continue reading Milestone
Precarious, Indeed
It's weird being home and seeing high school friends, whether by accident, by appointment, or on Facebook. At university it was great being surrounded by people with similar interests as me. Lots of my uni friends do Creative Writing and we can talk about the possibilities for future employment as journalists, teachers, authors, and more! … Continue reading Precarious, Indeed
Probable Endings and Possible Beginnings
I am currently sitting in the hand-in office at my university. It's busy, and I've just handed in my last piece for my second year. I can't believe it's over so quick! I find myself thinking about this time next year, both excited to get it over with, and hoping it never comes. I'm also … Continue reading Probable Endings and Possible Beginnings
The Character Issue
So I have this character, let's call him Character X, and he's fantastic, okay? I barely had to do anything, he just came barging into my story, fully-formed. Well, not exactly barging. He was just sitting there politely, watching the story happen and eating popcorn, but then he saw something he didn't like, so he stood … Continue reading The Character Issue
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
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!
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