greetings for the last time, fair readers! This will be my final post: find me now over at writerincollege.blogspot.com.
Thank you so much for offering this place for me to rant. I will miss it greatly, but it is time to move on. It is a season of change, so to speak. Farewell!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
college is nigh
Greetings!
Well, Camp NaNo is drawing to a close, and I'm still way behind. I still need to write today, and I have been consumed with packing, so that might not happen. However, all my textbooks have arrived and I'm pretty much waiting for my laundry to finish before I resume packing. I want this stuff OVER with... except I'm packing most of what I wear on a daily basis into a suitcase that I'm not going to need until Wednesday. I don't know whether I'm going to have enough clothing to last me to then, but whatever. I'm going to deal with that when I get to it.
Anyhow, in Camp NaNo news, I'm about to kill Shya. I know, it's a huge spoiler, but I've known this was going to happen for about four years now, or whenever I started writing her.
And in news of the blog, I think I'm going to shut it down and start a new one. By 'shut it down,' I simply mean that I'm going to start blogging on a new one and not blog on this one. I'll do a farewell post when I set up the new one, probably in the next week or so.
Anyhow, thanks for everything, dear readers who have not read. I'll miss you.
Well, Camp NaNo is drawing to a close, and I'm still way behind. I still need to write today, and I have been consumed with packing, so that might not happen. However, all my textbooks have arrived and I'm pretty much waiting for my laundry to finish before I resume packing. I want this stuff OVER with... except I'm packing most of what I wear on a daily basis into a suitcase that I'm not going to need until Wednesday. I don't know whether I'm going to have enough clothing to last me to then, but whatever. I'm going to deal with that when I get to it.
Anyhow, in Camp NaNo news, I'm about to kill Shya. I know, it's a huge spoiler, but I've known this was going to happen for about four years now, or whenever I started writing her.
And in news of the blog, I think I'm going to shut it down and start a new one. By 'shut it down,' I simply mean that I'm going to start blogging on a new one and not blog on this one. I'll do a farewell post when I set up the new one, probably in the next week or so.
Anyhow, thanks for everything, dear readers who have not read. I'll miss you.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
posting and stuff
Okay, I realize how sucky I've been about posting. I might try to do better; I might not. I'm not sure how things are going to go once I'm in college. Still.
Anyhow, Update:
I haven't written since Friday, because I've had stuff to do. Yesterday was the College Shopping Extravaganza, and today I've been at a sleepover and at church and then ordering my textbooks. Fortunately I only have two to order, so it wasn't terribly expensive; on the other hand, it was kind of a hassle to try to figure everything out. But it worked, so my textbooks have been ordered and they're on their way. I hope.
Anyhow, I'm going to try to write tonight, but I might not get to it. I still have to finish unpacking from Philmont and clean my room and write thank-you notes for stuff and stuff. I'm pretty sure writing might get booted out, which is really unfortunate because I really want to write.
Anyway, in terms of the plot, Telsiel has been better established, everything has been set up, now stuff needs to happen. That's what I'll get to tonight or tomorrow, if everything goes according to plan. Which it should.
So... yeah.
Right now, I just want to get my word count up to date. As in, write more.
But I can't.
Even though I'm going to be in college in a week and a half, somehow Mother still seems to be able to control everything I do. I think she thinks I don't have any motivation to speak of, which is only partially true. I do have motivation. Just not for the things she wants to see done. It's kind of lame how she can still do that.
Well, I'm off, because I have no way to get out of whatever Mother wants me to do.
Farewell.
Anyhow, Update:
I haven't written since Friday, because I've had stuff to do. Yesterday was the College Shopping Extravaganza, and today I've been at a sleepover and at church and then ordering my textbooks. Fortunately I only have two to order, so it wasn't terribly expensive; on the other hand, it was kind of a hassle to try to figure everything out. But it worked, so my textbooks have been ordered and they're on their way. I hope.
Anyhow, I'm going to try to write tonight, but I might not get to it. I still have to finish unpacking from Philmont and clean my room and write thank-you notes for stuff and stuff. I'm pretty sure writing might get booted out, which is really unfortunate because I really want to write.
Anyway, in terms of the plot, Telsiel has been better established, everything has been set up, now stuff needs to happen. That's what I'll get to tonight or tomorrow, if everything goes according to plan. Which it should.
So... yeah.
Right now, I just want to get my word count up to date. As in, write more.
But I can't.
Even though I'm going to be in college in a week and a half, somehow Mother still seems to be able to control everything I do. I think she thinks I don't have any motivation to speak of, which is only partially true. I do have motivation. Just not for the things she wants to see done. It's kind of lame how she can still do that.
Well, I'm off, because I have no way to get out of whatever Mother wants me to do.
Farewell.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Camp NaNo and stuff!
Back from backpacking in New Mexico, which was super fun and all! HUZZAH! I didn't die, I kind of got a sunburn, and I got one of my first actual tans. Unfortunately, it was a watch tan on a somewhat-legit arm tan. On one arm.
I also lost my noveling pen, which was also unfortunate. I took my noveling notebook (and, thus, the pen) on the trail, and then took out my pen because we needed a writing implement on the map, and then it fell out of my pocket at an unknown juncture. It was very, very unfortunate, because I never got to write on the trail, and the notebook wound up as just a dead weight. BOO!
But it was a fun trip, and now I'm back at work and writing and work and writing. I got asked to work full time, which means no more late mornings, less time to write, but a lot more money in my college stash, and some more time with the lovely but loud kids (and the one girl who barely speaks English).
Anyway, on to writing stuff, which is why I am here at all.
So:
Current page: 46 (well, 45 and a few lines)
Target Page: 45, if I am doing the proper word count, which I am this time.
Location in story: Lalania is trying to foreshadow stuff by warning Shya about how mean Tayana is (as if she didn't already know). Shyasha Rinkari, being the headstrong bastard that she is (she IS illigitimate, so it COUNTS), doesn't listen to her. But that's okay, because if she did listen, there'd be no PLOT, and PLOT is important, yes?
Surprises: Shya is providing more motivational conversations than I thought she would.
Goals: Establish Telsiel better soon. Plot needs him and Shya established properly, otherwise it won't work, even with La's foreshadowing and stuff.
So... yeah. TIME FOR MORE WRITING!
Also, I'm moving into college in two weeks. AAAHHH!!! I still haven't decided whether I'm keeping this blog or starting a new one. Will let you know.
Also: need to work on writing in complete sentences again.
I also lost my noveling pen, which was also unfortunate. I took my noveling notebook (and, thus, the pen) on the trail, and then took out my pen because we needed a writing implement on the map, and then it fell out of my pocket at an unknown juncture. It was very, very unfortunate, because I never got to write on the trail, and the notebook wound up as just a dead weight. BOO!
But it was a fun trip, and now I'm back at work and writing and work and writing. I got asked to work full time, which means no more late mornings, less time to write, but a lot more money in my college stash, and some more time with the lovely but loud kids (and the one girl who barely speaks English).
Anyway, on to writing stuff, which is why I am here at all.
So:
Current page: 46 (well, 45 and a few lines)
Target Page: 45, if I am doing the proper word count, which I am this time.
Location in story: Lalania is trying to foreshadow stuff by warning Shya about how mean Tayana is (as if she didn't already know). Shyasha Rinkari, being the headstrong bastard that she is (she IS illigitimate, so it COUNTS), doesn't listen to her. But that's okay, because if she did listen, there'd be no PLOT, and PLOT is important, yes?
Surprises: Shya is providing more motivational conversations than I thought she would.
Goals: Establish Telsiel better soon. Plot needs him and Shya established properly, otherwise it won't work, even with La's foreshadowing and stuff.
So... yeah. TIME FOR MORE WRITING!
Also, I'm moving into college in two weeks. AAAHHH!!! I still haven't decided whether I'm keeping this blog or starting a new one. Will let you know.
Also: need to work on writing in complete sentences again.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Camp NaNo!
Right, well, it's August. And I'm doing Camp NaNoWriMo. I'm going to finish Shya if it kills me. I know, I'm kind of cheating, because I already have 17000+ words, but still. I'm going to be on Philmont for a week, and I need the padding.
So... yeah.
Day One:
Words: 17712
Location in Story: meeting Sparraben for first time. Not going to go well, I think. Haven't found out yet.
Farewell for now.
So... yeah.
Day One:
Words: 17712
Location in Story: meeting Sparraben for first time. Not going to go well, I think. Haven't found out yet.
Farewell for now.
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