I spent about four hours writing in my novel today, and as I was writing, something completely unplanned and unexpected happened, and at the end of it these two characters were kissing, and it just felt…really good. It really touched me and made them feel like real characters. I sound kind of sappy blogging about… Continue reading Writing can be…surprisingly touching
Tag: Thoughts and Reflections
I <3 Miyazaki
I saw Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind over the weekend with my sisters, and it has been stuck with me all day! Hayao Miyazaki is an incredible film director. I’ve been extremely impressed with all of his movies, and I have a goal to collect all of the ones that he’s made. During… Continue reading I <3 Miyazaki
Don’t put it off
Some updates on the writing process, and a little rant on the difficulties therein…
Do you measure beauty in Kelvin or degress Celsius?
I got into this really interesting discussion with my co-workers today, and thought I’d share it with you. It all started when this song came over the delivery van’s radio, and the message was “everyone is beautiful in every way.” Naturally, I disagreed…
This novel keeps getting longer and longer…
…but in some ways, it also keeps getting better and better…
I’m starting to get to the really cool parts…
…in both of my stories. In The Lost Colony, Leila, who’s a native of this somewhat primitive civilization that doesn’t understand spacefaring, stows away on a shuttle and experiences space for the first time. Pretty cool! And in The Wormhole Paradigm, tension builds as they set off towards the planet, anticipating that the aliens will… Continue reading I’m starting to get to the really cool parts…
I live behind an invisible wall of awkwardness
ok, so this post is going to be completely spontaneous and a little bit personal…
6,400 out of 10,000 isn’t bad
Well…I came a little bit short of my outrageous goal to write 10,000 words this weekend. But 6,400 isn’t bad. I got past some really difficult parts in my novel and I can almost see the end from here (next time, I’ll have to do a better job outlining so I can see the end… Continue reading 6,400 out of 10,000 isn’t bad
Writing…is…hard…ugh!
And it doesn’t help when you’re sick. Yeah, I think I’m coming down with something. It’s kind of…demotivating. Still, 715 words isn’t too shabby. I’ll definitely write more over the weekend. What’s more, a pretty little romance story has sprouted up in my novel…
English 318 just makes me want to WRITE.
…so I did today. A lot. Somewhere around 1,500 words–though I wish I could write more. Progress is being made. As to the final status of this novel, well, I don’t know…it’s hard not to have doubts…