And I'm 1 year in

well, i've been doing this for a whole year, give or take, and i'll probably be doing this a lot more

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What to do now?

well, i know what i should be doing... studying for my Tuesday evening exam... barf... not today... or tomorrow... i know, i know, i'm slacking, but come on, who wants to study in the summer

no one, that's who

meanwhile, in the more interesting part of my life... i've submitted something for the SiWC writing contest... i can only hope that they don't hate it... i was writing something, and realized that I couldn't get it finished in time unles i wrote for about a day or two straight... instead, i sent the first chapter of a novel i started last spring, before my grandmother passed away... afterwards, i couldn't really get back into it, i tried to, but it's been sitting around in my Word files unfinished for about a year... i'd be happy if i just got one of those honourable mention thingys

also, there's a new blog in my list to the right, Starting Write Now... it's done by a bunch of different people, blogging about their writing experiences, goals, and writing while dealing with real life... this blog is really interesting, and everyone should stop by it to read it

and hugs to my Jeannie... you deserve everything you want and more, i just wish i could send you those oiled hunks/assistants

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books: the Stanislaski books by Nora Roberts
songs: "Alegria" from the Cirque du Soleil show and "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles

New blog alert

so, there are some new links to the side, and i'd like to go through them all, just so you people know what they all are

first is Wendy's blog, which has been redecorated recently... Wendy's a blast, and her blog is always amusing... second is Lory's, someone i met through Wendy, and is someone i do online RP-ing with... next is Nancy's, which has a lot of pictures

next is the blog of a literary agent i've been visiting for a little while now, her name is Kristin Nelson, and i heard she's going to be at the SiWC in October, so i'm looking forward to going to the workshop she'll be instructing... next is Elizabeth's blog... i found her through Kristin's blog, and found her comments on writing and wanting to be pulished and life very interesting

the Plotastic blog is interesting... the idea that Mark, the creator, had is to write a first draft of a novel based on plot elements that received the most amount of votes... his site explains it better than i can... next is the link to Paula B's Wrting Show podcast, in case no one listens to podcasts through iTunes... last is the blog of Jamie Sobrato, a published author... i don't know her or anything, but her blog is interesting and talks of her upcoming works

so, that's it, people... enjoy the rest of the week

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song: "Change For Me" by Low Level Flight
book: any Winston brothers story by Lori Foster

Woooooo! Time for a little self-promotion

since Script Frenzy is coming up, and also since blogs are so popular, i've been put on the Script Frenzy blogroll... isn't it exciting?? i could become famous in the eyes of bloggers, well, maybe a little more well-known

but isn't it exciting?? who knows how many new people will visit my blog during Script Frenzy??

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song: "Boom Boom Ba" by Metisse (for those who watched the show Dead Like Me, you'll know this song)
book: "Dreamcatcher" by Stephen King

*snore* Hum-what? I'm awake

Geez, things just feel so boring right now, it's an odd feeling... well, maybe it's just the weather, it's annoyingly cold outside, raining, earlier it was snowing... i just don't understand the weather

so i'm here, inside, drinking coffee, at 3:15 in the afternoon on a Saturday... and i really don't have to go out until Monday afternoon... i should probably go through my textbooks, maybe on Monday i will... crud, i just realized i have to read a new book for Wednesday, and write something on it for Friday

well, maybe i should pick up my writing again, i've left that poor NaNoWriMo book sitting in it's Word file for so long, unfinished... maybe i'll write some more today, since i've got nothing to do... well, first i have to do a couple of things, then i'll go back to my book

and i've got to think of a way to get more people to read this darn blog thing i have here... hmmm... maybe have some kind of odd contest... or just turn it into a podcast or something

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song: "The Killing Moon" by The Distants
book: "Dance with the Devil" by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Has the world turned boring on me?

ok, ever since i started this, which was like, 2 or 3 days ago (right??), i've been getting bored... probably cause i didn't want to post here every day and sound completely boring... but i don't really care... so, i'll be putting stuff up here every day, or just when i feel like it... just to give you all something to read every day ;)

i've kept going with my second attempt at a book, and i've realized that i'll have to write it, in the order i want to, then go back over it and add more as i think of it, which sounds weird, but i guess that's what authors call revisons, right??... i wrote 3 whole pages the other day, which is more than i've done in 3 months, so i guess i've fixed my writer's block... right now, my problem is just wanting to write everything that's going around in my head, which just gets me to the end quicker... which is just stupid... damn my creative brain :D... o well... and once i'm done the whole thing (praying it's going to be at least 400 pages when i'm done), i'll have to do the most trying thing of all... finding someone who'll publish the darn thing... i'm shooting to be done by my birthday next year, which gives me 14 months to write another 379 pages... which is pretty much a page a day... i think i can pull it off

now for my location update... basically, the weather sucks... it's cold, cloudy, and really windy... and our holly bush is bright red because of the berries... it looks like X-mas out there instead of Hallowe'en... it's still fairly green out there, so it's not all bad

well, i guess that's it for now... hopefully i can write a bit more on the weekend... i'm hoping for at least 10 pages... go me... and extra love to Nancy *hugs*

song: "Blackout" by Lilix
book: "Parallel Attraction" by Deidre Knight

And the writings start :0)

okay now, i figured that, since i don't normally post at my Yahoo blog, i'd post here, because it's an actual blog-type place... hopefully i can keep it up here longer than at Yahoo... i mean, i like Yahoo well enough, but sometimes you just want to smack it



now, i'm guessing knowing something about me might help, so, why not??... i'm heading into my third decade... which almost makes me sound like a baby when you figure out that i'm almost 20... i'm a west coast girl, okay, i'm a Canadian west coast girl, and my winter's consist of week-long rain... so no, i don't wear mittens 24/7

i'm a university student, working on my B.A.... maybe taking a break to work or travel a little... i've gotten to a point when i need to figure out what i want to do with the rest of my life... whether or not i want to get my degree now, or wait and live my life and do what i want for a year or so then go back to school... *sigh* some days it's annoying and upsetting thinking about this, because i honestly don't know what i want to do when my birthday hits at the end of the year, i'll plan out the next 12 months and see where that takes me

i'm also an aspiring writer... i write online in RP (that's role play) groups, and i think i do pretty good there... i've had lots of positive comments, so i think i have a talent at writing... i've had a few books in progress, in both romance and fantasy genres... the first one i wrote in high school in the 11th grade, almost 4 years ago... the second, i started in May... i came across the first one a few months ago and deemed it 'beyond saving'... all i can say is it's cheesy... the second hasn't got past 20 pages and i've been at a stand still since June... i love the idea of it, and hopefully i can start it up again... i'll have to come up with a schedule, like write so many pages a day

okay, i think that's enough about me for tonight... i'll spill more about me in future blogs... i think i'm going to end all my blog-posty-things (:D) with a book and a song recommendation... just to make the world a little more literate and musical

i know, sappy, but hey, why not??... love you, babes *hugs*

song: "Upside Down" by Jakalope
book: "Lover Awakened" by J.R. Ward