( Nanobots )
In other news:
Eedle idle, fiddle fum,
A casket's brown and so is rum.
The piglet has run out of cheer,
And while the Moon has come so near -
We've all got noodles in our heads
And owls in our beds and straw in our sheds.
And so sayeth I, the one with the hands,
And the feet and the eyes and the dirt made of land,
'Be whole and be cheerful and stay clear of oysters.
And be kind to nuns, who at times live in cloisters.'
- Music:wasteland - 10 years
I haven't posted about Nanowrimo yet, but I am doing it. I'm just over 11,000 words in, of 50k, and I can already tell that, like last year, this story is going to be much longer than 50k. Unlike last year, however, I'm planning to finish it eventually, even after November's over. There's a timeline already set up, and it's fanfiction, so I can post it on a few sites, ff.net and a couple canon-specific sites. Complete strangers telling me to finish will help me actually finish, so yeah.
( A word on fanfiction: )
SO. I'm still embarrassed to be writing fanfic, but I posted this tiny chunk on the Nano LJ Excerpt post yesterday and got some nice compliments back:
He didn't end up being murdered at breakfast, which he was distressed to find was becoming a common way he'd started classifying days. Happily, every day thus far had that cheerful designation, so he went through lunch with a bit of confidence. Only a true low-life would murder someone at lunch.
- Mood:
cheerful - Music:the butterfly effect - perception twin
i think i'm gonna write a poem today. i haven't written one since... possible past, not counting song lyrics, of course. I only get like, one good one every few years, so I like to spend lots of time on them and really work them over.
i'm about to start nano in a few days, and i'm still only vaguely set on my idea. i'm writing fanfic this year, because i want to get into the whole community feel of it by posting what i've written, and i can't do that with original stuff. i was going to write harry potter fic, but now i think i'm going to get away from fantasy altogether and go with veronica mars. hopefully my lack of fanfic writing ability and my lack of experience with writing mystery/detective stuff won't get in the way of writing 50k words. there's a couple in the series that's on again off again, so i have an excuse to follow the first rule of nano: when all else fails, write PORN. I took advantage of this in a big way last year.
( Altered States )
i'd like to take this moment to say that i don't intend on murdering anyone at this time. thank you.
- Mood:
eph - Music:as if to prove a point - grouse
- Life of Ronnie: Some time ago, I had a minor hand in the union of my very good friend,
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sinda , and some weird Canadian, sketchboy (who doesn't actually have a lot of content on this now-abandoned LJ). Since then, I have had the pleasure of witnessing a happy, loving marriage. Most recently, a baby has happened! To celebrate, Chris took some time off from his webcomic and put out a call for guest artists. I begged off at first, because let's face it - not an artist, just a hobbyist. BUT I got bit by the bug and submitted something, chris put it up, and here it is: clickie! This is one of the very few webcomics I remember to check every Tuesday and Friday. Give it a look! - Ireland: There is an opportunity on the table to take a class abroad next summer in Ireland. It's a month long, from June to July, and focuses on photography. It's run through the Burren College of Art, which I'd been seriously considering a few years ago until I realised they probably wouldn't accept me. Money's the biggest issue, but if I can work that out, I'm going to definitely do this. I love the burren. They list day trips to the Aran Islands and Galway and that, all of which I also love, and I can definitely use the trip to refresh my memories of the area for when I'm planning book three. Send me good wishes for the success of this venture!
- Elections: I called my dad to talk about the elections, just like four years ago. Just like then, after talking it over for a while, I said, "Dad, wherever you want to vote is fine with me, of course. Indiana always goes red anyway." But this time he said, "well, actually, it's really close." I looked it up today on electoral-vote.com and he's right. Indiana's classified as "Barely Republican," with only 4% points difference. As my dad is truly undecided, I found it advisable to try to sway him my direction. If he'd been really set, I wouldn't have tried to change his mind. In the end, he said who he was voting for, and to protect his right to privacy, I won't say which way he said he'd vote - but I'm pleased with our discussion and feel I did well explaining some things he'd been misled about. The problems he had with Obama that I couldn't comment on or agreed with him about, I was honest about, but tried to give my own insights about why he was still the better choice. (I understand that not all of my friends will agree with me, just recounting events here. I know lots of very intelligent Republicans and am officially Unaffiliated, myself.)
- Rosebush: I'm halfway through chapter 19 right now, and I think it's going well. It's looking now like the finished product before edits will round out at 21 rather than 20, and that's okay. I'm also thinking I'll be over 150,000 words, and that's okay too. I wanted a tome-like book, and this is before edits anyway. Whenever I edit, I end up deleting more than I add, or reword things to be less wordy.
- There's a young person reading it now. I think she's on chapter 2 or 3. Her mom reports that she likes it, and that's a sign of success, to me. She's my audience, or a little younger than it, after all. Chel said she talked about the characters a bit on the drive to Grandpa's and said "poor Callum" and everything, and I'm just pleased as punch about that. I was way more nervous about her reading it than I have been about anyone else, except maybe jibbsey .
- There's a young person reading it now. I think she's on chapter 2 or 3. Her mom reports that she likes it, and that's a sign of success, to me. She's my audience, or a little younger than it, after all. Chel said she talked about the characters a bit on the drive to Grandpa's and said "poor Callum" and everything, and I'm just pleased as punch about that. I was way more nervous about her reading it than I have been about anyone else, except maybe
- Nanowrimo: I'm doing it again this year, but I'm a lot more nervous about it, because I've never a) written from such a constricted outline before, or b) written fanfic. I'd try to write something original, but the fact is, I've had this idea in mind for ages and I'll never get to it if I don't do it for some sort of event like Nano. More info as it's available.
- School: I have a mid-term tonight. I shouldn't be blogging right now. I should be studying. But I'm not. I'll do it sometime, probably.
- Music:Skylup - Proem
