The writing is going well. I'm over 8,000 words and it's only day three which means I'll be ahead of the game when I go away next week. I'm writing a fantasy and I have no idea where the idea for it came from.
I had not read a single fantasy book until I was 15 and starting reading the Harry Potter serious and other than that my fantasy reading credits are very short. So I guess this just fell into my head. I'm really amped about it though. I've invented an entire world which is difficult to say the least. But there are going to be talking cows so what more could I want?!?
Ginnah has to go into the outlands of her world to find out about a prophecy that was told over a century ago. One of the tribes in her world is trying to take over by instilling fear and terrorizing the other tribes. This prophecy will supposedly led them to peace. We shall see what happens in the novel and if I make my 50,000 words. If things keep going this well then I'm sure I will. I'm very excited. :)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Nanowrimo
I have been off the map here since my first post. I'm not always good at commiting myself to things. I am easily persuaded to put things off 'til later. However, in a few short hours I will be starting something that forces me to act. Nanowrimo. Nation novel writing month is in November and it's a challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I've successfuly done it in 2007 and 2009. I didn't participate in 2008. I've had a blast both years I've done it and cannot wait to get started again.
Hopefully, I will reach my goal with success and if I'm fortunate with a rough draft that I can edit into a novel. Seeing as my goal in life is to be a successful author I hope I can use these exercises in fast paced novel writing to make my dream come true.
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Hopefully, I will reach my goal with success and if I'm fortunate with a rough draft that I can edit into a novel. Seeing as my goal in life is to be a successful author I hope I can use these exercises in fast paced novel writing to make my dream come true.
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Heartbreak
I've been reading "Letters to Jackie" and "Wuthering Heights" at the same time. Both deal with heartbreak. One is the heartbreak of a nation and the other is the heartbreak of normal people. If you look under the surface, heartbreak isn't just about loss. It's about desire and the right we humans believe we have to desire.
Not only do we think we deserve to have what we yearn for we don't understand why we aren't allowed to have it and that is heartbreak.
Sometimes it happens just a bit at a time. Our hearts get chipped at so slowly that we can't even feel it until more than half of it has been cracked. Other times, it's an instantaneous shatter. Yet, we never have control over it and that's another thing humans had, loss of control. When we lose control, our hearts break. We are unable to control what we desire and what we are granted out of our desires.
Heartbreak is selfish. It's our selfish need to get everything we want. But we are selfish creatures, whether we've been shaped this way or are naturally this way is up for debate but we are selfish. Selfishness allows us to survive. We feed ourselves and our families first before everyone else so that we can survive.
While reading "Letters to Jackie" I have been deeply moved by the expressions of grief Jackie Kennedy received after her husband died. Yet, these letters have a similar element, selfishness. These Americans all needed to express themselves and many ask that the First Lady read the letter herself because they feel their words are that important. It isn't necessarily bad but it is very interesting. Their personal heartbreak over the loss of their President gives them a desire to unburden their grief by reaching out to the most grief stricken of all Americans.
I wonder if these letters helped Jacqueline Kennedy or just made the pain worse. I wonder if she found solace in knowing that the entire country grieved with her or if it angered her that all these people assumed to know how she felt. Yes, they had lost a President but she had lost a President and a husband.
Everyone's heart was shattered that day. I wonder if one heartbreak can be more important than another or if they are all weighed the same way.
Not only do we think we deserve to have what we yearn for we don't understand why we aren't allowed to have it and that is heartbreak.
Sometimes it happens just a bit at a time. Our hearts get chipped at so slowly that we can't even feel it until more than half of it has been cracked. Other times, it's an instantaneous shatter. Yet, we never have control over it and that's another thing humans had, loss of control. When we lose control, our hearts break. We are unable to control what we desire and what we are granted out of our desires.
Heartbreak is selfish. It's our selfish need to get everything we want. But we are selfish creatures, whether we've been shaped this way or are naturally this way is up for debate but we are selfish. Selfishness allows us to survive. We feed ourselves and our families first before everyone else so that we can survive.
While reading "Letters to Jackie" I have been deeply moved by the expressions of grief Jackie Kennedy received after her husband died. Yet, these letters have a similar element, selfishness. These Americans all needed to express themselves and many ask that the First Lady read the letter herself because they feel their words are that important. It isn't necessarily bad but it is very interesting. Their personal heartbreak over the loss of their President gives them a desire to unburden their grief by reaching out to the most grief stricken of all Americans.
I wonder if these letters helped Jacqueline Kennedy or just made the pain worse. I wonder if she found solace in knowing that the entire country grieved with her or if it angered her that all these people assumed to know how she felt. Yes, they had lost a President but she had lost a President and a husband.
Everyone's heart was shattered that day. I wonder if one heartbreak can be more important than another or if they are all weighed the same way.
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