Life, Writing, and Incipient Insanity
I may actually be losing it. Doctor Who has taken over my life.
Have finally made decision regarding University - English and Creative Writing degree, Cardiff, should be good. Can't wait for A levels to be done though. Got back my January exam results. Went up thirty marks in my history resit, so an A overall in my AS. Yay! On the other hand, history coursework is killing me. 4000 words, excluding sources, on the Terror in the French Revolution. Fine. Completed the first draft, handed it. Got back a week later and found out we'd been given the wrong question. Had to do it again. Not happy. Handed in the second version, first draft, and am pretty well convinced that I will have to re-do it for a third time, in a week, since the final deadline is April 1st. On the other hand, no longer have to do English, as the exam was in January, and I've just finished the coursework. Got an A!! This gives me lots of free time as I no longer have to go to those lectures. Silver linings, I suppose. Leaves me with only three exams in June, too.
Can't wait for the new series of DW!!! But but but! I'm away for the first episode! No TV or internet access for the entire week D-: I may cry.
Writing is currently sending me mad too. Entered the Vortex Big Bang, and am already on 18 000 words O.o Doctor/Master fic, Time War, and currently looking like it's going to be very, very long. As in, up to 80 000 words long. I hope to god I keep it going. I'm not well known for my staying power - a bit butterfly minded. Intensely obsessive too, but only until something else catches my attention. Bit of a flaw, really.
Been writing lots of ficlets (D/M again) too. All angsty. Got a whole bunch more ideas swirling around my head, too. Like continuing Golden, and a follow-up for Chasing Sanity. More angst planned for other stuff, too, but there's one or two lighter ones (at least with a lighter ending, anyway), one that would basically be smut (Five/Ainley, I think), plus an idea for a very intense one-shot that I'm probably too much of a coward to write as BDSM is central to it. You never know though! Maybe I'll pluck up the courage.
As for the next chapter of Continuance: gah. Not enjoying. It was hand-written months ago, and all I've got to do is type it up, which I've started, but I have no interest in it at the moment, and I'm unimpressed with the writing. On the other hand, I would have to do a complete overhaul to be happy with it, which I'm not planning on. Minor edits only. I suppose I'll persevere, although it might be a few weeks coming.
Back to college tomorrow. Yuck. Although I only have a History lecture first thing and then I can come back. And write more.
Had an idea for some graphics. Have to get round to making them at some point. Mostly accompaniments to fics. Ooh! Been reading TS Eliot the last few days. Love him. The Hollow Men has to be my favourite, but I love the other stuff too. Have the Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson now too, and am enjoying those too, although not as much as Eliot.
I have rambled on long enough. I shall stop now.
Have finally made decision regarding University - English and Creative Writing degree, Cardiff, should be good. Can't wait for A levels to be done though. Got back my January exam results. Went up thirty marks in my history resit, so an A overall in my AS. Yay! On the other hand, history coursework is killing me. 4000 words, excluding sources, on the Terror in the French Revolution. Fine. Completed the first draft, handed it. Got back a week later and found out we'd been given the wrong question. Had to do it again. Not happy. Handed in the second version, first draft, and am pretty well convinced that I will have to re-do it for a third time, in a week, since the final deadline is April 1st. On the other hand, no longer have to do English, as the exam was in January, and I've just finished the coursework. Got an A!! This gives me lots of free time as I no longer have to go to those lectures. Silver linings, I suppose. Leaves me with only three exams in June, too.
Can't wait for the new series of DW!!! But but but! I'm away for the first episode! No TV or internet access for the entire week D-: I may cry.
Writing is currently sending me mad too. Entered the Vortex Big Bang, and am already on 18 000 words O.o Doctor/Master fic, Time War, and currently looking like it's going to be very, very long. As in, up to 80 000 words long. I hope to god I keep it going. I'm not well known for my staying power - a bit butterfly minded. Intensely obsessive too, but only until something else catches my attention. Bit of a flaw, really.
Been writing lots of ficlets (D/M again) too. All angsty. Got a whole bunch more ideas swirling around my head, too. Like continuing Golden, and a follow-up for Chasing Sanity. More angst planned for other stuff, too, but there's one or two lighter ones (at least with a lighter ending, anyway), one that would basically be smut (Five/Ainley, I think), plus an idea for a very intense one-shot that I'm probably too much of a coward to write as BDSM is central to it. You never know though! Maybe I'll pluck up the courage.
As for the next chapter of Continuance: gah. Not enjoying. It was hand-written months ago, and all I've got to do is type it up, which I've started, but I have no interest in it at the moment, and I'm unimpressed with the writing. On the other hand, I would have to do a complete overhaul to be happy with it, which I'm not planning on. Minor edits only. I suppose I'll persevere, although it might be a few weeks coming.
Back to college tomorrow. Yuck. Although I only have a History lecture first thing and then I can come back. And write more.
Had an idea for some graphics. Have to get round to making them at some point. Mostly accompaniments to fics. Ooh! Been reading TS Eliot the last few days. Love him. The Hollow Men has to be my favourite, but I love the other stuff too. Have the Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson now too, and am enjoying those too, although not as much as Eliot.
I have rambled on long enough. I shall stop now.