I'm not dead, i'm just really lazy.
So, I know it's been a while since I wrote a blog post, and I apologise for that. I have no excuse. I'm just really lazy. I'm hoping to get out of this laziness now that I'm going to uni, and have structure in my life. Back when I did nothing, it was really easy to put this off, to say "oh, I'll do it tomorrow". Of course it never happened.
Now that I have structure in my life, where everything is timetabled for me, I actually feel so calm. I go to uni on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, where I've already gotten shitloads of homework. And this structure is good. I've gotten so much more time and motivation to write, as funny as that sounds, because I have to make the time, and really push myself into it, not dip my toes in.
When I read, it's now only on the train/bus to and from school, and on my breaks (I have a 4 hour gap on Mondays, which will also give me a great chance to write in a coffee shop, or the library, or something). It's a bit depressing that my reading time has significantly decreased, but I think it makes it more memorable. I don't know. It sounds silly, and I can't properly describe how I feel.
What is this uni course? I hear you ask. Well, it's quite amazing, and my dream uni course.
I'm doing my Bachelor of Creative Writing, with an emphasis on novel-writing. It seems that most of the people in my classes are doing screen-writing, so I'll have to befriend the novelists.
I've already made a few acquaintances, and I hope that I can turn these into friends. I'm not very good with people, so it was very daunting to go to my classes, not knowing anyone, and making awkward small-talk. But now I know a few people, and it's nice.
Life is nice. :)
So, on the writing front:
Not much writing has been done since my last post. Like I said before, lack of structure in my life. Stupid excuse, I know, but I guess that's how I work. Now that I'm in uni, I feel like I have to make an effort to write. And considering the creative nature of my course, it's gotten me so freaking motivated.
I'm also steadily editing Fool's Gold (sorry that it's taking so long, Angela and Krystle. Please don't hate me!). It seems that with each plot point I fix up, another pops in. Also, I feel that I need to work greatly on my worldbuilding. I call it a steampunk, but most of the steampunk stuff doesn't show up until the end. That needs to be fixed.
Anyways, I've rambled on for long enough. How are all of you going? I really miss talking to all my lovely LJ friends, from rabbithigh, topostaxial and whatnot. I promise to update this blog more regularly. And maybe it'll be easier, considering that I actually have interesting things happening to me.
Now that I have structure in my life, where everything is timetabled for me, I actually feel so calm. I go to uni on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, where I've already gotten shitloads of homework. And this structure is good. I've gotten so much more time and motivation to write, as funny as that sounds, because I have to make the time, and really push myself into it, not dip my toes in.
When I read, it's now only on the train/bus to and from school, and on my breaks (I have a 4 hour gap on Mondays, which will also give me a great chance to write in a coffee shop, or the library, or something). It's a bit depressing that my reading time has significantly decreased, but I think it makes it more memorable. I don't know. It sounds silly, and I can't properly describe how I feel.
What is this uni course? I hear you ask. Well, it's quite amazing, and my dream uni course.
I'm doing my Bachelor of Creative Writing, with an emphasis on novel-writing. It seems that most of the people in my classes are doing screen-writing, so I'll have to befriend the novelists.
I've already made a few acquaintances, and I hope that I can turn these into friends. I'm not very good with people, so it was very daunting to go to my classes, not knowing anyone, and making awkward small-talk. But now I know a few people, and it's nice.
Life is nice. :)
So, on the writing front:
Not much writing has been done since my last post. Like I said before, lack of structure in my life. Stupid excuse, I know, but I guess that's how I work. Now that I'm in uni, I feel like I have to make an effort to write. And considering the creative nature of my course, it's gotten me so freaking motivated.
I'm also steadily editing Fool's Gold (sorry that it's taking so long, Angela and Krystle. Please don't hate me!). It seems that with each plot point I fix up, another pops in. Also, I feel that I need to work greatly on my worldbuilding. I call it a steampunk, but most of the steampunk stuff doesn't show up until the end. That needs to be fixed.
Anyways, I've rambled on for long enough. How are all of you going? I really miss talking to all my lovely LJ friends, from rabbithigh, topostaxial and whatnot. I promise to update this blog more regularly. And maybe it'll be easier, considering that I actually have interesting things happening to me.