I didn't decide that I really wanted to be a writer until I was in college. I had been writing somewhat consistently since 7th grade, and often before then, but I wanted to do so many other things, and I was so into music, that I never really considered fiction "my path." Also, it wasn't practical. [ insert present-day maniacal laughter here ( Read more... )

I've been working on the paper, honest. It's just that, now that I'm into it, I want it to be good ( Read more... )

Hello, my name is Kathleen, and I am a serial procrastinator ( Read more... )

I'm working on a draft of my paper for my fairy tales class and was hoping a few kindly f-listers might lend a hand. Or rather, a brain, as mine is gone.

I'm trying to come up with some ways in which fairy tales are prevalent in everyday life. I'm just working up to my intro here, still playing with my idea (the draft is due tomorrow, why do you ( Read more... )

Newest additions to my shelves:

Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik (Temeraire 5)
Dark Whispers by Bruce Coville (Unicorn Chronicles 3)
The Beguilers by Kate Thompson (Great author ( Read more... )

I admit, I wasn't letting my characters do what they wanted to do. I tried to make a certain blonde-haired boy more in-control/confident than he is. That didn't certainly didn't work. And the brunette was being quiet, probably because it was a little hard to play off a fake boy. I usually don't try and force them, but I think subconsciously I ( Read more... )

Hah.

I've defeated chapter one.

Or at least, part of it.

In draft form.

But this one is sticking, goshdarnit.

It has:
1) A bit of action (meaning not just sitting/standing around thinking/talking- though there is a decent bit of that)
2) Recap (I knew I made dreams important in book 1 for more of a reason than that Plot ( Read more... )

Last night's little idea struck a chord, and I now have 14 or so pages of Bridget all ready to go for tomorrow. I'm going to try and hit 20, but we'll see how my fairy tales "short essay" (3-5 pages, btw, not exactly "short" when I have other crap to do!) goes ( Read more... )

Texts For Class:
1) Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey Done!
2) Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst Done!
3) Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix Done!
4) Ella Encahnted by Gail Carson Levine Done!
5) Bound by Donna Jo Nappoli Done!
6) I Was a Rat! by Philip Pullman Done!
7) The Classic Fairy Tales edited by Maria Tatar

To Review:
8) Quakeland by ( Read more... )

Wow, I read a lot this month. I'm surprised- it has been a very busy month! It started with the Sinus Infection of Doom, the middle was taken up by Revision 3 of Arion (a.k.a. Thesis) and it ended with my best friend's wedding this past Saturday (which was FABULOUS). And somehow, I still managed to read 11 books! No clue how that happened ( Read more... )