Okay, so.

I need to get back into practice writing stuff that isn't fanfiction. Therefore, this is a flash fiction request post. No garuntees on quality of pieces.

Here's how it works:
Give me one word. No more, no less ( Read more... )

pardon my pretension, but occasionally I vomit words; spew ideas and it all comes out like a high-schooler's madness, gladness, badness; I blame Danielweiski, the fool. I dream of staircases and of monsters in the dark and I will never think of else again. Characters are burning in my soul and twisting myself to something new again and I'm a ( Read more... )

Senior Seminar Topic:

"Darkness of the Unknown: Fear of the Unfathomable from Beowulf to House of Leaves"

May the gods have mercy on my soul.

(I will be discussing Lovecraft a lot but he's not in the title. Sorry Lovecraft.)

Basically, due to having to finish projects, I got stuck at 12,000~ words and haven't written a syllable more.
For those of you who would pull out the argument that PLENTY of nanoers balance essays + final projects + real life + novel, know that I am not those people. Know that I spent literally this entire weekend trying to finish two essays and ( Read more... )

You know, I am behind. I am only at 11,400 words, ish

But I realized something this morning upon reading the pep talk:

I have a plot.

I have a plot and a coherent ending. I still have to get from where I am to where I am going but the plot is thereReally, not so bad, considering that this novel began literally as a cop-out. Have I explained what ( Read more... )

11,476 ( Read more... )

behind on nano. didn't update yesterday. might not get to it today. should try anyway. doesn't help that I hate this novel.

9,154. Less than optimal.

7,730 words.

Blegh.

*e* Also, a working title! Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Yeah I totally did that voting thing. And I got free Starbucks for it. And almost got free Kirspy Kreme for it except there was no Krispy Kreme near my place of residence.

I am behind by 8 pages on my Nano novel. oops.