Writing, RPing (or not), conning, and working on being okay
Hello again, LJ friends. Hope you're all doing well, yes? Been keeping myself somewhat busy myself. Part of it's because I've been participating in this awesomeness.
writerverse
A team competitive writing challenge community
Profile | FAQ & Rules | Sign-up Post
This is for anyone who wants to stretch their writing muscles with all sorts of fun challenges! Writerverse is midway into Phase 2, but there's still plenty of time to join and be sorted into either team of ready writers. The more challenges you complete, the more points to earn for your team, and who doesn't want their team to come out on top? The challenges range from prompt tables, graphics, critiquing, etc. Members are required to participate in one challenge every two weeks, and you're not obligated to do all of them -- just the ones that speak to you.
Piqued? Come on over and check us out! If you do decide to join, tell them erifnosmirc (my writer's handle) referenced you. I've been in it for about two months now, and I love it. It's really helped me out of my writer's blocks. I hope you consider signing up and joining the fun!
While we're talking about writing, one of my professors got back to me about critiquing a short story I wrote for her class and meeting up to discuss it this Wednesday. Thinking of passing some of the flash fiction stuff I posted to my reading journal to her. I think some of those along with the short story she's already reviewed have the potential to be published in lit mags. Just need some good critique and editing, aaah... Afterward, there's a poet reading at my alma mater, where my prof and I'll be meeting. Excited about that, too.
I went on an RP hiatus back in January. Wasn't feeling it so much for a few months before then, and things I wanted and didn't want to focus so much on were distracting me from really enjoying it. It's kind of sad, especially since my Plurk friends are RPers and I don't have that in common with them anymore. I've also been RPing online in some form since I think 2003? So quitting RP is like quitting a part of my life, ha ha. It's something I needed to do, though. I'd like to get back into it sometime when I'm in the right span of mind, but for now I've moved on to other things.
Con season's come around. Sis and Beni have been going to rehearsals for their KhaoticKon shows. Beni's kind of like, "Meh, whatever," but Sis is all sorts of nervous-excited. She did MetroCon's shows before I did, so this is kind of her return to con performances. I'm sure she'll do well. She's put her heart and soul into it, and I want to see it on stage.
Metro's rehearsals just started, and I'm doing Fire Show again this year. I work Saturday mornings, which cuts me out of any of the main shows. As much as I've adopted Fire Show as "mine," there's definitely a sort of disconnect from not being a part of the main rehearsal group. An outsider, othering feeling, somehow. Ah, but at least I get to do what I love the most out of Metro's shows, and I'm excited. I've finally picked up a new tool to go with the fans I used the last two years. Here's to me rocking it, ha ha! Practice, practice, practice!
Other... stuff's come up. Well actually, lingered since last year. Not quite ready to talk about it here, but I'm working on it. Not always easy, but I just have to remember that in the end I'll be okay. Just have to hold onto that.
writerverse
A team competitive writing challenge community
Profile | FAQ & Rules | Sign-up Post
This is for anyone who wants to stretch their writing muscles with all sorts of fun challenges! Writerverse is midway into Phase 2, but there's still plenty of time to join and be sorted into either team of ready writers. The more challenges you complete, the more points to earn for your team, and who doesn't want their team to come out on top? The challenges range from prompt tables, graphics, critiquing, etc. Members are required to participate in one challenge every two weeks, and you're not obligated to do all of them -- just the ones that speak to you.
Piqued? Come on over and check us out! If you do decide to join, tell them erifnosmirc (my writer's handle) referenced you. I've been in it for about two months now, and I love it. It's really helped me out of my writer's blocks. I hope you consider signing up and joining the fun!
While we're talking about writing, one of my professors got back to me about critiquing a short story I wrote for her class and meeting up to discuss it this Wednesday. Thinking of passing some of the flash fiction stuff I posted to my reading journal to her. I think some of those along with the short story she's already reviewed have the potential to be published in lit mags. Just need some good critique and editing, aaah... Afterward, there's a poet reading at my alma mater, where my prof and I'll be meeting. Excited about that, too.
I went on an RP hiatus back in January. Wasn't feeling it so much for a few months before then, and things I wanted and didn't want to focus so much on were distracting me from really enjoying it. It's kind of sad, especially since my Plurk friends are RPers and I don't have that in common with them anymore. I've also been RPing online in some form since I think 2003? So quitting RP is like quitting a part of my life, ha ha. It's something I needed to do, though. I'd like to get back into it sometime when I'm in the right span of mind, but for now I've moved on to other things.
Con season's come around. Sis and Beni have been going to rehearsals for their KhaoticKon shows. Beni's kind of like, "Meh, whatever," but Sis is all sorts of nervous-excited. She did MetroCon's shows before I did, so this is kind of her return to con performances. I'm sure she'll do well. She's put her heart and soul into it, and I want to see it on stage.
Metro's rehearsals just started, and I'm doing Fire Show again this year. I work Saturday mornings, which cuts me out of any of the main shows. As much as I've adopted Fire Show as "mine," there's definitely a sort of disconnect from not being a part of the main rehearsal group. An outsider, othering feeling, somehow. Ah, but at least I get to do what I love the most out of Metro's shows, and I'm excited. I've finally picked up a new tool to go with the fans I used the last two years. Here's to me rocking it, ha ha! Practice, practice, practice!
Other... stuff's come up. Well actually, lingered since last year. Not quite ready to talk about it here, but I'm working on it. Not always easy, but I just have to remember that in the end I'll be okay. Just have to hold onto that.