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*blows dust of LJ*
Sooooooo.... long time no see?
Uni is keeping me busy. Mainly in the 'FLAILING ARMS AROUND CAUSE I AM SO NOT IN THE RIGHT MINDSET FOR ACADEMIC WORK YET' faculties, but also in the 'Ooh! That's interesting and also I'm able to understand it so double yay!' department. Si has broken his shoulder, so I'm in charge around the house, and fight the urge to stand in the middle of the kitchen wearing a towel as a cape and declaring that I have 'CLEANED ALL THE THINGS', and then demand cookies of some kind.
Work is work, and while I'm enjoying it, it's once again become that thing that I have to do when I'm not doing more fun and important things. Planning storytime is fun, but apart from that I'm pretty complacent at the moment, and am thinking of uni as my main vocation, and work as just a part time job.
But then there is my writing...
*cricket chirp*
I am doing creative writing this semester, and I have a 1000 word short story/dialogue due next month, but I am soooo out of practice that it's not even funny! Ideas are just not flowing at the moment, so I'm planning on locking myself up this afternoon, chaining myself to my desk and clamping a neverending recording of inspirational music over my ears and seeing what comes out. Of my writing, not my ears. Cause - ew.
I have learned it is a VERY DIFFICULT THING to tell a short story in 1000 words. That is about two pages. TWO PAGES! The dialogue is slightly easier, but it is very short. I know, a skilled writer can use those 1000 words to their advantage, but in the meantime, urgh. Basically all my creative writing subject consists of is 'here's a whole bunch of stuff about writing that you can read, and here's a forum filled with people going LOOK AT MEEEEEE, oh, and send us some of your stuff, will ya?', so as usual there is no magic formula for writing. I just need to get back in the habit. Spend all waking hours writing. Like I used to. Back before life got in the way. In the womb.
It's a gorgeous day today, beyond gorgeous, and I'm tossing up between spending it lolling around in the sunshine and actually getting stuff done, of course it will have to be the latter, since there is so much to do and so little time *brain sizzle*.
So, bye again LJ, back into the cacophany that is my life, and I'll see you all soon(er)!
Sooooooo.... long time no see?
Uni is keeping me busy. Mainly in the 'FLAILING ARMS AROUND CAUSE I AM SO NOT IN THE RIGHT MINDSET FOR ACADEMIC WORK YET' faculties, but also in the 'Ooh! That's interesting and also I'm able to understand it so double yay!' department. Si has broken his shoulder, so I'm in charge around the house, and fight the urge to stand in the middle of the kitchen wearing a towel as a cape and declaring that I have 'CLEANED ALL THE THINGS', and then demand cookies of some kind.
Work is work, and while I'm enjoying it, it's once again become that thing that I have to do when I'm not doing more fun and important things. Planning storytime is fun, but apart from that I'm pretty complacent at the moment, and am thinking of uni as my main vocation, and work as just a part time job.
But then there is my writing...
*cricket chirp*
I am doing creative writing this semester, and I have a 1000 word short story/dialogue due next month, but I am soooo out of practice that it's not even funny! Ideas are just not flowing at the moment, so I'm planning on locking myself up this afternoon, chaining myself to my desk and clamping a neverending recording of inspirational music over my ears and seeing what comes out. Of my writing, not my ears. Cause - ew.
I have learned it is a VERY DIFFICULT THING to tell a short story in 1000 words. That is about two pages. TWO PAGES! The dialogue is slightly easier, but it is very short. I know, a skilled writer can use those 1000 words to their advantage, but in the meantime, urgh. Basically all my creative writing subject consists of is 'here's a whole bunch of stuff about writing that you can read, and here's a forum filled with people going LOOK AT MEEEEEE, oh, and send us some of your stuff, will ya?', so as usual there is no magic formula for writing. I just need to get back in the habit. Spend all waking hours writing. Like I used to. Back before life got in the way. In the womb.
It's a gorgeous day today, beyond gorgeous, and I'm tossing up between spending it lolling around in the sunshine and actually getting stuff done, of course it will have to be the latter, since there is so much to do and so little time *brain sizzle*.
So, bye again LJ, back into the cacophany that is my life, and I'll see you all soon(er)!