Life; Quileute research
So deaths in the family, overload schedules, extended annoying viruses, and summer language intensives do not for healthy and consistent updating make. But I'm still here really, though popping in to read more than writing.
I am doing Intensive Hindi - I had one term before, so I am finishing up the language series. This means class everyday from 8:30 - 1 pm plus several hours of homework my own habit of surrounding myself by Bollywood movies and Hindi music for "practice." ;) On top of that I'm taking on a more aggressive exercise program and trying to give up on sweets as much as I can...call it the summer of self-discipline.
I haven't been as successful in the writing arena. I began working on a novel-length Twilight Jacob/Bella fic several months ago, only to get very bogged down and unsure where my plot was heading. Then I decided that I wanted to do some more research, especially on Quileute culture, to better incorporate it into the plot. I really have no excuse, as a) I live in Washington, and b) I am at the University of Washington, and thus have some of the best access to archives, research materials, and special Northwest collection materials. I haven't really delved into the research yet, as I've been trying to figure out what is there, accessible, and of interest to me. Between microfiche and various articles, it seems I am able to access photos from the late 1800's and early 1900's, copies of all treaties between the Washington territories, video and audio recordings of interviews with Quileute elders, traditional stories, anthropological and missionary accounts, a Quileute dictionary, bilingual Quileute-English folklore... It's hard to know where to begin! At this point, my storytelling has taken a back seat, so I'm not sure what will actually come of the story with, you know, plot, characters, that kind of thing.
With a lot of these materials, I don't have any particularly good way to share, but if anyone would like some articles, photos, or other questions, I could possibly look into it for you!
I am doing Intensive Hindi - I had one term before, so I am finishing up the language series. This means class everyday from 8:30 - 1 pm plus several hours of homework my own habit of surrounding myself by Bollywood movies and Hindi music for "practice." ;) On top of that I'm taking on a more aggressive exercise program and trying to give up on sweets as much as I can...call it the summer of self-discipline.
I haven't been as successful in the writing arena. I began working on a novel-length Twilight Jacob/Bella fic several months ago, only to get very bogged down and unsure where my plot was heading. Then I decided that I wanted to do some more research, especially on Quileute culture, to better incorporate it into the plot. I really have no excuse, as a) I live in Washington, and b) I am at the University of Washington, and thus have some of the best access to archives, research materials, and special Northwest collection materials. I haven't really delved into the research yet, as I've been trying to figure out what is there, accessible, and of interest to me. Between microfiche and various articles, it seems I am able to access photos from the late 1800's and early 1900's, copies of all treaties between the Washington territories, video and audio recordings of interviews with Quileute elders, traditional stories, anthropological and missionary accounts, a Quileute dictionary, bilingual Quileute-English folklore... It's hard to know where to begin! At this point, my storytelling has taken a back seat, so I'm not sure what will actually come of the story with, you know, plot, characters, that kind of thing.
With a lot of these materials, I don't have any particularly good way to share, but if anyone would like some articles, photos, or other questions, I could possibly look into it for you!