1. There shall be no doubting one's self

2.  Write everyday.

3. Remember to drink water and mind the cabin plants.

4. Write the story you would want to read.

5. Editing and Deleting is strictly forbidden

6. Be open to making new friends, go for walks outside, take pictures and send postcards.

7. Everything in Moderation (including s'mores)

9. Be in your ( Read more... )

( Here's a bit of the back story to the novel I will be writing for Camp NaNoWriMo... )

I signed up for July Camp NaNoWriMo today! I set a Goal of 10,000 words.

I am going to be using one of my entries* from therealljidol as a jumping off point/first chapter.

I worked out a rough outline of the back story but only I know the first sentence of the second chapter. I am not quite sure yet what happens after that ( Read more... )

Spoiler Alert:

Peeta spends most of the second half of Mockinjay voluntarily in handcuffs because he’s been brainwashed to kill Katniss and pulling on the handcuffs helps him remember what is real and what is not real and Katniss is totally still trying to save him and even treats the wounds on his wrists but lets him keep them on. Is it weird ( Read more... )

Sounds Like A Punk Band

I’d been sleeping on Adam and Becky’s couch for about a month when they invited me to Music and Mayhem an annual three day free punk-rock music festival that was invitation only. The exact location is always a secret until only days before the event. Meaning you could only get there if you knew someone else who knew how to ( Read more... )

Said The Joker To The Thief

“Okay this is officially my favorite album,” Tori says.

Jill snorts, “Yeah that’s what you said about Fire of Unknown Origin last week.”

“No, really this one is my absolute favorite forever,” Tori says still staring at the ceiling.

“Not forever, just until the next time you go to the record store.” Jill says.

They are lying ( Read more... )

There’s No Place Like Home

“You will be taken to the court of the Sidhe to stand trial for your crimes.”

The sound of the knives hitting the weather-beaten floorboards snaps her back into the moment. The music from the jukebox comes next and then the cracking sound of the balls on the pool table. Mel has to blink a few times to see clearly and nearly ( Read more... )

Part One: Frodo Lives!

It’s called Fandom.

It’s basically an addiction at this point.

You are obsessively enthusiastic about certain characters and stories.

You can’t stop even when it affects your well-being.

Even when you know you should.

Even when you are thinking, this isn’t even really making me happy anymore.

Other people doing it too ( Read more... )

I punked out this round and didn’t post an entry.

I don’t have a good excuse except I’ve been having anxiety about the worthiness of my writing.

I am all out of BYEs now and will have to post every week to stay in the game.

Thanks again to everyone who has been reading along!

Thinking about Thinking about Writing

I was a dog walker and pet sitter for five years. I'm realizing that maybe I like dogs more than people. Dogs are honest and people, well we tend to be constantly blind to the dichotomy between our own words and actions.

I’m hanging out with a coworker who is telling me about a problem between two of our ( Read more... )