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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Ode to Apple Pie

This poem was an assignment for school. I came up with most of it a month ago, but since I have to turn it in in on Monday, I finally worked on adding "at least 3 DIFFERENT types of literary devices". So today I added a verse, and messed with the others a little. Does that count as one of my three writings for the week?

Monday, April 5, 2010

It seemed like only yesterday...

I wrote two drabbles! They’re both exactly one-hundred words. I searched up "Drabble Prompts" on Google, and on the first place that had a nice list of prompts, this was the first one: It seemed like only yesterday. Immediately, InuYasha came to mind. About half way through that one, I realized that Twilight would also work very well. So I made both! Afterwards, I thought maybe a Hunger Games one. Oh, and Percy Jackson. Nah, just two. I might make more later, but this is it for now. (Oh, and FYI, this paragraph is a 100-word drabble, too!)

**Spoiler Alert for the ending of InuYasha, and the whole plot of New Moon.**

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Things I've finished

I have decided to explain the Things I've Finished list on the side! Basically what it is is a list of all the actual stories I've finished. Little drabbles and short stories won't make the cut, this needs to be a substantial work. Once I compile a couple pages of drabbles I'll put that on the list, but not 'till then. This is my stories. Which is why it has only four things in it so far.

The first item on my list is the first chapter of the never-to-be-finished novel, Untitled. I might rename it later, but I saved it in a hurry, and its starting stick with me. Of course, it helps that the main character is also untitled, having no name. Anyways, I only have the first chapter, but its pretty long and one of the first longish things I wrote and the (beginning of, at least) a pre-thought out (to some extant) novel.
The second is my Naïkiir and Naïlo story. It's a short story, but it's a story nonetheless, and it is two pages. With a plot and new characters at anythings!

Third is my first Warriors fanfic, Snapping Jaws. It was only 6ish chapters long, 1-2 (half) pages each chapter, but it had a prophecy, so I was happy. Everyone knows to be a main character in Warriors, you need a prophecy about you! (Well, except for Leafpool, but who really cares about her (jk)) I gave it to Erin Hunter, which was really exciting, but I'm kind of ashamed now. I squashed the whole Clan into half a page, and had a bear, when I didn't know she was about to write a whole book about bears. I was too lazy to even look up a picture to see if they had tails! They do, right? Little ones?

Fourth is the sequel, Shaking Ground. I only actually have a couple (again, half) pages of prologue, then the first page of chapter, but I have a prophecy and a plot and subplots, including a tragic love story with the silver cat across the river, a big ol' fight, and a camp-ruining earthquake. Oh, and deaths. Plenty of death. Can't you feel the Warriors love? ;)

Besides these, I've also written two chapters of Twilight fanfic, four conversations of Twilight IMing fanfic, and various little things here and there. Eep, my hands hurt. From typing of all things! I never thought the day would come... I'm getting soft.

Naïkiir and Naïlo

  This is the story of Naïkiir and her brother Naïlo. I wrote it for school. The assignment was to write a story that had something to do with our life, like friends or toys or favorite places. I wrote about this because Naïkiir is like me on a permanent sugar rush with the motto "Strangers are friends you haven't met yet", and Naïlo is like my older brother back when he was mean. Except, y'know, they're awakened leopards that live with elves and druids in a magical forest.

  It's pretty short and goes kinda fast near the end, but I thought it was due in a day and finished it quick. Turned out we didn't even talk about it for a week, but I never went back and changed it.

Why I made this blog

   All writers everywhere have two main tips for aspiring authors. The first: Read. Read whatever you can get your hands on. Read books you love. Read books you hate. Read books that are fantasy, history, fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, romance, adventure, mystery, comedy. Read Dr. Suess and Shakespeare and everything in between. The more you read, the more you learn, and the better writer you become.
   The second tip is write. Write about anything and everything you love to hate and hate to love. Write about fantasy, history, fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, romance, adventure, mystery, comedy. Copy the styles of Dr. Suess and Shakespeare and everything in between. The more you write, the more you learn, and the better writer you become.
   I already have the reading down. Even the varieties: Although I prefer fantasy, I've read and enjoyed books between the range of Ender's Game and Animal Arc. Science Fiction and Realistic Fiction, 320 pages and 150 pages, for adults and for little kids. I think I first read them both when I was eight. Maybe seven for Animal Arc, and nine for Ender's Game, but around eight.
   The problem is that I haven't been writing enough! Oh, I write for school, but mostly just response to literature and other prompts. The last thing I really wrote for myself was... wow, I don't even remember what, but probably years ago besides short things like roleplay intros and the such. So I decided to make this blog. I need to post at least one thing per week. Doesn't even need to be a story, as long as its writing! 100 words at the least though, and only if its an actual, well thought out drabble. Poems or lyrics can go less, or I guess a really, really good drawing may be okay, but always something once a week! Plus, since next week is a break from school, I need three. Three new stories, and this doesn't count. Wish me luck! =D