I Quit

Camp NaNoWriMo that is, but not because I don't want to write a book. You see, Free Falling, the novel I've been writing before June, has been calling me. The reason I was willing to try Camp NaNoWriMo was because I was starting to lose ideas in for Free Falling, but, ironically, I got ideas when I started writing Sparks. My decision? I shall finish Free Falling, then go straight to Sparks afterwards. It all works out in the end. See? Perfect.

Lovely, huh? (Picture is not mine. It is from an unknown source. I only edited it and added the font. All rights go to rightful owners.)

Writing Advice that May or May Not Be Useful

     So, for all you writers out there, I feel like giving advice. No particular reason, really. Just a sudden urge to give advice. Wanna know what it is?
     Well, it's this: Don't worry about what other people think. Don't worry about if your writing is too cliche or that people won't like it. You really want to write about something but feel it's overdone? Don't not write it. If you want to write something, write it. That's kind of the whole point. 
     Nobody can think up this whole new, crazy thing. Vampires, for example. That paranormal creature has been twisted and turned so many ways that is could be considered unrecognizable. Now let's say you want to write a vampire love story. Well, then write it. You can give it new life. Create a story that you like and characters that are different. People won't like it. I don't usually read a whole ton of vampire books except Richelle Mead, Bram Stoker, and Anne Rice, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't write about vampires.
     The point I'm trying to make here is that you're the writer. You can write about whatever you want, even if people say it's the worst cliche ever and writing it makes you a failure as a writer and a person. It doesn't matter. You want to write it, so write it. This may be the worst advice I give you or the best. To tell the truth, I am not the writing guru. I just feel like saying this. Remember: You are the writer, nobody else is. You have the right to write about whatever you want.


And those cliches? They became cliche for a reason. ;)

It Has Begun

Camp NaNoWriMo has began! So far, I'm not exactly where I'd like to be, but I'm getting there. I can't stay on too long, since I have to write. To amuse you people, though, here's a lovely video from YouTube:

Enjoy!

Two More Weeks!

Yup, two more weeks! Then I'll be a junior, out for summer, and have time! Well, I'll also have a job (hopefully) too. No one has called offering me on and I put in applications, so, yeah, now I'm playing the waiting game. I hope to have a job this summer. For you see, I want to do stuff, and, as it turns out, stuff costs money! Amazing discovery, huh? Well, time to enjoy the last two weeks of my life as a sophomore. Ugh, finals are next week...

Countdown to Camp NaNoWriMo

Yup, I've decided to do Camp NaNoWriMo this coming June. The book? It's called Sparks and it's about a girl named Rosalia. She's eighteen, just graduated high school, and is just ready to get the summer out of the way before she can leave Berkeley and go to the Universtiy of the Pacific. Of course, at her graduation party, her next door neighbor, Brett shows up. He's annoying and she hates him, but he's known her since she was three and he was six. At this party, he finds a list. It's a list of everything Rosalia swore to never do (that isn't already obvious like murder or rape or something). With a little bit of blackmail, Rosalia now has to do everything on that list-before summer's end.

What do you think? I think it's a pretty good idea and I can't wait to write it. Until then, I must complete my mission to finish writing Free Falling. Oh, how busy I'll be. At least it's writing, which I love. :D

I found this on Facebook and just had to share it on here, since I'm a writer and all. Don't you realize how hilarious this is? Ah, the funny crap I find on the Internet.

Oh, The Days of Old

Do you know what I would like to write with? A quill. Yes, a quill, a feather and an actual inkwell. I mean, I love my Sharpie pens as much as any writer, but sometimes, I just wonder what it would be like to write with a beautiful quill once in a while. Have some parchment, write a tale on that. Oh, the wonders.
Oh, and I've decided I should probably talk about some writing, too. I'm currently writing a sequel to another book I wrote called Age is Just a Number. The sequel is called Free Falling. Are they published? Ha, no. Do I want them to be? Yes, but I'm still young. Right now, I should just enjoy writing. Save all the stress over being published for college.