Check Up: March 18, 2007

Once again, I have experienced another unproductive week. I am not sure what is wrong with me, but I have not been on as often as I would and as I had been before. I haven’t run out of things to write about, for I have a list of things I need to write, but I haven’t exactly had the time to come on. My world has been a bit messed up and confusing for me right now, (once again, read my first, My Thoughts,) and I haven’t been as motivated to write either. I still need to read some people’s posts too. I have a lot of catching up to do! Well, this week from March 11 to March 17, 2007, I have written a total of 2,622 words on Magic Pens. Of course, not all of it is published. I have been working on Part 2/3 of the Prologue for The Horse in the Woods. As for reading, I finished the last 179 pages of Rebecca written by Daphne DuMaurier.

Story Idea #4

Write a story using only quotations. The characters will only speak, not act. (This sounds like a fun challenge that I may attempt.)

Participators

Matt Wilson’s Experimentation Part 3 (Grind day 8!!)

Matt Wilson’s Experimentation Part 1 (Grind Day 2!!)

Improvements: March 12, 2007

Lately, I have been reflecting upon many things in my life and I have realized a few things within my writings. I found that a comment I heard a while back may in fact be true; my writing is dry. It seems to me that I write the same each time and that my voice is monotone and has no emotion or unique flair to it. I sometimes grow bored reading my work, and I feel that this should not happen. I have also noticed that I have not been writing as often as I used to, and this may be part of the reason. (For other reasons, you will have to read My Thoughts, specifically my first one.) I am asking for some serious help from my fellow readers and writers. I need some encouragement, guidelines, criticisms, etc. What can I do better? What should I be doing that I am not currently? How can I add interest to my work?

Please comment with some real suggestions and tips that I can use to improve…

My Thoughts: March 11, 2007

I find it odd how one’s perspective can change instantly, especially about another person. In one moment, you may think one thing about a person, and the next, something totally different. The way that we take in life and express our opinions on a variety of different topics changes from time to time as we hear more on the topic or are exposed to the opinions of those around us. I came to a deep realization last week in my second hour physical science class that brought me to thinking of this topic. The more I think of it, the more questions and mysteries unveil before me, so I apologize ahead of time if I tend to ramble on.

Check Up: March 11, 2007

I am so ashamed of myself right now for I have disappeared from Magic Pens this week from March 4 to March 10, 2007 and have only written 2,027 words. As for reading, I read 46 pages of Rebecca written by Daphne DuMaurier. Each word count I keep promising to write more that following week, but I still have not! What is wrong with me? I trully do feel as if I am a failure. There is still hope however for I have started writing The Horse from the Woods: Prologue Part 2/3!

As for your dragons, Mr. Gifford, I am still working on the quill pen one, and have finished the tattoo-styled one. I posted it a few days ago in a comment under your I Need a New Site post, but you haven’t seemed to have responded to it yet. I hope to be finished with the second by the end of this week.

Never Listen to a Daredevil – A True Story

For all of you who have read my true story, The Fear for a Friend, this is another true story stashed in my memories that also happened with my friend, Andy Hampton. This time however, I was the one to pay the consequences.

“Come on, just do it!” urged my friend, Andy, as he rested atop the seat of his bike. “It’ll be fun!”

Check Up: March 4, 2007

I truly feel that I have failed my “duties” to Magic Pens for I this is the first time I have failed to meet a set goal. I did not post my non-fiction piece, but I did however write it. Look out for Never Listen to a Daredevil – A True Story later this week, (hopefully today.) Well when it comes to the word count, this week from February 25 to March 3, I have written 6,017 words on Magic Pens and have read 73 pages of Rebecca written by Daphne DuMaurier. This week for some reason, I have not been in a good writing mood. I was determined to post Snowfiss’s story and once I did, it sat there without comments for a very long time. This did not help my encouragement along with the fact that I had to post something that was non-fiction. Whenever I felt like writing and came on Magic Pens, I suddenly remembered I had to write non-fiction before anything else, and this took me away from what I really wanted to write, thus I left without writing anything. This severely upsets me and I do not like this new goal, but since I have started a non-fiction piece, this week will be no problem, I hope. It bugs me that I have already written about the most traumatic thing that has happened to me, The Fear for a Friend – A True Story, along with a few other non-fiction posts when we did not have a goal, and am out of ideas now when we do have this goal. As some of you may have noticed, I do not write well when I am told what to write about. After I get this non-fiction piece posted, I hope that I will want to write this week and post some things. Wish me luck!

REWRITE – Snowfiss’s Story

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Once again, I have rewritten a story that I wrote a few years ago. This is a story for my neopet character, Snowfiss, who is a neopets lupe, very much like a wolf. Snowfiss has a page that I created for her. Please check it out to learn more about her and to see more art I drew of her.

Snowfiss’ Webpage

I wasn’t always like this, alone and untrusting. I used to be friendly and I used to be happy. When I was young, I found the little joy there was in this snowy wasteland. I never complained of my life, and I never looked back. I kept my head up and I looked forward to each coming day. That all has changed now…changed ever since the humans came.

Check Up: February 25, 2007

I wrote this week, although it wasn’t exactly all good quality. I hope once again that I will do much better next week. This week, from February 18 to February 24, 2007, I wrote 6,677 words on Magic Pens and 581 elsewhere coming to be a total of 7,258 words. For reading, I read 62 pages of Rebecca written by Daphne DuMaurier and (if it counts,) A Practical Guide to Dragons.

Perspective

This is a little retarded, but I wanted to write it anyways.

The sun was brightly shining through the clear glass of the window, beaming brightly across Martin’s shoulder as he sat in his usual chair, at his usual time, on a usual Sunday afternoon, just after he had eaten his usual breakfast. Martin was not a man of any interest as he went about his common routine. On this day, he had just finished eating his breakfast and had seated himself within the plushy armchair of no color, at which he would sit every cheery Sunday afternoon. Reaching to the small, wooden side table that rested at his side, he pulled the latest newspaper from the pile and unfolded it out before him. As he sat comfortably under the luminescence of the sun, he felt comforted within the heat that warmed him and quietly caught up on the latest news. He felt as if he was in total control as he reigned over his house and enjoyed his day.