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Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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The Poison
By Bullet for My Valentine
Tears Don't Fall
see related"Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators."
--Olin Miller
I know I've not been on much lately, but between midterms and four days off, I've been no where near a computer when I had the time to write. I have, however, decided that I need money for college. I don't want to be one of those people who is still paying for school ten years after they graduate.
I've been looking for scholarships and submissions I can...er...submit to. However, I need an update or introduction to all the lingo. Nonetheless, I'm ready to enter the world of writing that I've dreamed about since I was a little kid. Now, I just need to do it.
Anyway, how is everyone?
Yours in Writing,
Kate
Monday, 15 October 2007
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Currently Listening
American Idiot
By Green Day
All By Myself
see related(*It's 12:45 in the morning. I'm not tired, but my eyes hurt. I don't think I've been getting much sleep lately. I have to write a paper.
I hate when text books and professors use big words when it isn't necessary. I also hate when writers do this. As a writer I should probably know big words and I do know a lot, but I also think that big words are not always best. To get a point across, words that are easy to understand are best.*)
Mountains never scared me. The mountain that shadowed the small town that I grew up in was much closer to mysterious and exciting than frightening. I was born with an inclination toward adventure and trouble. When I was two, I got lost in the supermarket. The excitement of being free and able to make my own path in the world overwhelmed me at the time, and it has only grown since.
What does this have to do with mountains? Absolutely nothing.
But in that supermarket that day, I found five dollars...
Yours in Writing,
Kate
Sunday, 14 October 2007
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Currently Listening
Phobia
By Breaking Benjamin
Firefly
see relatedYou may not understand, but I can't write this.
Friday, 12 October 2007
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Currently Listening
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
By Big & Rich
see relatedNames Help...
Okay, so I'm writing, right. All of a sudden I realize I can't use the names I know for my characters. Wow, what a dilemma! When I think of these people, I only think of one name for them (except, of course, for asshole, bitch, dick, fucker, etc.) So, I'd like to hear your opinion. What names do you think of when you hear the following (Multiple names and last names are good too or if one of these things reminds you of a name, write it.):1Female, insecure, free willed, likes trying new things (perhaps too much of the time), flirts a lot, shy in new situations, hasn't really experienced too much based on her family background, very outgoing and a bit crazy with friends, leader, confused about life, likes a challenge, not bad looking but thinks otherwise, hard working, etc.
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Male, friendly, flirts a lot, outgoing, bad guy, pretends to be caring and nice but really is an asshole, good actor, conniving, tricky, daring, dare-devil, careless, bad habits (smoking, drinking, etc.), unromantic, excitable, etc.
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Male, careless, nice, not a lot of personality, not very driven, bad at calling when there is a need to call, unromantic, not excitable, good sense of humor, doesn't care what others think on important issues, etc.
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Female, good friend, loyal, shy, a lot of fun with friends, easy to talk to, good listener, good at contacting, hard working, unromantic, easily in love, insecure, good morals, doesn't like to try new things, easily angered, accepting of bad things (sometimes too often), doesn't want to give up (sometimes too much), etc.
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Female, outgoing, trying to fit in, into her looks, boy crazy, big flirt, likes to talk, not a great listener, faltering loyalty if it hurts her reputation, etc.
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Male, always has one thing on his mind, makes dirty jokes, conniving, insecure, possessive, unromantic, loves playing games (gambling, truth or dare, etc.), unfaithful, etc.
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Male, romantic sometimes, flirt, considerate (or pretends to be), doesn't think, insecure, uses his station as an excuse, talks big, inconsiderate sometimes, cares about reputation, family man, faithful while in a relationship, etc.
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Male, romantic, very considerate, respectful, easy to talk to, insecure about some things, secure about others, jealous, incredibly faithful, good sense of humor, good with kids, hopeful, sometimes depressed, big dreams, almost always on time, doesn't fail to return phone calls, very caring, hard working, honest (usually blunt), fights for what he believes in, etc.(*Thank you so much even if you read this far. I know that's a lot, but even if you could just take one and give a suggestion of what those descriptions remind you of it'd mean a lot to me.*)
Yours in Writing,
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Sublime
By Sublime
see relatedIntroduction...
(*You just don't understand.*)
My past is a dark cloud of painful memories. I am more than just frequently reminded of my failures and mistakes, I am haunted by them. The simplest song can force me to recall another, less pleasant, time that song was played. A walk through town makes me recollect people and events from the past. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to get away. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to forget. I cannot sit alone too long because my subconscious is liable to replay these experiences the way my mind repeats an appalling scene in a horror movie. These memories come back to me with agonizing clarity. I hate the person I pretended to be. I risked nearly everything to find myself again. Now, I am risking everything I have left to destroy the past.
(*I tried outlining the chapters, got to chapter 5 and found it was too difficult. How do I write in detail some of the things I need to if I want to write this story? How can I write the story if I can't even write an outline? Why did I only get as far as the above before "taking a break" before I lose my mind?*)
Yours in Writing,
Kate
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- Name: Kate
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- Member Since: 9/14/2007
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I write to endure. I write to let my heart and soul breathe. I write because I feel passion this great should not be kept within the body. Even if no one reads it, I know the paper felt the same joy and the same pain that my heart feels. Even if one eye glances in the direction of the ink my hand produces, I will feel at ease because I will have reassured that eye that it is not alone in a world troubled by sin and mounded with excitement. The beholder of that eye would have realized that there is one other person who feels the way he does.
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Off in my own little world.
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Bored again. Nothing good and interesting seems to happen to me lately. It's either one, the other, or neither.
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Jer. 30:12-15 ~ Well that's reassuring. v12:("For thus says the LORD: Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous.")
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