tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023137122628238882024-03-21T05:25:52.880-07:00Trail of Wordsthe19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-73972646445049945042013-06-20T14:54:00.000-07:002013-06-20T14:54:06.411-07:00What Time Is It?... SUMMER TIME!So I'm on summer break now! This means I can forget the quadratic formula ever existed because I can promise every math teacher ever that it is the most useless of math formulas and I will never use it in the "REAL WORLD." It also means that I actually have time to do things and one of those things is to edit because I have seriously been slacking. Well, not really slacking so much as NOT DOING ANY EDITING EVER SINCE LIKE MARCH!<br />
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Here's the plan (other than a school wide dance number with Disney stars):<br />
20 Chapters = 2 days per chapter<br />
Done first round of edits around the first week of August<br />
Rest of summer to do a second round of edits<br />
Hopefully have something presentable come September<br />
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It might seem a little crazy or maybe A LOT crazy but this is the only way I ever get anything done, ridiculous plans that disregard any hope I have at sanity. I want to finish this whole thing by the new year so I can move on with other writing projects so it's now or never.the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-69506593767902165302013-03-23T13:53:00.000-07:002013-03-23T13:53:20.217-07:00EditingSo I finally managed to get a friend of mine to take a look at the first few chapters of my WIP. I'll have to bake her cookies or something to thank her. I already got the first one back with some great suggestions and I'm really excited to kick editing into high gear. It's a little daunting to get a piece of writing back covered in red ink but it's nice to know it is fixable. Good writing truly does come from rewriting. I even have a phone case that says "The art of an artist is to delete." It's scary to dive into something you're so proud of and start tinkering but the satisfaction that comes from taking a step back after rewriting again and again is wonderful!the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-23618554344343505032013-02-15T11:02:00.000-08:002013-02-15T11:02:35.748-08:00Wrapping My Head Around ThingsI don't know how this whole editing and revising thing works because I've never done it before but it is HARD! The first thing I did in hopes of making everything a bit easier was just read the whole thing start to finish. I needed to be able to wrap my head around everything before I dove in and started fixing stuff.<br />
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Some things I noticed were that the last few chapters aren't just first draft bad but really, really bad. I think it was because I was getting tired at the end or something because I had been writing all summer. I think I'll start there, fix up the end so I can get a better idea of where the story ends so I can make the middle get there after. I don't know if this will be the best idea but I feel like it is a place to start.the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-58547823677230581662013-01-05T16:54:00.001-08:002013-01-05T16:54:55.652-08:00ResolutionsSo I made a resolution and like everyone else, it's probably not going to happen because, let's face it any decisions made at midnight aren't always the best. So yeah, even if it just lasts for a week, I want to try my best and finish a pretty good edit of my story by the end of the year, maybe even try and finish it altogether.<br />
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This doesn't mean editing everyday or making any concrete schedule but I started writing this story in the hopes that I could be proud of it so I'm going to at least try.<br />
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Here's to 2013 being the year I actually finish a novel! (Maybe)the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-26081956349389188172012-12-28T09:48:00.001-08:002012-12-28T09:48:20.151-08:00Well...Okay so it has been a while... okay maybe a bit more than just a while. Not gonna lie, I kind of forgot I even had this blog. Oops.<br />
Anyway, I haven't done much editing. I tried to get a friend to read the first few chapters to get some feedback in September but I never got them back. It's hard to just jump into editing after spending so much time on a story. I feel like it's my baby and even if it's an ugly baby I'll still love it. So that's why I wanted some feedback, so I could get a fresh perspective on it but that doesn't look like it's going to happen so I'm just gonna have to go it alone.<br />
I've done rough edits on the first six chapters but that's it. I've been really busy but I guess I'll just have to make time. We'll see.the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-38405011062686671962012-08-27T15:50:00.001-07:002012-08-27T15:50:15.749-07:00FINISHED!!!Excuse me while I flail in excitement. I know i'm not really finished, now I begin editing, but I've finished the first draft and I am very, very happy! It was hard to stick to the scheduled through the summer when I wanted to go do other things with friends but I think forcing myself was the only way to get it done... the sparkly stickers help too!<br />
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If you have thought about writing story but thought you couldn't, just buckle down and do it! there's no other way around it. Don't say I'll start tomorrow either, start now... RIGHT NOW!the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-7168576778704515882012-08-02T17:52:00.000-07:002012-08-02T17:52:19.935-07:00Writer's BlockSo I finished July and only missed one day of the thousand words! I made it up the next day too! I'm very pleased with myself and I'm still going... I would say strong but in all honesty the last few days have been taken over with writer's block. IT SUCKS! I've still managed to crank out the thousand words in those days but they didn't come easy.<br />
I have a friend who likes to call writer's block, writer's disinterest but i'm not disinterested! I just haven't been able to find the particular words to say what I want to say. I think this might be a product of writing every day and being so worried about being redundant, cliche or pretentious. It was a bit like this when i did NaNoWriMo in 2010. I found around the half way point getting really tiered, not of the story but just of typing it. But I'm still wanting to finish this story and make it something i can be proud of when it is. So here's to trudging on through the hard parts!<br />
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Also I'm changing the word count goal on the side to a higher number... so much for being over 100% done...<br />
<br />the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-12661790186599799332012-06-23T17:47:00.002-07:002012-06-23T17:47:26.290-07:00OrganizationI'm still kicking away at the stickers. It's pretty awesome to see the word count climb steadily. Unfortunately, however planned out the story is, as I'm writing I'm finding those little things that don't necessarily work. Unlike in my last attempt I'm trying my best to stay organized. Although I'm not fixing them as I go because I want to be finished my first draft so I can have something to edit as soon as possible I'm highlighting the section and writing the problem in a notebook. I think keeping organized will be key to making the story work. What I learned from my first attempt is that I either didn't catch these mistakes at first because I was writing so carelessly or I didn't keep track of them at all, eventually forgetting about them. Let's hope that keeping organized will help. But don't worry I've got enough sticky notes to do that twice over!the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-41951212264191189652012-06-11T20:42:00.003-07:002012-06-11T20:42:49.793-07:001000 Words = 1 Sticker1000 words isn't really that much so if I can do that everyday things will be SPECTACULAR! (I kind of love that word)<br />
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Anyone ever hear of Jerry Seinfeld's "don't break the chain" productivity tip? Charlieissocoollike did a video on it a while back. Anyway, it's when you get one of those year calendars all on one huge page and when you do the something you are supposed to do you get to put an X though that day and then if you do it everyday you make a chain and well the point is not to break the chain. I've decided to do that but with stickers instead... who doesn't LOVE stickers? So yeah, every day that I write at least 1000 words I get to put a sticker on my calendar. So far so good.the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-15372643057114275152012-06-10T11:08:00.003-07:002012-06-10T11:09:10.676-07:00Summer GoalsMy summer goal is to finish my fist draft of the story I'm currently working on. I was thinking that was a bit far fetched but last night I timed myself writing 1000 words and it only took 45 minutes. If I can keep that up I'm feeling way more hopeful that I'll actually reach that goal. There's still the chance I'll get stuck but based on the crazy outlining I did, I have a pretty good idea of where I'm going with it.<br />
I'm really getting into the story now and in the next 1000 words or so things will really start happening. YAYY!<br />
I realized I'm at the mark where I gave up on my second attempt but I'm excited. I'm not planning on giving up anytime soon and it feels like I'm about to beat my high score on a video game.<br />
<br />the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-36158973158328152732012-05-18T18:09:00.000-07:002012-05-18T18:09:00.170-07:00Third Attempt?It has been a while... oops!<br />
Anyway, I gave up on the bomber story. It kills me to do that but it just wasn't working out. I hate to give up on something yet again but I had to. Jackson Pearce's (author) liveshow last Tuesday talked about how there's no point in spending tons of time on a story that just isn't going to work out.<br />
DARE TO SUCK! as Maureen Johnson would say. Just try it and if it doesn't work out it doesn't and if it does it does. So I'm trying something new. This new idea is something I'm really excited about. I know I said that about everything else I never completed so maybe it won't work out... we will see.<br />
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I've been doing some planning and today managed to put together a decent idea... YAY... now I have to come up with more names.... AHHHHHHHHthe19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-12435938889281534122012-04-21T20:27:00.001-07:002012-04-21T20:31:20.858-07:00A New Way To Write<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">So as you might have
realized I’m really bad at writing on a regular bases. And it's not just
writing posts but my actually story is moving along at a snail's pace. So I've
found a new way to do it. I just got an iPhone (it's pretty awesome) and in the
notes part I will write just whenever I’m bored like on commercials or waiting
for people. So I don't have to sit down and force myself to write at my
computer, which is totally not working. And then I just e-mail myself to note
and add it to my story when I get the chance. </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">I know I should really
be trying even harder to get some words down but at least it’s something!</span></span><br />
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From study, to to-do lists, to story boarding it goes on the board. </div><div style="text-align: center;">These are just some of my very strange and vague pictures depicting a few scenes:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHJNuOMm3TXI2pV0CauJkPv_mv-W5hWzW1HmwnJBA00N7a4NM3ZDlrCiC18GpY_wxBr5793ZehpyjoUnK7cBAV_aROSXVpqzxWSiW0wTYjx0T3NK_qNfB4dk0SHLFp7E4EMiLnRcSatwX/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHJNuOMm3TXI2pV0CauJkPv_mv-W5hWzW1HmwnJBA00N7a4NM3ZDlrCiC18GpY_wxBr5793ZehpyjoUnK7cBAV_aROSXVpqzxWSiW0wTYjx0T3NK_qNfB4dk0SHLFp7E4EMiLnRcSatwX/s200/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731082859604354466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwhMhSxA270UWSoOJTG5jUpmDZZlkOLW_nT1uUfSKxByHlDIxP9q-Gk3PlOBrcWhEWedto4qXu5sC0McvjgKEivVbGyj2IWQYY1yjqzjbLuaxqs-7Mn3crz_TSP0_fFUIR8MyCLuJc2tt/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwhMhSxA270UWSoOJTG5jUpmDZZlkOLW_nT1uUfSKxByHlDIxP9q-Gk3PlOBrcWhEWedto4qXu5sC0McvjgKEivVbGyj2IWQYY1yjqzjbLuaxqs-7Mn3crz_TSP0_fFUIR8MyCLuJc2tt/s200/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731082769406298162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">^ANGRY GUY IS ANGRY!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aJXQrAKaVsX0xSBPLfFG-9-GG5q7VWm0KQo_5S4rOpkdlgkPcz-SIfyxk6qb7GO6M3bdCYkGOww0SPyTUBDEUTBXseeqrNjXzz0lUIKUJi-UYe9fDulh0J2QlOIEmME8JiC-mDMcLzIQ/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aJXQrAKaVsX0xSBPLfFG-9-GG5q7VWm0KQo_5S4rOpkdlgkPcz-SIfyxk6qb7GO6M3bdCYkGOww0SPyTUBDEUTBXseeqrNjXzz0lUIKUJi-UYe9fDulh0J2QlOIEmME8JiC-mDMcLzIQ/s200/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731082688514565026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's funny how these terribly drawn scribbles mean an entire story for me but are total nonsense to everyone else. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">... I kind of feel like a spy with cryptic messages....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /></div>the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-24930678037033319312012-04-05T20:55:00.003-07:002012-04-05T21:03:26.478-07:00Three Things1. SO... I was going to write today but then I was just like... "not gonna happen." No reason for this really, just not in the mood. But I don't have school tomorrow so<span style="font-size: 100%; "> I'll try to write at least something then. </span><div><div><br /></div><div>2. I'm quite liking the way my story is playing out though. It's basically a bunch of short stories all on one event but from different perspectives and I've finished the first one. I think writing a story like this (a bunch of short ones) is good for me right now because I don't want to throw myself into something as long and complicated as my first attempt at a novel. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. I have a lot of other things I want to write too. I have a zombie story swimming around in my brain and I can't wait to get that out on paper. I don't want to rush this current WIP though... so I'll have to try and hold off on that idea for now. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-73618154017315441942012-03-31T19:55:00.002-07:002012-03-31T20:02:47.220-07:00ExcusesI really expected that when I'd start this new story that I'd be really into it and stuff but my god... I have not been in the mood for writing. And it's not that I'm not liking the idea, it's just finding the motivation to actually type words is strongly lacking. Which is rather surprising because I've been SO bored these last few days. But my real excuse for not writing the last two days is because my back is killing me! I can't sit at my computer or anywhere for that matter. I lie on my back on the floor for ever reading. Not that that's too bad... the book I'm reading is really good! (Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry) But anyway... even though school is starting again on Monday I'm going to try and write 500 words a day. I know that's like nothing but it's something so whatever.the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-59704666251209723882012-03-28T15:31:00.003-07:002012-03-28T15:41:31.944-07:00Music<span><span style="font-size: 100%; " >As you can see, I added a word count meter to this blog. So go head and enjoy being a creepy stalker as you watch the meter crawl towards the end. I'm not really sure how long this story is going to be but I put in 50000 words as an estimate.</span></span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >I like to listen to music when I write because the quiet is just creepy... *shivers*</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Anyway... here's my problem:</span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; ">I used to listen to classical when I wrote my first attempt at a book but I listened to it so much for that book it reminds me of that story. Yeah, I know it doesn't make much sense but either way I need </span>something<span style="font-size: 100%; "> else to listen to. It can't have words because then I can't </span>concentrate<span style="font-size: 100%; "> on what I'm writing. And I already tried Dubstep... that ended terribly. So if you have any </span>recommendations<span style="font-size: 100%; "> for good instrumental music leave it in the comments. </span></span></div>the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-69178432930202645692012-03-26T19:35:00.001-07:002012-03-28T15:41:08.414-07:00Names<span style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " ><span style="font-size: 100%; ">My go to point of view is </span>definitely<span style="font-size: 100%; "> first person. I prefer the full train of thought thing better than an outside narrator. Well and maybe I just like avoiding names. Like seriously I am THE WORST at coming up with names. If I could get away with it in this story I'd leave all the characters unnamed but I don't think that would work. So unfortunately </span>I've<span style="font-size: 100%; "> got to come up with names for like a dozen characters... </span></span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;" >Reasons why I'm bad at this</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">1. I hate naming characters after people I know because I can never </span>distance<span style="font-size: 100%;"> myself from the person I know.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">2. I hate </span>incredibly<span style="font-size: 100%;"> strange names that nobody can </span>pronounce<span style="font-size: 100%;">. And they sound like their parents must have been some famous person to want to name their child something so </span>ridiculous<span style="font-size: 100%;">.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;" >3. Too plain and you don't remember the character. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Once in the book I wrote previously but gave up on, there was this one </span>character<span style="font-size: 100%;"> that I could never come up with a name for. I needed a name just so it would make sense and I'd be able to keep track of him. He was kind of like the bad guy so as a stand in name I picked the name of someone I hated... I picked Justin (as in Justin Bieber) you know, as a joke, I was going to change it later. But after I finished I realized the character had kind of just grown into the name. It's like when you meet someone they might not look like their name but that's how you picture them and it just makes sense. Or like, if you saw someone for the first time with glasses on and years later they get contacts they don't seem like the same person. So needless to say the character became that name even if it didn't really suit him. And I think that's the problem, I can't just give my characters random names because although in the end, it might make sense to me for them to be called that, to the readers it is </span>going<span style="font-size: 100%;"> to seem </span>absolutely<span style="font-size: 100%;"> ridiculous.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">4. That's another problem I have... I don't want the names to have too much meaning but I don't want them to have no meaning at all. Because, what are the odds the parents of the character would name their child something that meant like </span>warrior<span style="font-size: 100%;"> and they go on to save the world in some epic battle. It just seems too perfect.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Anyway, that leaves me scrolling through lists of names going... "No, no, nope, no, no, how is that even a name?! no, no, </span>definitely<span style="font-size: 100%; "> not! no, nope." </span></span></span></div>the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-24710151440774661542012-03-25T13:01:00.002-07:002012-03-25T13:22:09.244-07:00Settings?<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Of course one should be familiar with their story's settings but that's the problem with living in Canada. Sure Canada's very </span>similar<span style="font-size: 100%;"> to the US but I think in the minds of other people it still has that rural country side aspect to it that doesn't speak well with an audience when a story is strongly based in a city. So having a setting in Canada is out. Not that I have a problem with that, I think the US is pretty cool. </span></span><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">It would make the most </span>sense<span style="font-size: 100%;"> to write a story about a suicide bomber on a bus in like New York, Washington DC or </span>Chicago<span style="font-size: 100%;">. But I find looking at all the books </span>I've<span style="font-size: 100%;"> read or </span>TV<span style="font-size: 100%;"> shows </span>I've<span style="font-size: 100%;"> watched having one of those places as a setting comes across incredibly cliched! But at the same time I still need my story to take place in a big city. Sure there are tons of them but I think there's a fine line between having an overused setting and a place nobody has heard of. </span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">I think </span>I've<span style="font-size: 100%;"> settled on San Francisco. Its still a big city but I don't find it's one of those over used ones. If an author </span>chooses<span style="font-size: 100%;"> a city in </span>California<span style="font-size: 100%;"> its usually Los Angeles. Not that nobody ever writes about San </span>Francisco<span style="font-size: 100%;"> but </span>I've<span style="font-size: 100%;"> also been there before so I have a slight idea of what its like. If I can't pick the city I live in I think its probably the next best choice in terms of </span>familiarity<span style="font-size: 100%;">. I'll still need to do a lot a research sadly. I think that's my least </span>favorite<span style="font-size: 100%;"> part of writing. </span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">And its not just the San Francisco bus routes that I'll need to look up but how one goes about making a bomb... I sure hope there are no police officers monitoring my search history...</span></span></div>the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502313712262823888.post-43878486243302065372012-03-24T19:59:00.003-07:002012-03-25T18:45:39.356-07:00A Second Attempt<span>This blog is to document my writing journey and the failures and triumphs that come with it. I've always wanted to write a book but my first attempt was an utter flop! It was way too long and rather hastily written. Although I put hours upon hours into it, and took a year to write it, no amount of editing could save it. Maybe someday I'll take a crack at it again but for now, I want a fresh start. </span><div><span>I have tons of ideas swirling around in my head about other things I want to write, but my worst challenge is motivation. I want to use this blog as a way to keep me going and push me in the direction of writing something worth reading. </span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I'll be doing some planning in the next little bit on a story about suicide bombers so stick around if you want to listen to my rambles on that. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>And if you want to hear even more of me... (not that I can see why anyone would) Check me out on twitter @EricaManconi</span></div></div>the19crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506306759149835983noreply@blogger.com0