Wake Me Up, When The Lecture Ends I was looking for something I wrote when I was at uni, but couldn’t find it! So I had to rewrite it; it’s not exactly the same, but pretty close. A parody of Greenday’s Wake Me Up When September Ends Wake Me Up, When The Lecture Ends The…
Read MoreDoctor, I Think I Have A Problem…
Doctor, I Think I Have A Problem… Sticking to and achieving goals – They don’t have to be new year resolutions “What’s that? You’re sick?” Inquired the doctor. “Well, sort of. You see, I have all these ideas; I make plans, get set up and go! But then, after a little while…I find myself right…
Read MoreA Quote I Should Live By
A Quote I Should Live By I was reading up on Laney’s blog, and came across this quote: “The long-lived books of tomorrow are concealed somewhere amongst the so-far unpublished mass of today.” – Philip Unwin When I sit and think about this quote, I feel inspired. It could be me. But then reality crashes…
Read MoreCharacters: 5 of 12 created
Characters: 5 of 12 created A very productive weekend this week…after beginning the outline of the plot and characters in a small workbook, with torn out pages and scribbles everywhere, the pages began falling out. To avoid losing all the work I had done, I decided to move the ideas to another workbook. In doing…
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Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (11): Break vs Brake
Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (11): Break vs Brake It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I’ve noticed this one being mixed up lately… Break – to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments Brake – a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other…
Read MoreCharacters and Plot
Characters and Plot Currently working on these. Finally sat down to plot out the main character’s back story. Hopefully in turn this will create the third tier of the plot that I’m trying to create. Only time will tell. Submeg writing
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Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (10): Principle vs Principal
Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (10): Principle vs Principal Principle: An accepted rule or guideline of actions Principal: A chief or head The principal ensured that the teachers followed the principles required to teach within the school. Come check out the directory for the rest of my writing tips! Submeg writing
Read MoreCharacter Seeds
Character Seeds I have started plotting out the characters that will be in the story. It was harder than I thought it was going to be. Initially, the characters which I outlined only covered a narrow band of the narrative; I had to think of the characters that would be needed to cover the entire…
Read MoreCharacter Building
Character Building Currently planning out the main characters that are to be in the story. I’m currently planning out how many characters are to be included – trying to define who is going to be in the story to avoid unnecessary characters from entering the story. This will keep structure in the story and stop…
Read MoreWriting – Baby Steps
Writing – Baby Steps I finally sat down today and began writing. No more stalling, no more thinking, no more plotting. I began working on the inner core of the story. I’ve found that all captivating stories have more than one layer. The very external layer is the one that contains the plot, which is…
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