I have discovered that there are two major research adventures I feel in desperate need of persuing in order to truly give Sewing Words Together the detail and beauty and grit that it deserves.
Adventure 1: A road trip from Brisbane down to Melbourne ... This requires me to finally get my license.
Adventure 2: A day spent in the book cafe I have semi used as a place for a large aspect of Sunshine's existence ... this requires a day off during the week and may take a lot of fenangiling with the Director at work
I like having goals.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Clean Slate
I have started to write my second draft of Sewing Words Together. It was a big decision to make, and I ummed and ahed about it for over two weeks before I finally took the big step.
The reason it was such a hard task to begin, was because while the major theme and characters have mostly retained their integrity and unshininess, a few have changed and so has the perspective. I am now writing the current timeframe in first person and Sunshine's past snapshots in the third.
It's feeling a lot more genuine to her journey ... here's hoping it pans out.
The reason it was such a hard task to begin, was because while the major theme and characters have mostly retained their integrity and unshininess, a few have changed and so has the perspective. I am now writing the current timeframe in first person and Sunshine's past snapshots in the third.
It's feeling a lot more genuine to her journey ... here's hoping it pans out.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Coming Together
It is so utterly coming together. I love it ... I can feel myself wanting to edit and criticise but I'm forcing myself out of bad stop habits ... It's feeling wonderful ...
Sewing Words Together: Word count 10008
Sewing Words Together: Word count 10008
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
New Beginnings
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Today was my first official day of unemployment. I had an interview this afternoon and OMG I really want to get this job. It would be so fantastic and if I get it they already know just how bubbly and nuts I am :-)
I have been really wanting to put some more effort into my writing and found out that Olvar Woods is running this Masterclass Series to help push writers and it would be fantastic but there is no way I can justify it without having a job, but instead of getting upset I am going to simply push myself. It's harder but seeing as I've been pushing myself already so much lately with truly grasping the beauty of life, I know I can do it.
I got this beautiful journal and pen from work colleagues when I left and I'm going to start using it for journalistic means. Not like the journals I always started and never wrote in more than a few times. It's a whatever I want it to be journal. Random scraps of life that mean living to me.
Today was my first official day of unemployment. I had an interview this afternoon and OMG I really want to get this job. It would be so fantastic and if I get it they already know just how bubbly and nuts I am :-)
I have been really wanting to put some more effort into my writing and found out that Olvar Woods is running this Masterclass Series to help push writers and it would be fantastic but there is no way I can justify it without having a job, but instead of getting upset I am going to simply push myself. It's harder but seeing as I've been pushing myself already so much lately with truly grasping the beauty of life, I know I can do it.
I got this beautiful journal and pen from work colleagues when I left and I'm going to start using it for journalistic means. Not like the journals I always started and never wrote in more than a few times. It's a whatever I want it to be journal. Random scraps of life that mean living to me.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Digging Out Inspiration
So I've been trolling through some of my old writing and sitting here reading through it while listening and watching the Indigo Girls help keep a sparkle and glitter of a smile in my thoughts. I walked in the storm home tonight, but still can't manage more than two sentences of writing that I am happy with.
So, trolling through the old stuff and it's hit me ... I write my best when I wrote soft porn ... this is kind of disturbing, lol
That is all!
So, trolling through the old stuff and it's hit me ... I write my best when I wrote soft porn ... this is kind of disturbing, lol
That is all!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NaNoWriMo
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
So it's begun again, that lovely adventure or craziness. This year, through a wonderful suggestion by Dr Nike (not meant for NaNo but I am applying it here anyways) and am writing NaNoWriMo for 2010 with a specific soundtrack in the background. I'm writing SpecFic and the soundtrack is anything but, but so far it's been working lovely.
:-)
Been doing a Fiction Online course through OWL (Olvar Wood Online) and loving it, but unfortunately been being palgued with more illness.
I go on holidays in two days (YAY!!!) and mine and Frankie's anniversay is the 8th so extra yay.
I am hoping to catch up on house sorting and creative living.
So it's begun again, that lovely adventure or craziness. This year, through a wonderful suggestion by Dr Nike (not meant for NaNo but I am applying it here anyways) and am writing NaNoWriMo for 2010 with a specific soundtrack in the background. I'm writing SpecFic and the soundtrack is anything but, but so far it's been working lovely.
:-)
Been doing a Fiction Online course through OWL (Olvar Wood Online) and loving it, but unfortunately been being palgued with more illness.
I go on holidays in two days (YAY!!!) and mine and Frankie's anniversay is the 8th so extra yay.
I am hoping to catch up on house sorting and creative living.
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