Thus begins the last few days of the month. Which is really not good for me.
Why, you ask? Well, let's see...
My novel, Deception, is in inkpop's Top 5. Which means I need to make sure it is as close to how I want perfect as I can make it. And I'm only on chapter seven of twenty-five plus chapters. Not good, being that I'm adding scenes and rewriting things.
It doesn't help that I have to play at a football game this Friday, and then my school's hosting a marching competition Saturday. So I have the rest of tonight, Thursday, some of Friday and Saturday, hopefully all of Sunday, and then Monday night (yay for no rehearsal for marching band!). Not a whole lot of time. So, I'm partially freaking out.
And then NaNoWriMo begins a week from today. I've already planned the first three chapters for my steampunk, Wanderlust, which is good. I should be able to survive the first day or two. Then I have to plan. A lot. That's between marching band, football games, and competitions. Next month is going to be chaotic.
So, anything big coming up for you? Are you going to participate in NaNoWriMo? If so, let me know a bit about your novel.
Have a good day/evening!
-Dylan
Showing posts with label Deception. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deception. Show all posts
Oct 25, 2011
Oct 9, 2011
What's next?
Many things are coming up for me. Today I plan to buy Carrier of the Mark at Wal-mart. Tomorrow I have a usually Monday night rehearsal for band (we're learning the rest of our third song). Then I have to study for the PSAT on Wednesday. It's the end of the quarter this Friday, I've got a weird presentation for English, a test in Chemistry, and this year's first marching competition on Saturday. I get to spend more of my Saturday at school, on a bus, at another school, and on the bus again. Oh, and I get to listen to my lovely iPod while trying to ignore people and get some sleep. And might read on the trip to the other school. And wear my super awesome, super warm jacket.
Writing and reading wise, I plan to have all rewrites for Deception done by next Sunday. And I plan to get Shiver done sometime this week, too. That, or The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer. Depends on what I decide to pick up tomorrow morning.
Yes, short little post on a Sunday. Not very important, since I still need to figure out some writing tips. I might explain my ways of planning and how I motivate myself to get a whole bunch of writing done in a little bit of time.
So, until then, go listen to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It is my favorite Queen song.
And that is all.
-Dylan
Writing and reading wise, I plan to have all rewrites for Deception done by next Sunday. And I plan to get Shiver done sometime this week, too. That, or The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer. Depends on what I decide to pick up tomorrow morning.
Yes, short little post on a Sunday. Not very important, since I still need to figure out some writing tips. I might explain my ways of planning and how I motivate myself to get a whole bunch of writing done in a little bit of time.
So, until then, go listen to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It is my favorite Queen song.
And that is all.
-Dylan
Oct 8, 2011
All right, guys! I have a plan.
At least, I have a plan today.
Today, I will finish reading Blood Red Road (I've got about 150 pages left), write that review, and then work on rewrites for Deception. Simple plan really, but I have a feeling it won't go as well as I'd like.
And tomorrow has some plans (I believe). Tomorrow, I'm going to Wal-Mart and will hopefully buy Carrier of the Mark. Unless they don't have it, because I'll be rather sad then. But it'd be for the best when I keep reading the books I plan to buy, while roaming the story. That's something I look forward to, especially when I have no homework.
I have a question for you guys. What writing aspects would you like me to blog about? Like how to do *insertthinghere*. I'm at a loss, because I haven't written any helpful blog posts (writing-wise) in a while. Would you guys mind helping me?
-Dylan
Today, I will finish reading Blood Red Road (I've got about 150 pages left), write that review, and then work on rewrites for Deception. Simple plan really, but I have a feeling it won't go as well as I'd like.And tomorrow has some plans (I believe). Tomorrow, I'm going to Wal-Mart and will hopefully buy Carrier of the Mark. Unless they don't have it, because I'll be rather sad then. But it'd be for the best when I keep reading the books I plan to buy, while roaming the story. That's something I look forward to, especially when I have no homework.
I have a question for you guys. What writing aspects would you like me to blog about? Like how to do *insertthinghere*. I'm at a loss, because I haven't written any helpful blog posts (writing-wise) in a while. Would you guys mind helping me?
-Dylan
Oct 1, 2011
Inspiration!
Some people find it hard to come up with a new plot for a new book. Others are super creative who can pop out a new idea in seconds and start writing.
I, however, am in the middle. Some days, I just can't think of a good plot. Other days, I find an idea I really like and manage to write 2000 words in an hour.
For those of you who can never find inspiration, might I give a list? Over the past few years (okay, that's a lie. For the past year) I've found quite a few things that inspire me to write. They include:
What inspires you? I really believe I can be inspired by anything: I came up with an idea because of roadkill on the side of the road, in front of a field. How sad it that?
-Dylan
I, however, am in the middle. Some days, I just can't think of a good plot. Other days, I find an idea I really like and manage to write 2000 words in an hour.
For those of you who can never find inspiration, might I give a list? Over the past few years (okay, that's a lie. For the past year) I've found quite a few things that inspire me to write. They include:
- Music
- Reading
- TV shows
- Anime
- Movies
- Pictures
- History
What inspires you? I really believe I can be inspired by anything: I came up with an idea because of roadkill on the side of the road, in front of a field. How sad it that?
-Dylan
Sep 27, 2011
I am crazy. Just a little, though.
Since reading five books at one time plus writing five different stories at once isn't at all strange. But it is the truth. And I can most likely tell you a little bit about each of the five books I'm reading without getting them mixed up. I think this fact makes up for the fact that I'm a super slow reader. (Nice little random fact there.)
So far, I'm a forth of the way through Blood Red Road by Moira Young. (Which you need to read. I have yet to find any big problems besides the odd style and some grammar stuff.) Almost a forth of the way through Lord of the Flies by William Golding. (For school. Not too great, since the main characters are evil little boys. Besides Piggy. Poor Piggy.) And barely into Divergent by Veronica Roth (it isn't that bad, except the writing needs improvement. Passive voice present tense irks me, and then the lack of contractions plus the whole bunch of telling makes me think of a beginning writer (inkpop status)), Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan (the first chapter is rather pointless and filled with telling, but I'm going to read past it anyways), and Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (which I started at the end of the school year last year. Been a while, but I'm pretty sure of what's going on in the story). (Have I mentioned I'm rather good with remembering books? That's a bit of a lie, though.)
And then I'm mostly working on rewrites for Deception, which will be in inkpop's Top 5 at the beginning of next month (at the moment, it'll be #1). Then I'm posting Day One at the end of this month/beginning of next month.
I'm keeping myself rather busy with school and all, but still managing to get a full night's sleep. I just need to make sure I don't get injured at band.
Are you good with reading multiple books at once? How about writing? Or am I the only crazy out there?
-Dylan
(P.S. Be expecting some reviews some time in the middle of next month, if not sooner.)
So far, I'm a forth of the way through Blood Red Road by Moira Young. (Which you need to read. I have yet to find any big problems besides the odd style and some grammar stuff.) Almost a forth of the way through Lord of the Flies by William Golding. (For school. Not too great, since the main characters are evil little boys. Besides Piggy. Poor Piggy.) And barely into Divergent by Veronica Roth (it isn't that bad, except the writing needs improvement. Passive voice present tense irks me, and then the lack of contractions plus the whole bunch of telling makes me think of a beginning writer (inkpop status)), Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan (the first chapter is rather pointless and filled with telling, but I'm going to read past it anyways), and Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (which I started at the end of the school year last year. Been a while, but I'm pretty sure of what's going on in the story). (Have I mentioned I'm rather good with remembering books? That's a bit of a lie, though.)
And then I'm mostly working on rewrites for Deception, which will be in inkpop's Top 5 at the beginning of next month (at the moment, it'll be #1). Then I'm posting Day One at the end of this month/beginning of next month.
I'm keeping myself rather busy with school and all, but still managing to get a full night's sleep. I just need to make sure I don't get injured at band.
Are you good with reading multiple books at once? How about writing? Or am I the only crazy out there?
-Dylan
(P.S. Be expecting some reviews some time in the middle of next month, if not sooner.)
Sep 10, 2011
It's been quite a while...
Marching band + school + history homework + writing = busy Kelly
My blog is being neglected, which isn't surprising when I get up at 5:50 in the morning (Monday-Friday), then come home around 4pm, do my homework until 5pm, (on Mondays) go back to school from 6-9pm, and then try to get some sort of writing done before my self-set bedtime of 9pm. Lots of things for me to do during the week. I even have homework on the weekends.
But enough about the majority of that equation, let's talking about my latest projects!
The first thing would be that Rush is now titled Deception. I find that this new title fits much better. Another fact about Deception is that it's being completely rewritten and is currently ranked at 7 on inkpop. Unless it goes up two more ranks this month, it'll be hitting the Top 5 in October, which means I need to finish my rewrites for the story. So far, only the first chapter is rewritten, and I'm finding that I like this version better.
Next is the two ideas I've written pitches to. The first is a dystopia set during the events that lead to the dystopic world. The other is a paranormal that might have some romance.
Day One
The world will fall, but God will save it.
A few weeks pass before her threat appears—a single man who leads a group
of rioters, ones who know the lies for what they are.
Once the night sets in, the real games begin.
The humans and monsters lived years with each other, the humans always
knowing that the man they walk alongside could be a werewolf when the full moon
comes out. A peace once rested among these people, but when outbreaks of dead
humans rattle the city, attention lands on the creatures of the night.
Alex, her distant cousin Troy, and her five-hundred-year-old vampire
friend, James, are only three pawns in the wars to come. Both humans and creatures turn against each
other, waiting for the others to fall.
With no one to trust, the trio of friends relies on the help of each other
more than ever. Until one of them changes sides.
My blog is being neglected, which isn't surprising when I get up at 5:50 in the morning (Monday-Friday), then come home around 4pm, do my homework until 5pm, (on Mondays) go back to school from 6-9pm, and then try to get some sort of writing done before my self-set bedtime of 9pm. Lots of things for me to do during the week. I even have homework on the weekends.
But enough about the majority of that equation, let's talking about my latest projects!
The first thing would be that Rush is now titled Deception. I find that this new title fits much better. Another fact about Deception is that it's being completely rewritten and is currently ranked at 7 on inkpop. Unless it goes up two more ranks this month, it'll be hitting the Top 5 in October, which means I need to finish my rewrites for the story. So far, only the first chapter is rewritten, and I'm finding that I like this version better.
Next is the two ideas I've written pitches to. The first is a dystopia set during the events that lead to the dystopic world. The other is a paranormal that might have some romance.
Day One
The world will fall, but God will save it.
Olive is blamed for the end of the world after reading a single sentence. No one knows she did it, except for a group of teens following a young man calling himself “God”. His plans for the United States involve Olive, leaving her to choose between the chaotic streets or his side.
Around her, she watches the world crumble, not knowing what to do. Only one solution comes to mind: do whatever God tells her. She fears her position in this new monarchy, believing that the divine right excuse won’t last long.
A few weeks pass before her threat appears—a single man who leads a group
of rioters, ones who know the lies for what they are.
Hitting inkpop on October 1st, 2011
Fright Nights
Once the night sets in, the real games begin.
Alex and her friends are the jokesters in Amity Heights. But when their recent joke results with an outbreak between human and monster, there reason something’s wrong.
The humans and monsters lived years with each other, the humans always
knowing that the man they walk alongside could be a werewolf when the full moon
comes out. A peace once rested among these people, but when outbreaks of dead
humans rattle the city, attention lands on the creatures of the night.
Alex, her distant cousin Troy, and her five-hundred-year-old vampire
friend, James, are only three pawns in the wars to come. Both humans and creatures turn against each
other, waiting for the others to fall.
With no one to trust, the trio of friends relies on the help of each other
more than ever. Until one of them changes sides.
Might hit inkpop on January 15th, 2012
I've also got another idea, but it doesn't have a pitch just yet. It's mostly likely that this project (entitled Trapped) will be my NaNoWriMo project.
And now that I've typed this up, I believe I shall return to rewriting Deception. I want it completely rewritten before the end of the month, just in case it slips into the Top 5 and stays there. Plus, it'd be nice to just be able to edit for next month, instead of rewrite and then edit.
Hope you all have a lovely day!
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