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the best day ever
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thanks to my friend jenna, i am now on pottermore!!
(despite the assumption that i would actually die if i didn't get sorted into ravenclaw, i am surprisingly coping quite well with being declared a slytherin.)
my username is FlightDraconis105, let's be friends!
(despite the assumption that i would actually die if i didn't get sorted into ravenclaw, i am surprisingly coping quite well with being declared a slytherin.)
my username is FlightDraconis105, let's be friends!
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ten day meme
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stolen from o-ohhai (:
Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten)
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine)
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight)
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven)
Day Five: Six things you wish you'd never done.
(one, two, three, four, five, six)
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no particular order).
(one, two, three, four, five)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
(one, two, three, four)
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
(one, two, three)
Day Nine: Two events/actions that describe your life right now.
(one, two)
Day Ten: One confession.
(one)
Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten)
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine)
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight)
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven)
Day Five: Six things you wish you'd never done.
(one, two, three, four, five, six)
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no particular order).
(one, two, three, four, five)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
(one, two, three, four)
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
(one, two, three)
Day Nine: Two events/actions that describe your life right now.
(one, two)
Day Ten: One confession.
(one)
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title title title
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why does everything have to have a title? titles are going to kill me, i swear. NO ONE KNOWS MY HATRED OF TITLES. THEY EXHAUST ME. i hate the word, even. title >
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just finished the creative nonfiction workshop.
on one hand, i really liked it, because the instructor actually gave us writing assignments each day -- if he hadn't, i probably wouldn't have written anything over these past three days -- and he critiqued them. he was pretty harsh, but it was insanely helpful. i don't really write nonfiction; i am a total beginner, so his insights are definitely valued.
and then on the other hand, i really HATED it because i found out that nonfiction isn't for me (at this point in my life anyways) haha. the entire workshop was like a confirmation that fiction is my forte and the place i truly enjoy myself in. which, makes sense. other than poetry, i always write about imagined characters and scenarios. i've avoided nonfiction as much as i can. it's so LIMITED and i feel like crying (just a little) when i can't make shit up however i please in a piece.
that being said, now i feel like i need to write more nonfiction, so that i can expand my writing skills and knowledge. now that i know i suck horribly at nonfiction and it's an area that is unfamiliar and uncomfortable for me, i have this insane urge to write it and try to get better. that's why i've been writing poetry lately, because i'm so horrible at it and i want to get my feet wet, to build up some experience in a foreign area.
so now i am both looking forward to and dreading entirely my nonfiction course this upcoming school year. we'll see how it goes.
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just finished the creative nonfiction workshop.
on one hand, i really liked it, because the instructor actually gave us writing assignments each day -- if he hadn't, i probably wouldn't have written anything over these past three days -- and he critiqued them. he was pretty harsh, but it was insanely helpful. i don't really write nonfiction; i am a total beginner, so his insights are definitely valued.
and then on the other hand, i really HATED it because i found out that nonfiction isn't for me (at this point in my life anyways) haha. the entire workshop was like a confirmation that fiction is my forte and the place i truly enjoy myself in. which, makes sense. other than poetry, i always write about imagined characters and scenarios. i've avoided nonfiction as much as i can. it's so LIMITED and i feel like crying (just a little) when i can't make shit up however i please in a piece.
that being said, now i feel like i need to write more nonfiction, so that i can expand my writing skills and knowledge. now that i know i suck horribly at nonfiction and it's an area that is unfamiliar and uncomfortable for me, i have this insane urge to write it and try to get better. that's why i've been writing poetry lately, because i'm so horrible at it and i want to get my feet wet, to build up some experience in a foreign area.
so now i am both looking forward to and dreading entirely my nonfiction course this upcoming school year. we'll see how it goes.
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LOL well.
i got my first super duper negative comment today.
some guy over on mibba commented on roots and said:
"Just awful. If your parents read this, they would be ashamed."
thanks for the constructive criticism, bud! i really appreciate it, you are so helpful!
i got my first super duper negative comment today.
some guy over on mibba commented on roots and said:
"Just awful. If your parents read this, they would be ashamed."
thanks for the constructive criticism, bud! i really appreciate it, you are so helpful!
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i have to write a short story by the 22nd to submit to the instructor of one of my upcoming writing workshops. i did not realize until now just how horrible i am with plot. (i knew it, but...at the same time, i didn't know HOW limited i was.) i have written short stories before, of course, but i'm realizing that i focus a lot on character and emotions (stuff like that) but not really on plot.
what i mean is: i got an idea for something to write about at work last week, and i've been writing down some stuff that i really like, but when i sat back to see how i could tell a story, not just paint a picture of this character, i drew a blank. i'm still drawing a blank. i have a character sketch but no world to put him into, no speech or events to bring him to life, no meanings or messages or morals. it's so frustrating.
and then on the other hand, i feel like i'm trying to conform my writing to what i know the instructor will want to see, and not staying true to my style, to my writing.
ACK.
ehhh i'm just complaining, though.
last harry potter movie in four days!! (and i am a mess over it.)
what i mean is: i got an idea for something to write about at work last week, and i've been writing down some stuff that i really like, but when i sat back to see how i could tell a story, not just paint a picture of this character, i drew a blank. i'm still drawing a blank. i have a character sketch but no world to put him into, no speech or events to bring him to life, no meanings or messages or morals. it's so frustrating.
and then on the other hand, i feel like i'm trying to conform my writing to what i know the instructor will want to see, and not staying true to my style, to my writing.
ACK.
ehhh i'm just complaining, though.
last harry potter movie in four days!! (and i am a mess over it.)
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