I'm becoming rather annoyed with this whole editor's choice thing lol. b/c while my story is editor's choice, i feel like i have to work on that one, but it's the other story i rlly enjoy writing so it takes time and effort away from that one, which incidentally was doing quite well too. grrrr lol. but oh well. there will be time enough to finish both i suppose.
anything else you'd like to know? i'm a wee bit lazy today, so i'm not in the mood to write any kind of long post.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
EDITOR'S CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for any who have not noticed, my story "slices of pie" is now editor's choice!!! for this reason, i will, for the time being, be focusing on this story, and probably posting less on my other ones. please read, vote, comment and follow my story :)
i don't have much else to add now, but maybe i'll post later.
for any who have not noticed, my story "slices of pie" is now editor's choice!!! for this reason, i will, for the time being, be focusing on this story, and probably posting less on my other ones. please read, vote, comment and follow my story :)
i don't have much else to add now, but maybe i'll post later.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Just giving an update as is expected of me :)
anyone notice the owl's name? akili means wisdom, with swahili origins. fun. i had an absolutely brilliant idea for the owl:
anyone notice the owl's name? akili means wisdom, with swahili origins. fun. i had an absolutely brilliant idea for the owl:
*******WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD!!! EXPLAINS A PLANNED ENDING(or a bit of it)OF LIFE AS I KNOW IT*********
So, i decided i really liked the owl, and i liked writing about him. so i was like, "he needs a bigger role than the one i gave him." cuz he wasnt gonna appear after they left cassandra's house. But then his nickname, cassie, gave me an idea. first because a nickname indicates a close relationship. but also, the name means "she who entangles men." so how perfect would it be if Akili were in love with cassandra? and she's in love with him too. they were gonna be married, and someone (an evil sorceress probably, or some such thing) turned akili into an owl to spite cassandra with whom she is enemies. what do you think?*******SPOILER OVER**********
sorry about that. i couldn't resist sharing my brilliant idea :) i do so love talking animals. i hav four in the story, and plans of more to come. am i overdoing it? idk, someone tell me if i am, please.
incidentally i changed the name of the poetry collection, now entitled "the calm ensues" because it is a more creative title and i like it better lol. it is taken from a line from the chapter 3 poem. :)
i need ideas for a cover for Life As I Know It, and for The Calm Ensues. please share any ideas you have for a good title image :)
incidentally i changed the name of the poetry collection, now entitled "the calm ensues" because it is a more creative title and i like it better lol. it is taken from a line from the chapter 3 poem. :)
i need ideas for a cover for Life As I Know It, and for The Calm Ensues. please share any ideas you have for a good title image :)
Monday, July 20, 2009
New Story!
So, I started a new story, called Slices of Pie. My main character, a depressed girl, is named Adrina, after a long name search. I decided that a name that means happiness is suitable irony for my story.
I don't really have much to say, lol. In case anyone cares, the name Papillion, the name of my main character in Life As I Know It, is a direct translation of butterfly into french. Named for her rather scatterbrained state. Kampé, Papillion's mother, is a variation on a hideous monster of Greek mythology - I didn't especially like her as a person :)Cassandra, the 159 year old seer, is named for Greek mythology too - Cassandra was a famous seer, living in Troy, known to the population as being mad, just like the Cassandra of my story.
A poem I wrote recently, the one that was posted last on textnovel, i thought maybe you'd like to know where that one came from. odd poem isn't it? I was really irritated with this guy, and everything I did that day just reminded me of him and it was so annoying. So i started writing a poem about it, and he really likes tongue twisters, so i wrote so much of it in alliteration. haha, just in case you were wondering, cuz that was a pretty bizarre poem, now that i think on it.
well that's my update for today, just sharing some random facts of my stories that i thought you could potentially find interesting :)
I don't really have much to say, lol. In case anyone cares, the name Papillion, the name of my main character in Life As I Know It, is a direct translation of butterfly into french. Named for her rather scatterbrained state. Kampé, Papillion's mother, is a variation on a hideous monster of Greek mythology - I didn't especially like her as a person :)Cassandra, the 159 year old seer, is named for Greek mythology too - Cassandra was a famous seer, living in Troy, known to the population as being mad, just like the Cassandra of my story.
A poem I wrote recently, the one that was posted last on textnovel, i thought maybe you'd like to know where that one came from. odd poem isn't it? I was really irritated with this guy, and everything I did that day just reminded me of him and it was so annoying. So i started writing a poem about it, and he really likes tongue twisters, so i wrote so much of it in alliteration. haha, just in case you were wondering, cuz that was a pretty bizarre poem, now that i think on it.
well that's my update for today, just sharing some random facts of my stories that i thought you could potentially find interesting :)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
First update :)
How exciting! My first post on this blog. :)
this will be a joint blog for all my textnovel stories: "Life As I Know It," "Poetry And, Well... Poetry," and "All Across Time (not yet published, and that title is subject to change lol)"
In this blog, I will be explaining my choices of names and other things, as I am a huge fan of everything symbolic, and many names have a meaning or a specific purpose. I will also explain reasoning behind plot, inspiration behind poetry etc. Among other things, i also intend to notify my readers of any changes in previous chapters (to avoid confusion and so you know to read them lol), poll people for their opinions, and answer any questions that come up.
I love (LOVE) being contacted so email me, comment, comment on textnovel, whatever. i like to know who reads this, so commenting here would be great. i appreciate any and all feedback. :)
this will be a joint blog for all my textnovel stories: "Life As I Know It," "Poetry And, Well... Poetry," and "All Across Time (not yet published, and that title is subject to change lol)"
In this blog, I will be explaining my choices of names and other things, as I am a huge fan of everything symbolic, and many names have a meaning or a specific purpose. I will also explain reasoning behind plot, inspiration behind poetry etc. Among other things, i also intend to notify my readers of any changes in previous chapters (to avoid confusion and so you know to read them lol), poll people for their opinions, and answer any questions that come up.
I love (LOVE) being contacted so email me, comment, comment on textnovel, whatever. i like to know who reads this, so commenting here would be great. i appreciate any and all feedback. :)
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