Something about a thing being almost over makes it more appealing. Well, maybe not more appealing. Just more tangible. I've wanted to quit BEDA plenty of times. Today being no exception. But the month is nearly over, and I just know that I can't quit now. Not only because I don't want to fail, but because it would be senseless. There are only two days left in April after today. I can stand that.
It was sort of like with NaNoWriMo. I competed the previous November for my first time, and I finished on the 26th. I still had time, but as soon as I neared 50,000 I couldn't think about anything but finishing. I sat for hours writing the last few thousand words because I was nearly done, and I wanted to be done. I wanted to brag about it and I wanted to have that accomplishment under my belt.
Obviously, writing 50,000 words in 30 days (and later revising to have a physical, self-published book at 13 years old) is a much bigger accomplishment than writing a half-ass blog every day of April. There are bigger writing feats to conquer. I mean, I'm proud that I didn't give up, but it isn't something I can brag about to my non-writing friends. Or even my writing friends.
For example, I found out a couple days ago that one of my friends on FFN has a story that has over 200,000 words (43 chapters, I believe) and 803 reviews. That is an accomplishment. If I could do that, I would be the happiest young writer in the world. Seriously. I made writing a successful fanfic my New Year's resolution. I dearly want to do it, even if I spend the rest of the year writing soul dry over fanfiction (aside from November, where I'll be novelling XD).
I get frustrated with FFN, I suppose. The reviews go to the half-baked stories that break the rules. For the Warriors section, Create-A-Cat fics. For Hunger Games, Submit Your Own Tribute stories. I've put a lot of hard work into my newest Warrior's stories, but my most popular story (aside from the rule-breaking one I took down with 50+ reviews) is, in my opinion, the worst writing I have up there. I think it could be because I used canon characters there, and Firestar was one of them, but my friend says her OC fics are more popular than her canon ones. So I don't know.
I'm sorry, this is all very rant-y and boring, I know. I lost my point long ago. Welcome to the home stretch of BEDA, I hope you've enjoyed your time here.
A quick note on the Sims: I haven't played since Saturday, but I do have something I forgot to tell you. I decided on a joking train of thought from my cousin that since Charleigh has a fear of getting married but I want to do more with her than just have woo-hoo and go to work, she will get pregnant with a pre-made Sim named Edward. Because, like, why not? XD I've tried once already, but it didn't work. I'll totally work on it the next time I play, though. :D
Alright, well, byeeee~
Showing posts with label fanfiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fanfiction. Show all posts
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
The Procrastination Sensation That's Sweeping The Nation!
Hang on, I was just hit with a wave of Fred-and-George-nostalgia. (U-NO-POO! THE CONSTIPATION SENSATION THAT'S GRIPPING THE NATION!)
I'm done now. XD
So, procrastination. As you now know, I write fanfiction.
-insert self-advertisement here-
New Years came, and I resolved to finish the trilogy of fanfictions I started the previous August for Warriors by Erin Hunter (don't judge me ._.) It's now April, and I'm one-third-to-one-half done with Broken Wishes, the final installment of the trilogy.
But I don't know if I can finish.
A while ago, I began planning a ton of fics I wanted to write when the Blazing Desire trilogy reached its conclusion. Among them was a Hunger Games fiction. I'm really excited for this piece. It isn't even close to fully planned (the characters aren't even done), but I'm totally pumped for it. I don't want to leak the plotline, because while I doubt people read my blog and steal my ideas, I'm fairly certain this has never been done and I want it to remain that way until I write it. I seriously think this piece could be the one that fulfills me resolution of writing a successful fic (which, for me, is a fic that doesn't break the rules and has at least 50 reviews).
I'm planning to pen down more plot ideas for the piece later (that being Saturday, despite the fact this is going up Sunday), before my cousins show up but after the potential errands I might go run in a few minutes with my mom. I'm seriously pumped for this.
But pumped enough to start posting chapters for it without finishing Broken Wishes first?
Trust me, I want to finish Broken Wishes. I'm not finishing 2011 without finishing it first, even if that means I spend New Years writing nine chapters of it, all at least 1000 words. I'm going to do it. But I also really want to plunge into something new. Something that will keep writing fanfiction interesting for me.
Okay, my ideas are out now. That was all I really wanted to say. No Sims news, seeing as I haven't played a second since I typed up the last post. I hope you have/had a happy Easter, if you partake in the celebrations. If not, well, I hope you had a happy April 24th. ^.^
I'm done now. XD
So, procrastination. As you now know, I write fanfiction.
-insert self-advertisement here-
New Years came, and I resolved to finish the trilogy of fanfictions I started the previous August for Warriors by Erin Hunter (don't judge me ._.) It's now April, and I'm one-third-to-one-half done with Broken Wishes, the final installment of the trilogy.
But I don't know if I can finish.
A while ago, I began planning a ton of fics I wanted to write when the Blazing Desire trilogy reached its conclusion. Among them was a Hunger Games fiction. I'm really excited for this piece. It isn't even close to fully planned (the characters aren't even done), but I'm totally pumped for it. I don't want to leak the plotline, because while I doubt people read my blog and steal my ideas, I'm fairly certain this has never been done and I want it to remain that way until I write it. I seriously think this piece could be the one that fulfills me resolution of writing a successful fic (which, for me, is a fic that doesn't break the rules and has at least 50 reviews).
I'm planning to pen down more plot ideas for the piece later (that being Saturday, despite the fact this is going up Sunday), before my cousins show up but after the potential errands I might go run in a few minutes with my mom. I'm seriously pumped for this.
But pumped enough to start posting chapters for it without finishing Broken Wishes first?
Trust me, I want to finish Broken Wishes. I'm not finishing 2011 without finishing it first, even if that means I spend New Years writing nine chapters of it, all at least 1000 words. I'm going to do it. But I also really want to plunge into something new. Something that will keep writing fanfiction interesting for me.
Okay, my ideas are out now. That was all I really wanted to say. No Sims news, seeing as I haven't played a second since I typed up the last post. I hope you have/had a happy Easter, if you partake in the celebrations. If not, well, I hope you had a happy April 24th. ^.^
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Writer's Block and Childish Jealousy
It's funny, because I was planning to blog about writer's block before I saw the comment on my last post, and the two are sort of related.
But first, I can't get this song out of my head. I don't even watch that show! But I adore Neil Patrick Harris. :3
Okay, so.
I'm pretty sure I've never mentioned here that I love writing. Well, it might have been implied in the first post ever, I can't remember. But yeah. I like writing. This will come into play for both the topics I want to talk about today.
In addition to regular writing, I love fanfiction. I have an account on fanfiction(dot)net which I use daily. I'm a roleplaying nerd, plus I have a lot of friends there on regular chat forums. I also write my own fanfiction. But I haven't written anything in ages.
At the beginning of the year, I wrote down one of my New Year's resolutions of finishing the trilogy I started on that account. I'm halfway through the third fic. But I just can't bring myself to write. And now I'm addicted to Sims again, so I don't know how I'll ever do it. True, I have eight months left, but I have so many other long term projects I need to do. I have to study extra French to skip the 1B course, I have huge English projects due, I might go to Europe, then I start high school, and there's the Sims which will dominate the near future...
And when I sit down to write, nothing comes. I'll just go on Facebook and FFN, and three hours later I'll have a hundred words (blogging is easier for me than creative writing, if you didn't notice).
I do attend a Writing Club every Monday. That usually ends up being the only time I write aside from these blogs. Sometimes I get into a fanfiction mood and I'll post a few chapters, but yeah. I do roleplay daily, but it isn't the same thing for me.
This sort of ties into the childish jealously part of this blog post. Not really. But I'm using it as a segue anyway. There's a girl who writes poetry and posts it as notes on Facebook (she goes to my school). There are always comments upon comments about how powerful it is and how awesome she is, an apparently a family member is hooking up with a publisher and she's had tons of publishing chances before...
It just makes me feel worthless. I don't know why. I guess it's because I've always had a dream of being a published author. In 4th grade, I filled a binder with lined paper and penned down my first novel(la). Several edits later, it's finished. Sure, it'll probably rot in my harddrives, but I did it. It was officially finished about 14 months ago. Last November, I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and won. I edited (badly) and got the proof copy. Sure, when I posted a picture of it on Facebook, it got nine likes and twenty positive comments, and people wanted to buy it (to which I said no because it needed more editing and Amazon wanted a ton of personal info to sell it), but somehow this just pales.
I'm a rather jealous type. Maybe it's a sin, but I've always wanted to stand out and be known. I don't want to be popular, because I'm a hipster douche, just noticed.
Buh.
I'm just going to move on to Sims. 0D
Ostacato got married! :D A day or two before he became an adult and I was desperate to find him a wife, Trista Shaw walked by. They became good enough friends, but she had to to leave before they could get married the first day. So I had him call her over the next day and chat it up. Finally, it was time to propose, and she said yes. But when I proposed marriage, she left him at the altar.
Not excited to replay their entire relationship from scratch, I was like, "Wait, I saved when they became best friends!"
So I exited the lot without saving and went back in time. This time made her move in first and then I saved when they got engaged. They woo-hoo'd, but then Trista rejected his marriage again. I logged out again and saved after they woo-hoo'd then made her propose, that bitch. Ostacato said yes.
Then came the pregnancy war. I always try to get the woman pregnant the first night, but it took Trista three nights and five total tries to get pregnant. This means the parents will be elders probably only a few days after the second child becomes a teen. Stressss.
At least raising the kids will be easy. With their current schedules (which will change because I want them to get promoted more), Trista leaves for work right when Ostacato comes back. But it doesn't matter even if they're gone at the same time, because Tessa and Jonathan have at least ten more days left in them, which is enough to be alive for the births of both children, and they'll probably pass around when the second child becomes a child. I'm hoping to have Trista be at the top of the Slacker career track by then so her hours will be very agreeable to not needing a nanny, but probably another job along the way to the top will be good enough.
Speaking of nannies, I hired a maid because I couldn't keep up with the cleaning and I was hoping to have her marry Ostacato if necessary. It wasn't, and now she comes every day anyway. It isn't expensive, and it gives my Sims more time to focus on their wants and needs.
One more thing. SICKNESS. I've never had a problem with sick Sims before. I've only ever had two Sims get sick before. But Ostacato has been sick five times. The first time it was with the flu. He got Charleigh sick and then got better, but Charleigh got him sick and then they got well together. Then he had two colds. Then he got the flu again, getting Tessa and Charleigh sick. And now he has another cold. Ugh.
I'm going to eat and then play more. Trista has one more day before giving birth. I think I'm going to name it Seth for a boy and Ann Marie for a girl.
OH. And I finally added windows to the house. It cost 4000, and they still had 9000 left. Now they're at around 11000. Jonathan can finish a painting about every two days, and they all see for around 500. Plus, Tessa finished a novel that sold for around 2500, and she's working on another that will probably be done right before she dies.
/actually leaving now
But first, I can't get this song out of my head. I don't even watch that show! But I adore Neil Patrick Harris. :3
Okay, so.
I'm pretty sure I've never mentioned here that I love writing. Well, it might have been implied in the first post ever, I can't remember. But yeah. I like writing. This will come into play for both the topics I want to talk about today.
In addition to regular writing, I love fanfiction. I have an account on fanfiction(dot)net which I use daily. I'm a roleplaying nerd, plus I have a lot of friends there on regular chat forums. I also write my own fanfiction. But I haven't written anything in ages.
At the beginning of the year, I wrote down one of my New Year's resolutions of finishing the trilogy I started on that account. I'm halfway through the third fic. But I just can't bring myself to write. And now I'm addicted to Sims again, so I don't know how I'll ever do it. True, I have eight months left, but I have so many other long term projects I need to do. I have to study extra French to skip the 1B course, I have huge English projects due, I might go to Europe, then I start high school, and there's the Sims which will dominate the near future...
And when I sit down to write, nothing comes. I'll just go on Facebook and FFN, and three hours later I'll have a hundred words (blogging is easier for me than creative writing, if you didn't notice).
I do attend a Writing Club every Monday. That usually ends up being the only time I write aside from these blogs. Sometimes I get into a fanfiction mood and I'll post a few chapters, but yeah. I do roleplay daily, but it isn't the same thing for me.
This sort of ties into the childish jealously part of this blog post. Not really. But I'm using it as a segue anyway. There's a girl who writes poetry and posts it as notes on Facebook (she goes to my school). There are always comments upon comments about how powerful it is and how awesome she is, an apparently a family member is hooking up with a publisher and she's had tons of publishing chances before...
It just makes me feel worthless. I don't know why. I guess it's because I've always had a dream of being a published author. In 4th grade, I filled a binder with lined paper and penned down my first novel(la). Several edits later, it's finished. Sure, it'll probably rot in my harddrives, but I did it. It was officially finished about 14 months ago. Last November, I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and won. I edited (badly) and got the proof copy. Sure, when I posted a picture of it on Facebook, it got nine likes and twenty positive comments, and people wanted to buy it (to which I said no because it needed more editing and Amazon wanted a ton of personal info to sell it), but somehow this just pales.
I'm a rather jealous type. Maybe it's a sin, but I've always wanted to stand out and be known. I don't want to be popular, because I'm a hipster douche, just noticed.
Buh.
I'm just going to move on to Sims. 0D
Ostacato got married! :D A day or two before he became an adult and I was desperate to find him a wife, Trista Shaw walked by. They became good enough friends, but she had to to leave before they could get married the first day. So I had him call her over the next day and chat it up. Finally, it was time to propose, and she said yes. But when I proposed marriage, she left him at the altar.
Not excited to replay their entire relationship from scratch, I was like, "Wait, I saved when they became best friends!"
So I exited the lot without saving and went back in time. This time made her move in first and then I saved when they got engaged. They woo-hoo'd, but then Trista rejected his marriage again. I logged out again and saved after they woo-hoo'd then made her propose, that bitch. Ostacato said yes.
Then came the pregnancy war. I always try to get the woman pregnant the first night, but it took Trista three nights and five total tries to get pregnant. This means the parents will be elders probably only a few days after the second child becomes a teen. Stressss.
At least raising the kids will be easy. With their current schedules (which will change because I want them to get promoted more), Trista leaves for work right when Ostacato comes back. But it doesn't matter even if they're gone at the same time, because Tessa and Jonathan have at least ten more days left in them, which is enough to be alive for the births of both children, and they'll probably pass around when the second child becomes a child. I'm hoping to have Trista be at the top of the Slacker career track by then so her hours will be very agreeable to not needing a nanny, but probably another job along the way to the top will be good enough.
Speaking of nannies, I hired a maid because I couldn't keep up with the cleaning and I was hoping to have her marry Ostacato if necessary. It wasn't, and now she comes every day anyway. It isn't expensive, and it gives my Sims more time to focus on their wants and needs.
One more thing. SICKNESS. I've never had a problem with sick Sims before. I've only ever had two Sims get sick before. But Ostacato has been sick five times. The first time it was with the flu. He got Charleigh sick and then got better, but Charleigh got him sick and then they got well together. Then he had two colds. Then he got the flu again, getting Tessa and Charleigh sick. And now he has another cold. Ugh.
I'm going to eat and then play more. Trista has one more day before giving birth. I think I'm going to name it Seth for a boy and Ann Marie for a girl.
OH. And I finally added windows to the house. It cost 4000, and they still had 9000 left. Now they're at around 11000. Jonathan can finish a painting about every two days, and they all see for around 500. Plus, Tessa finished a novel that sold for around 2500, and she's working on another that will probably be done right before she dies.
/actually leaving now
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