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Arting Harder at the Pen Monkey Toiling Pit (Celebrate Them Pages Pt III)
moon:
sooo final year of highschool/alevel exams means I have to stop my self writing
soo every time I wake up I get a new idea for a past project or a new one
my brain it hates me
and I have to be sooo self controled not to write short stories in my lunch brakes (as I wont stop until they are finished)
I am proberly never going to manage really long novels any time soon...
but as I find short stories fun I am okay with that
the bright side to not allowing my self to write till I finish exams is I can listen to neuro read one of their books
which is awesome
and a lot of fun
and they really need to be less modist about their stuff
okay enough ego stroking/ wishing I could write more
good luck everyone
(I am 19 if I finish a project and it does not make some's eyes bleed to look at it that is awesome)
Paynesgrey:
I'd say you're off to a hell of a good start, just keep making "butt in chair" time happen. In the meantime, I suggest getting "Scrivener." Great program. Any idea you get that you don't have time to sink your teeth into, just open a new project for it, slap down those basic concept or character sketches you have, and you can get back to them later without fear of forgetting the idea...
moon:
Ooh good idea I am still using the pen and note book method...
Might just find Kindle app due to possibility of losing all files and computer access in the next month
Yeah I can't compare my writing to others as I have not been doing it long enough or read as many books as them...
meg_evonne:
Comparison is useless. Forget it. You want your own voice and your own story and tell it in your own way. Art is art.
You know what I wish I'd done at your age? Forget even the short stories if you're out of time. Forget sentences! Just write your emotions. Write what happens during your day. Write about your friends. Write about your hopes. Write about your dreams.
As a young adult writer, what I wouldn't give for all those journals I tossed after college. What a freaking waste! I wish I had those written words so I could remember what it really was like being your age.
Write! Maybe it's not even a sentence. Maybe it's just a thought. Write! And don't freaking throw it away when you run out of space. LOL That was my situation. Yours? Get it on a flash drive and don't lose it!
Best wishes moon. You inspire me!
moon:
I try to do that...
its about the only use my FB and LJ accounts get these days
keep writing!
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