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18/08/2012

I've fallen into another writing lapse BUT I haven't been totally unproductive. I've finally gotten around to setting up a blog for all of my author-y stuff. It can be found at lily-louise-carey.tumblr.com - please spread the word if you can smile

I've got my surgery on Wednesday so this is probably the last you'll hear of me for a while. Not that I'm really working on anything right now anyway.

Hope you're all well heart -Em xoxox

24/09/2012

Well I've started planning my NaNo novel for this year smile I'm not sure how I'm gonna work my 30 days though because I only have after the 9th of November to write during NaNo due to school commitments. Guess I'll figure out when I get there. You can read the synopsis for "The Manics" on the 1st page, 1st post of this journal along with all my other novels complete and half-assed.

Plotting is going slow because I can't figure out quite how to draw all of my ideas together but I'll manage smile

I hope you guys are all going well smile heart Em xoxox

6/10/2012

I think I've got an idea for a project. Not so much a novel, but an online kind of thing.

I've really been struggling since the surgery and the best way for me to cope with stuff like this in the past has been to write about it. Lately I've also been thinking a lot about how people don't always understand self-harm and depression and the horrible consequences these things can have. So I'm putting 2 and 2 together and I think I'm going to start an online project.

Basically, what I'm going to do is write various installments in a character's life who struggles with these things and attempt to show people what it's like to feel and do these things, especially in circumstances where people may not feel comfortable or safe to talk about their issues.

It's going to be super tricky because subject matter will be triggering and I don't know how I'm going to get the word out but I feel I need to do this, I don't really understand why.

If anyone would like to help me or keep track of what's going on with this project, send me a PM or whatever and I'll set up a list of people to keep in the loop biggrin Thank you for your support with my writing guys, I know I'm not on here much anymore but it still means a lot to me to hear from you heart -Em xoxox

Okay, I've made a decision and I'm not changing my mind... Again.

For NaNo, I'm going to write a sequel to Peter Pan that's set in the 21st century where he comes down to Earth and decides to become a teenager because it sounds like a fun adventure. But then s**t starts going down in Never Land so Tinker Bell comes to save him. Or something like that. It's gonna be fun smile

I'll have a summary for it on my OP of this journal soon. Hope you're all having fun with your own projects smile

13/11/2012

I've slowly been thinking about new ideas. I don't really know what to do anymore, finishing high school has kind of left me for dead. Part of me wants to rewrite an old story I've had in my head for a few days and another part of me just wants to crawl into bed and never come out :/ Neither of which is good because I need to spend this summer writing so I don't lose my knack for it before I go to uni next year to do a writing course stressed Growing up sucks (which should make me wanna write my Peter Pan story but I'm sick of that already too).

Life is hard...

4/12/2012

Finished the Glee fic and am now thinking about rewriting it as original fiction but I need to improve a lot of conversations between characters and make some big decisions before I get started. Really wishing that we lived in an equal world right now.

I'm also not sure anymore about whether I want to publish Delarvai or not. It was such a big part of my life and it means so much to me. It needs to be improved in so many ways and I know that if I do find an interested publisher, they're going to want to make changes and I'm scared that I'm too emotionally invested in Delarvai to make those changes, even if it would mean becoming a published author.

There is of course always the option of self-publishing which would obviously work out better because Delarvai is kind of for a more specific audience. I dunno. I'll have to think about it some more. Seems I have a lot to think about.

Oh! I forgot to tell you! I had an interview with one of my prospective colleges for next year (Creative Writing of course) and apparently they were very impressed with my writing and very eager to offer me a place in their course. They can't officially make the offer until January but that was really exciting. The interview was totally nerve-wracking and I didn't eat for two days beforehand out of anxiety but it was really nice to hear and it was a wonderful confidence boost.

I also got to catch up with my 7th grade English teacher a few weeks back at my graduation ceremony and he was moved to hear that I'd finished novels and was still writing. He is one of the few teachers I've had who actually encouraged my writing and didn't care when I wrote way more than the word limits sweatdrop He doesn't teach anymore and I've missed immensely, he was such a wonderful guy.

Anyway, I'd better get back to revising this fic and making notes for a possible rewrite. 18,000 words in a week is harsh but I'm glad I did it smile

And I didn't win NaNo this year, as you can see by my signature which will be edited soon. Maybe tomorrow (I've been saying that for weeks, since I decided to give up on the story).

Hope you're all doing well smile heart -Em xoxox

23/2/2013

Woo, 2013!!!! ... Yeah, I'm the most inconsistent person in the world. BUT I have started a writing blog that I'm trying to post something new to each day smile You can find it at cre8ion-a-day.tumblr.com (there's a link in the original post of this thread now)

But I hope you're all doing well with your own projects smile heart -Em xoxox