My truth revealed!

Okay, so I guess I should tell you my one truth from the list of lies.  No, I do not wear high heels for everything. I wish I could, but if I did, I would have stumps for feet. I did not elope on my grad night, though I do think it would have worked, with the white dress and his tux :P. I hate writing essays. They take me away from the writing I really want to do and put me behind in all my other homework. I can use public bathrooms, I'm the least organized person on the planet and all the socks in my underwear drawer belong to my sister (sorry Jill!). My one truth is number four: Homer's make up shotgun. While I am sure that it's not every girls dream to get shot in the face every day, it sure would give me a lot more time to work on homework and other stuff. I'll make it clear though that I don't really want a make up shotgun.... only some days.

My First Award!

So Jai from Jai Joshi's Tulsi Tree gave me an award for "Creative Writer" and it's my first one, so I'm very proud of it, so thanks Jai! Also, there's a little game type thing that should be fun:



1: Thank the person who gave you the award and link to them.
2: Add the award to your blog
3: Tell six outrageous lies about yourself and one truth.
4: Nominate six creative writers and post links to them.
5: Let your nominees know that they have been nominated.


Okay, so six outrageous lies and one truth...
1) I make supper in high heels because it makes me feel very 'Bree Hodge' (you know, from Desperate Housewives). I also wear them to do homework, to work out, to do laundry, to write my book...
2) I eloped on my graduation night with my boyfriend because my dress was white. It seemed convenient, so why not?
3) I love writing essays. I get to learn all about a subject and put it down into 2000 words... Go Pepin the Short!
4) You know that make-up shotgun from the Simpsons that Homer invented? You can put on all your make-up with the simple pull of a trigger. Sometimes I wish I had one.
5) I can't use public washrooms because they're gross.
6) I am always organized and never lose a damn thing.
7) I have never EVER stolen socks from my sister. Never.

And my award nominees:
1) Dorraine Darden at Free Ice Cream
2) Elyzabeth M. VaLey at In a dream beyond...
3) Jeanne Tomlin at Writing and More
4) Megan Rebekah at Megan Rebekah Blogs... and Writes
5) Wendy at On the Front Porch
6) KatieBabs at Babbling about Books and More

Cheers all!

Reading my manuscript in wonderment and horror...

Hey all,
I've been going through my manuscript (slowly) and at times I'm amazed at how FANTASTIC some scenes are. However, other times I want to take my lap top and throw it across the room to destroy the terribleness that some chapters have turned out to be. I know how important the first few chapters are in a novel - especially in a debut novel! They're supposed to be the hook that makes my readers never want the book to end, yet when I read the fourth and fifth chapters, I was highly unimpressed. They lacked the darkness and action they needed and I know that any reader would roll their eyes and drop my manuscript in a second if I didn't do something about it. Luckily, I've been struck by a muse! Fantastic (and frightening - which is what the chapters call for) ideas are rolling through my head and onto my computer screen.
That's the beauty of editing! You can get ideas that you didn't have before that will make the storyline better and cut the crap that's holding the story back.
Well, time to get back at it!

Hello All

I have nothing new to report on the novel front. I've had some changes in my personal life that have left no time or energy for writing. I'm getting back into the swing of things university-wise after a month of holidays. Back to doing a billion readings, essays and other homework... Sorry folks! Hopefully once things settle down, I'll have some news for you.

Happy New Year!

Hello all! I hope you had a great holiday, I know I did. It was so nice to spend time at home with my family and relax. I've had tons of time to work on revisions and I've come up with all sorts of new ideas to improve the story. I'm really excited about it and I can't wait to rewrite those scenes that need some extra spice and get rid of the ones that, well, suck. Yesterday, I worked on it all day until I was mentally exhausted, but it felt really good to get a lot of work done.
My New Year resolution is to have my book completely finished and mailed out before 2011. It's a lot of time, but with school and life in general, who knows where I'll be in a year.
What are your resolutions?

A tentattive title

Hello folks. I'm happy to say that I've been able to work on my novel today and I've picked a tentative title for it. I think I'll call it Black and White because it's the tale of two girls; one girl who's very dark natured and a little crazy and the other is down to earth and real. What do you guys think? Let me know.
I'm going to get back to work :)
Later.

A contest at Bloody Bookaholic and other stuff

Hey all, Sorry it's been so long since my last post but I've been busy with essays, midterms AND finals! University is crazy... I'm busy all the time! I haven't been able to begin revisions on my book yet but my last final is tomorrow so after it's finished, I'm going to get cracking! I'm going to try a new process of revision that will help sort out what needs to be clarified and what needs to be tossed. I actually saw it on Rachel Vincent's blog and it's a tactic she uses to begin her books. She maps out the story using post it notes and puts up every possibility the story has on this board. I think it might actually work for me so I'm going to try it out and make my book as great as it can possibly be.
On another note, there's a fantastic contest going on at bloody bookaholic with tons of great prizes. If you're a broke student like me and christmas has killed your bank account, it would be nice to win a few books, wouldn't it? Just click here and it will take you to the contest.

Till next time! If I don't post before christmas, Merry Christmas!