A Blast from the Past

I just found this picture of me after I was published for the first time. I think I was fifteen at the time and my family and I were so excited! I had a short story published in Young Writers of Canada, I think it was called 'Anna and the Whisperer.' If you look at the cake my mom made, it's in the shape of a book with the page sticking up. How cool is that?! I just submitted an excerpt of my novel to Glimmer Train today so fingers crossed that they accept it!
With December comes Christmas break and finals, of course, but I'm excited to be able to read non-school books and get tons done on my own book. I have no plans to travel, except to go home to visit my parents and then go visit my grandparents and I shall enjoy my break thoroughly. What are your plans, people?

No, I haven't been kidnapped by aliens.

Hey readers!

So sorry about the long silence, I've been busy with school and life in general. I don't have any news about my manuscript right now but editing is in progress and man is it hard! However, I have taken the advise given to me by Jai Joshi in my last post (thanks Jai!) and her method of revision is a lot better than mine! See here.
I'm taking a Shakespeare class in university and right now I'm writing an essay on Romeo and Juliet. Although I haven't read all of the plays on sonnets yet, I'd have to say this one is my favorite so far. Though I love a good happy ending, the tragic end to Romeo and Juliet is sad yet thrilling. Reading the play was like being on a roller coaster, and even though [Spoiler for those who haven't read it] you know that Romeo and Juliet both die at the end, it's hard to put down!

I should get back to that essay... Till next time!

Epic Fail

I must say that I did not reach my goal of finishing the editing of my novel this summer. Although I am disappointed in myself, I realized that I have a serious procrastination problem that needs to be dealt with. I have two excuses for my failure:
1: I had to work hard during the summer because I have no income during the school year, so a lot of my focus was on earning some moo-lah.
2: Frankly, I had a seriously hard time even getting started on the editing process!
The task seemed too huge and my brain kind of shut down. I didn't know where to begin or what needed to be done. It was like I was trying to climb these stairs and every step got a little bit bigger. I had a hard time moving forward because the step was too high. Hopefully that little metaphor made sense...
It seems like a task way too big for me to handle and even now I have no idea what to do... Any editing tips my faithful readers can provide would be much appreciated!

Oh boy...

So, I haven't be on blogger for quite some time, due to me working and trying to earn an honest dollar, so for that I apologize. I also looked at my blog and remembered that I have set a goal for myself to have revisions DONE for September! What was I thinking?! AHH! Can I do it? We'll all find out I suppose...

I think I should get to work on it...

Ah sweet brilliance...

I'm about halfway through reading my manuscript (which is sad, I know, but I've been busy trying to find work and then working... however that is a sad excuse) and I am really pleased with myself. Yes, there's more than a few parts that need reworking and cutting, but there are small moments of brilliance where I think, "Did I  really write that? Wow." So that's pretty cool.

So I thought I'd also mention that I'm setting another goal for myself, that I hope not to fail. I'm hoping to have revisions done by September, and I know a year ago I set a goal to have my 1st draft written and I didn't in time, but at least I'll be motivated, right?
Anyway, gotta go! Cheers!

1 year (belated) blogaversary and other news.

Hey all! I just realized today that I have officially been blogging for a year as of May 23rd, which is really cool! I'm glad that I've stuck with it (though sometimes, it's relatively on and off sometimes lol) because it serves as a source of inspiration for my own writing and I've met some great people who share my passion.
In other news, I haven't really had a whole lot of time to read or write lately. I've been doing some serious job hunting and though I finally got one, it's only part time and paying for parking to work there is costing me an arm and a leg. I gotta say, sometimes its scary being a grown up! I really hate worrying about finances... thank God I have such supportive parents who help me out when things get tough.
Anyway, cheers all!

Finished my First Year of University!

WOO HOO! Only three more years to go! I'm very excited because I finally can focus on doing the things I want to do! I have already crossed Shift, by Rachel Vincent off my Must Read list, and today I'm going to focus on editing Chapter four.

Shift was fantastic. I love Rachel's whole Shifter's series and I'm so sad that there's only one book left! I highly recommend her books, but start with Stray. It's a series with great characters and a fantastic plot in every book. Pick them up and read them, I guarantee you'll fall in love with them!

I'm wondering at how to go about this whole editing process now that I can actually sit down and do it. I've been reading my novel chapter by chapter and fixing it up that way, but I'm wondering if I need to read the entire book before I begin serious editing. Any opinions?
Till next time!