My last post detailed my resolutions for 2015—the things I wanted to do differently this year. I like to classify resolutions, though, as something different than just goals. Goals can encircle resolutions, but they also include one-time things and specific achievements that one doesn’t necessarily need to “do better” but simply “do.” This post is just a quick overview of the things I’d like to get done in 2k15. Continue reading
Obligatory Blogger’s 2015 New Year’s Resolutions
You really don’t want to read another blogger’s resolutions, do you? Please, feel free to skip this one over. It’s probably not going to be any different.
Alright, here’s a generic opening paragraph about how new years are such perfect times to sort out your life, how much we’ve all failed in the past, how much I’m going to try to make it different this year… Okay. That’s out of the way. On to the stuff you actually came for: the list. Continue reading
Finals Week: A Week of Suck
“Ravenclaws are smart,” you say. “Why should exams be stressful?”
Oh, excuse me. I seem to be trying to recover from a sudden, unexpected bout of coughing. You see, I’m in the middle of final exams right now, and I have this burning urge to throw a book at—… I’m sorry. I’m going to drop the pretentious attitude and act like a normal person. Continue reading
Reflections on Drama and Script Writing
In August of this year, I was asked to join my school’s drama group, the RLT (Road Less Traveled) players. RLT does a lot of short sketches that range from funny to sobering, to though-provoking. I was absolutely thrilled at the prospect, and, after thinking about my busy schedule for a moment, responded with an enthusiastic “YES!”
It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Continue reading
Advice to My Future NaNo-ing Self
Before you ask: yes, I won! I hit 50,042 words (with the NaNo word validator–Scrivener says 50,073) today at about 5:30 pm. SO much earlier than the 10 and 11 pm sprints I’ve made during 2011 and Camp 2013. I’m up a little late typing up this blog, but… this is fun. Not stressful.
As I was flying towards the finish line, stumbling over pretty pathetic prose, wishing it could be over–I started to think of some advice I would give to myself for next year’s NaNo. I’ll have the same crazy schedule revolving around my drama troop for most of the time, the same stress and work level (perhaps a bit more since I’ll be a junior). Next year will be the first year I’ve attempted NaNo one year right after winning another. I didn’t do much for NaNo 2012 (I may have plotted something and written a few hundred words, but I certainly didn’t get past the first couple of days), so this time I’ll have some fresher memories under my belt. However, I know I’ll need some help along the way. So here’s my advice for next year’s NaNo–and for you, if you’re wondering if anyone has some advice for you. It’s advice for everyone! Continue reading
Day 29 Burnout
It’s the second-to-last day of National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo), and I have 6,244 words left before I hit 50,000.
As you may have seen in my previous post, I’m quite the procrastinator. I spent part of today changing the blog’s theme to a Christmas one and sifting through the settings and other unimportant things. I’m allowing myself to peruse the NaNo Forums and chat with other people who are also behind (and some who’ve hit the quarter-million mark: 250,000 words. How and why.) I feel the exhaustion slipping in, even as I can see the finish line, others in my NaNoWriMo Malaysia Facebook group posting their winner’s certificates, my wordcount chart climb steadily higher. Continue reading
Just a NaNoWriMo Procrastination Project
Hello there!
Currently, I’m on day 28 of NaNoWriMo, and I’ve got about 10,400 more words to write in three days. So what am I doing? Creating a WordPress blog. I don’t know how many blogs I have, stacking up all my Tumblogs, Blogger things, and now this. At least this one is a shiny, official one with my name as the URL! Also, WordPress blogs tend to look slicker than Blogger blogs or Tumblr layouts.
I’m struggling getting the words out on the page in my last attempts to win the beautiful NaNo 2014 winner’s shirt with a dragon and knight. I need that shirt. It calls to me from the depths of the writing abyss from which I am being dragged away from. If I can only get in another 1,000…
A happy belated Thanksgiving to anyone reading this! Now, to get back to writing after an hour’s detour. 😛
Of Wit and Writing 