BC #2

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airports, dallas, london, new york, writing

Yo guys!

Welcome back to my failing-miserably-at-writing series!

Last time I think I said something about BC being set in Dallas, New York, and Montenegro?

Scratch Dallas and Montenegro off the list. I’m rewriting the whole dang thing. The new settings are just New York and London. I’ve been doing a crap load of research about everything to do with these places (which my dad says is unnecessary. Um, I’m pretty sure I’ll need to know the most common car models and colors in London. Thank you very much)

It’s slow going. I’m keeping most of the beginning, but it’ll be heavily edited feom it’s original form. At least 3 characters are being completely changed, and I’m running out of Sharpies and sticky notes.

Anyway, I know where B will be staying, eating, working, which streets she’ll walk/drive down, but not what airports she’ll be using. Thats the most frustrating thing for me. I’ve never been on a plane, or even in an airport, so I’m basically going off of other book and movie experiences here. Any of you have suggestions?

K, I think thats all I’ll share for now.

Ty for reading! .)

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Beautiful People- August

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Beautiful People, writing

Hello!

So. I’ve seen this around for a while, but was too lazy to check it out. UNTIL NOW!!! (I’m supposed to be doing school, but I’d much rather watch Dan and Phil playing Mario Cart)

Anyway…..

Beautiful People is hosted by Sky @ Further Up and Further and Cait @ Paper Fury.

Thank you for making this, it looks pretty cool. Now, lets begin!!!

This month I will be talking about Jumper from The Oldest Waterpark EVER!!!

What are they addicted to/can’t live without?

Coffee. But, it has to be good coffee. None of that cheap crap.

And his jacket. It’s almost as old as he is, and it’s made out of scraps of past friends favorite clothes. (That sounded weird…)

Name 3 positive and 3 negative qualities about your character.

Three positive-

1. He’s smart
2. He’s funny without realizing it
3. and he loves cats

Three negative-

1. He is overprotective
2. He has a horrible temper and can get very violent
3. He’s a huge know-it-all

Are they holding onto something they should get rid of?

Not really. I mean, there’s the jacket, but that’s more of a way to honor the dead.

If 10 is completely organized and 1 is completely messy, where do they fall on the scale?

5? He’s not tidy, but he’s not horribly messy either.

What most frustrates them about the world they live in?

He’s a realm jumper! He doesn’t live anywhere, so I don’t know how to answer this!

How would they dress for a night out?

The same as always-

Orange dress-shirt, blue tie, neon green pants, brown leather boots, his special multi-color jacket, and purple top-hat.

How would they dress for a night in?

Read above, but remove the dress-shirt, boots, and top-hat.

How many shoes do they own, and what kind?

There’s his brown leather shoes, the black patent leather shows, and the yellow cowboy boots. (He likes leather, he thinks it’s cool)

Do they have any pets? What pet do they WISH they had?

Well, he likes cats. But realm jumping isn’t safe for animals, so he usually settles for humans.

Is there something or someone that they resent? Why and what happened?

There’s another realm jumper who wants Sam. They do no get along!

What’s usually in their fridge or pantry?

Coffee, chocolate, powdered donuts, microwave popcorn, and a wide variety of chips. He carries all this around in the pockets of his jacket.

And that’s all! I hope y’all liked it, I had a ton of fun!!!

Camp NaNo 2017

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books, Camp NaNo, NaNoWrimo, the jumper, writing

I haven’t really mentioned it, but I’m working on a book. It’s the first in a series. Anyway, I planned it out, made an outline, and started writing sometime in June. When Camp NaNo rolled around I decided to use this book for it. And boy, was that the best idea I ever had! My ultimate goal is about 10,000 words and I just passed the goal set for today. I’m at 1452 words and 847 of that was done today! And guess what else!

At This Rate You Will Finish On- July 28, 2017 

I’m ahead for once! And the day is still young-ish. I could get so much done! So, to celebrate, here is a small excerpt-

Realm Jumping is not very pleasant at first. It feels like your insides are being stretched and tucked and pulled, your skin feels like molten metal, and your brain is turned on over-drive. All of which is actually happening and not just a way of describing how it is. And when its over your body doesn’t understand whats going on or what just happened to it. Sam opened her eyes, and promptly closed them again. Her brain was still scrambled and couldn’t make out what all the colors swirling around her meant. After a few seconds she tried again. This time it made sense. They stood at the entrance to a huge amusement park. Everywhere you looked was color; red, blue, green, yellow, purple, and a few that Sam had never seen before.

That’s not much, but I don’t want my ideas to get stolen. (That’s just draft #1, so its not really all that great, but I’m still getting there!!!)

The Evil Writer Award!!!!!!!!

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books, characters, writing

Hello peoples! Sorry for the lack of posts over here. Life’s been really crazy for us. We’ve been almost constantly sick for the past two months with the flu, colds, and some mild stomach aches. BUT! I have not abandoned my peoples entirely! Coming this Saturday is a guest post by Blue Binding! OH! I’m so excited!

Ahem, now back to the here and now-

I was nominated for this award by my good friend Kenzie and since I don’t have anything else going on thats worth posting we will go ahead and get started.

~ The Rules ~

• Give all of the credit to Kate, for she is an evil genius (I couldn’t find the original post, so just go to smudged thoughts and click the link to her site.)
• Tag at least two other people
• Invent more questions if you can think of any.

Questions-

Question One– How many characters do you typically kill per book? And how many people have you killed in real life, dear? Do you… feel any remorse about this? I’m concerned about you.

So far I haven’t killed any characters, but I’m planning on a very gruesome and heart- wrenching death for the Max books. And in The Visitor, well, you’ll just have to wait! Mwahahaha! (P.S. The Visitor is a short story that I actually finished, editing and all, its just waiting for some companions. Imma publish ’em as a book of short stories!)

And as for the second bit, I’d rather not tell. What you don’t know you can’t squeal.

Question Two– Do you prefer to use weapons of mass destruction like explosions and famine and world war or more personal torture like killing family and friends and pets?

Ugh. Definitely personal. I’m not Scorpia, for heaven’s sake! Although, there is quite a bit of war and famine in the early Max books…..

Question Three– Are you more like Loki, who perpetrates great evil with a creepy grin, or… give me a minute… Darth Vader, who secretly weeps inside his… fake head, whilst destroying the world? 

LOKI! (And he isn’t evil, he’s just in his emo-rebellious stage!)

Question Four– What is the most dastardly crime you have ever committed as a writer? 

This is something I still do-

I burn old stories. Like a criminal burns evidence. Cause I don’t think they’re any good. Of course, its harder to burn stories when they are on your computer. I’m stuck with the less dramatic way- holding down “backspace”.

Question Five– What kind of chocolate do you most like to devour as you burn things? White, milk, semisweet, or dark? Bonus points if you are so evil you find unsweetened cacao palatable

I actually hate most chocolate. The only kinds I can stand are dark and, yes, unsweetened cacao! Its really good. I also like unsweetened black coffee. I’m really weird…………..

Question Six– What is your villainous title? You may not have “Evil Overlord” because that one’s mine.

The Goddess of Shadow!!!!!!!

Question Seven– Which of your characters would actually be a match for you if you were to duke it out one on one?

Any of them. Except maybe Alex and Friday. those girls are so out of shape. Alex has been locked in a room for six months, and Friday, well, she’s a fangirl. An even bigger one then I am. So I could probably take them out, or it might be a tie. That is the most likely outcome.

Question Eight– Which character, in all the many books you have undoubtedly written, is most likely to be your Archnemesis?

Sawyer. No doubt about that. He’s what we call “chaotic evil”. Do not, under any circumstance, get on his bad side. He is powerful and merciless. Unless your a very pretty girl.

Question Nine– Do you wear a cape? Face paint? A mask? Special underpants? Or do you hide in plain sight… like Moriarty? Give me details!

I hide in plain sight! No one would ever suspect that this marshmallow was capable of brutally murdering her characters!

Do you believe in killing off main characters, or are they your smol precious babies whom you cannot even fathom laying a hand (or steel-tipped ax) upon? (#wimpyevilwriter)

As I said above, I am planning the death of a MAJOR character.

Have you ever chickened out of your evilness and tried to resurrect a fallen character whom you have already brutally murdered? Or do you–as they say–let the sleeping skeleton lie?

No. Well, not yet. Who knows what the future holds!

When murdering a man character, do you often describe it in cringe-worthy detail, or do you prefer to say “SPLAT! He’s dead”, and be done with it? (Bonus Question: have you ever actually said “SPLAT! He’s dead” in one of your writing projects?)

Actually, I like to leave it to the reader’s imagination. Like, I love to just leave them hanging, guessing at what really happened. Did they really die?

I Nominate-

1. Chloe
2. Ms Deborah
3. and Alexa

The Questions (cause I, for one, am way too lazy to go through the post over and over again!)

How many characters do you typically kill per book? And how many people have you killed in real life, dear? Do you… feel any remorse about this? I’m concerned about you.

 

Do you prefer to use weapons of mass destruction like explosions and famine and world war or more personal torture like killing family and friends and pets?

 

Are you more like Loki, who perpetrates great evil with a creepy grin, or… give me a minute… Darth Vader, who secretly weeps inside his… fake head, whilst destroying the world? 

 

What is the most dastardly crime you have ever committed as a writer? 

 

What kind of chocolate do you most like to devour as you burn things? White, milk, semisweet, or dark? Bonus points if you are so evil you find unsweetened cacao palatable!

 

What is your villainous title? You may not have “Evil Overlord” because that one’s mine.

 

Which of your characters would actually be a match for you if you were to duke it out one on one?

 

Which character, in all the many books you have undoubtedly written, is most likely to be your Archnemesis?

 

Do you wear a cape? Face paint? A mask? Special underpants? Or do you hide in plain sight… like Moriarty? Give me details!

 

Do you believe in killing off main characters, or are they your smol precious babies whom you cannot even fathom laying a hand (or steel-tipped ax) upon? (#wimpyevilwriter)

 

Have you ever chickened out of your evilness and tried to resurrect a fallen character whom you have already brutally murdered? Or do you–as they say–let the sleeping skeleton lie?

 

When murdering a man character, do you often describe it in cringe-worthy detail, or do you prefer to say “SPLAT! He’s dead”, and be done with it? (Bonus Question: have you ever actually said “SPLAT! He’s dead” in one of your writing projects?)

My new additions-

Do you ever feel happy when you kill off characters, or do you curl up into a little ball and cry yourself to sleep?

What is your prefered way of killing? Poison, hand-to-hand combat, torture? Or something else? the possibilities are endless! .)

Well, its been fun. But now I must bid you adieu!

 

 

Websites For Writers

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writing

Hellooooooooooooooooo little Peoples! Today I am going to share some sites I use while writing. Each writing category will have two links, k?

Incorporating Plot Twists into Your Story

This is a problem we all have at some point-

Writer’s Digest

Write It Sideways

Planning/Outlining

Writer’s Bureau

wikiHow

Brainstorming & Plot Bunnies

WikiHow

Think Written

Creating Realistic Characters

WikiHow

Fiction Factor

And that’s that! Thanks for reading and let me know if this helps any of y’all!

 

Planning Max (sort of)

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books, goals, pantser, plotter, writing

Recently I’ve tried planning the books I wanna write, which is really big. The reason I’m trying to change from Pantser to Plotter is because I can never seem to finish any project I start. And also cause I’m working on a 9-ish book series. I have a rough outline for most of the books, and I set a goal for Max 1 (this isn’t going to be the name, I just don’t have one yet). Its a monthly thing, meaning that at the beginning of each month I take into consideration all the stuff going on in my life and I make a spreadsheet~goal~list~thingy that helps me keep track. Here’s the one for February-

02/01/17	404	400
02/02/17		500
02/03/17		500
02/04/17		500
02/05/17		500
02/06/17		500
02/07/17		500
02/08/17		500
02/09/17		600
02/10/17		600
02/11/17		600
02/12/17		600
02/13/17		700
02/14/17		700
02/15/17		700
02/16/17		700
02/17/17		800
02/18/17		800
02/19/17		800
02/20/17		800
02/21/17		900
02/22/17		900
02/23/17		900
02/24/17		900
02/25/17		950
02/26/17		950
02/27/17		975
02/28/17		1000

As you can see, I’m very behind. And the 400+ words I did on the 1st are just a bunch of random scene’s revolving around Max’s younger brother, to be fair I wrote it in just a couple of hours. Anyway, thats how I’m planning on doing most of the first draft. Write a ton of scenes completely out of order, then string them together and see how it looks.

And anytime I have writers block I just go to WikiHow. Theres so much stuff on Wiki about writing/planning, its been invaluable to me lately. Here is a list of all the articles I’ve found useful-

1. How to Get Started Writing a Book
2. How to Write a Short Story
3. How to Be a Decent Story Writer
4. How to Be Successful at Writing
5. How to Boost Your Writing Productivity

I’ll only do five for now, but these have been the most helpful thus far. Another way I help myself write is to listen to music. I actually have a playlist on my Kindle called writing, and another called Max. Some of my favorite songs to write to are-

 

Ain’t No Man by The Avett Brothers

As Long As I Have You by Dove Cameron

Bad Day by Daniel Powter

Cowboy Take Me Away by Dixie Chicks

Daydreamer by Adele

Difference Maker by Needtobreathe

Dream On by Aerosmith (Half my life is books, written pages…)

Family by TobyMac

Feel The Light by Jennifer Lopez

Foolish Games by Jewel (this is where I first got the inspiration for Max, many years ago)

The Greatest Sum by The Avett Brothers

Hello by Adele

Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s

Hometown Glory by Adele

Hurt by Johnny Cash

Landslide by Dixie Chicks

The Last Goodbye by Billy Boyd

Laundry Room by The Avett Brothers

Mirror by BarlowGirl

Murder in the City by The Avett Brothers

Near You Always by Jewel

One More Round by BarlowGirl

Ramble On by Led Zeppelin

Rise Again by Needtobreathe

She Walked Away by BarlowGirl

True Love by Jordan Fisher

When The Rain Comes by Third Day

There, now ya’ll know whats being listened to behind the scenes of Lordofthetrekkies. Interesting assortment of things, isn’t it?

This is me down  on my knees,

 

I’m bery Stick

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books, flu, reading, sick, writing

I’m sick, like skin is on fire, joints are stiff and sore, scratchy throat, and I was even slightly delusional last night (I honestly thought my friend wanted to kill me). Not fun. My mom thinks, and I agree, that its the flu. So I am stuck in bed for most of today. At least I get more time to read/write. And believe me, I need to really get to work on Max, cause I’m like 2500 words behind my goal for this month. Ugh. Why can’t I just finish something for once? Hmmm, now that I think about it, it’s probably because I’m lazy. .)

But hey, things could totally be worse. I could still be paranoid, or I could have been invited to a party *shudders*, or I could have fallen through a rip in the fabric of reality and ended up in some alternate universe. So, yeah, things could be worse.

I had a moment of realization over the weekend. My family had been invited to an Open House party for our chiropractor, I’m sitting there playing solitaire on my dad’s phone when it hit me. I finally knew who I was- I’m an introvert who hates parties!

Mind blown.

Ok, I’d better stop here. Sitting up to write this post has taken a lot out of me. Plus I’m dizzy, and I am having a hard time thinking straight and remembering things.

Sincerely your’s,

Now Hiring: Supporting Characters

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books, characters, plotting, writing

Is it just me or is creating so-called “background characters” super hard? I’m actually plotting this story, and things were going great until I got through with my main peoples. I have maybe 5 supporting characters and 7-8 main ones. Then nothing…..

Geez, I suddenly saw, in my minds eye, the Lost thing. You know, at the beginning of the episode when the screen goes black and the white letters come floating up? That. Just. Happened. (As an after thought) In my head.

Anyway! Does anyone else suffer from this?! I’m, like, totally freaking out over here!

The thing is I’ve gotten so far on this. I have the main outline for the story done, geography is done as well. The only problem is that there is no one to carry messages, or make up the army that comes later in the book, or cook, or clean, or motivate, NO ONE! Ugh. So how’s your year going so far? 🙂

Slowly losing my mind,

January 11, 2017

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Blogging, help, Random, writing

Hi guys!

And that’s it, that’s all I have to say. What are you guys up to? (It’s not like I’m desperate for interaction, cause I’m not. *Sigh* My comments total 666 and that’s the # of the beast. *Gasp* Maybe it’s putting a curse on me and my writing abilities?! HELP!!!)

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books, writing

I sat down this morning to pre-write a post for next week, and ended up doing a rewrite of this story. So far it has around 200 words. I kept a few things, but for the most part its different-

Alex Charming sat, head in her hands, in the cell that had become home in the past eight weeks. The only furnishings were an old metal bed, a rickety three-legged stool, and a large wardrobe. Two doors stood at opposite sides of the room, one leading out to the hall, and the other opened into a small bathroom. Sobs racked the small figure sitting hunched on the stool, masking the sound of approaching footsteps in the hall. It wasn’t until the door began to open that Alex moved, her head snapped up, long golden-red hair cascading down her back. Momentarily blinded by the bright light spilling into the room, she squinted at the shadowy figure now looming in the doorway. Ty favored her with a cruel smile as he stepped into the cell. “I hope you slept well, Alex.” He said in mock concern. “Are you hungry?” She nodded. It had been two, maybe three days since she had eaten anything, and the thought of food was making her feel suddenly faint. “Max is bringing pizza tonight, and if your a good girl you can join us.” His green eyes gleamed at the look of disappointment etched across her face. “Come on, it’s time to call your parents.”

I like this better, but I’m still stuck. I have never been good at “linking” scenes and it shows in a lot of my projects. There’s one called Finn, its basically just 4 or 5 scenes thrown around all willy-nilly with nothing in between.

On a completely different note, Watson and I are watching Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets for the first time ever. (We saw The Sorcerers Stone a couple of weeks ago, it STUNK!!!)

A List of My Projects

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Alex, books, max, new, writing

Hi peoples!

“Hey Alex, how does someone so awesome, cool, kind, and modest deal with writers block?” (Yes, I have been asked that exact question before. I’m not making it up!!!!  😉 )

Well, I’ll tell you. When I get stuck on a project, I start a new one. If I get stuck on the newbie, I either go back to project #1 or start another new one. As you’ve probably guessed, this isn’t very productive. At the moment I have 10-15 stories that are at different stages. Some have names, and some don’t. There’s the original Max story with 1993 words, a series of short stories for younger kids book #1 has 78 words (not much, I know. But I just started it.). Then there’s Kristine, still trying to work on this one, with 803 words. The newer Max stuff, The Beast (not permanent) has 1392, and my newest project-

It Doesn’t Like it When We Sing

After being found wandering in the woods surrounding Cooperstown NY, a young girl is sent to a nearby hospital with no memory of who she is or why she was all alone.

The main character’s name is Hazel, in case you were wondering. This little thingy has 221 words. I’m going to finish this, hopefully. 😉

MAX IS BACK!!!!!

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Alex, goals, max, writing

I am ashamed to admit that I had completely given up on Max. I say “had” cause I’m now working on a story based when he was younger. Before Alex, back when he and Ty were still close. It has 1362 words at the moment and I am not going to let myself slack off this time. This is going to happen, no matter how much it stinks. Wish me luck guys, I’ll need it. 🙂

Kristine- My first finished project

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happy, writing

I FINISHED A STORY!!!

The first draft is only 801 words long, but this is huge for me. Now all I have to do is edit it and earn the $114+ to get it Copyrighted. I’m sure it won’t take long. I’M SO STINKIN’ EXCITED! 🙂 I’m actually thinking about writing a lot of short stories, my bigger stuff will take a while. I stayed up late last night working on Kristine, and when I was done I had this huge nervous stomach ache. I kept thinking “What if it stinks, and no one likes it?” Then my younger sister read it, and said it was awesome. After that she had trouble sleeping, I guess the ending is a little- No, no spoilers, or hints. I’ll tell you when I get it published, ok?

Still really excited! .)