Holidays

I haven't blogged in a while so I decided to write something. Happy holidays! Christmas was awesome, and I can't even believe tomorrow is 2011! Time flies, I tell you what. So, any new year's resolutions? I've decided that I'm going to just try and be an overall better person, like not hating so many people and trying to get along with more people instead of fighting against them. I've also decided to keep a better track on my stories and to reply to reviews and such. I've been slacking in some of those areas. Lately, people on Fanfiction who have read my stories have been PMing me a lot about my stories and asking for help. It really touched me that they were asking ME, and I started realizing how I would barely reply to PMs. Hopefully that will change.

Well, progress on any of my stories is very low. I've been tossing around ideas for the sequel to Ten Days but nothing has become final yet. I know what I want to do, but I don't know how to make that happen and still have it make sense and seem real enough. And the sequel to Artificial Engagement? I've started it, but no I'm starting to doubt the plot because it's not very strong and I could easily see people getting bored with it. So I've kind of decided to re-write the plot, which will be a miracle if I can get it done soon and fast.

Right now, I'm pretty much brain dead. My inspiration to write is kind of slipping away right now, and I think that has to do with being at home because of Christmas break. Once I start writing, I'm itching to get away from the computer. I hope it stops so I'll be able to be productive for once.

Happy holidays and enjoy the break!

Temporary Hiatus

Due to the holidays coming up, I will not be updating any of my stories or writing anything new (unless I'm just smited with fabulous ideas and I have no choice but to write them). Besides, with semester tests and everything, I haven't had time to even sit down and properly write something without my mind wandering to the test. I would be writing something and thinking about my upcoming tests, and I would start to trail off and the inspiration would just disappear. I only have three more tests left, but I tell you what: my brain is fried. I think writing is the last thing I want to do right now. But like I said, if something absolutely amazing comes up, I'll write it down and post it :)

Happy holidays!

Story Updates

About a month ago, I started the sequel to Artificial Engagement, and I thought it was going to be a piece of cake to write. I was sadly mistaken. I started with lots of enthusiasm, but then after the first page, I was like, "Crap, this is going to be hard..." The thing is the plot isn't very strong. I want to do a sequel because I DO have an idea, it's just that I can't figure out exactly what has to happen and how to write it down. My guess is that this sequel won't come out until summer, unlike spring, which I had predicted after AE was done.

Secondly, I've been thinking about the sequel to Ten Days and I have a pretty good idea of what's going to happen. I think my plan is to write it out and then edit it like I did AE, mostly just so I can build the suspense between the readers :D

Morals

Today my life as basically been about morals. This morning, my mom and I were talking about a kid who had died a few days ago. He was obviously too young to die. Today in English class, we read two fables (a poem and a folk tale) and I thought it was ironic that we were looking at morals today. The moral was about life, which made it all the more ironic. My class was debating on which was better: living a long life filled with less happiness, or having a short life full of happiness and experiencing beauty for just one second? So which one? Is it better to have a life full of complete happiness for fifty years, or that empty, lingering feeling for eighty years with half the happiness? Would you rather take risks and experience the thrill? Or would you sit in the back and play it safe?

My personal opinion: what's life without the risks?

My moral: live life to the fullest.

Writer's Block

Bad news: I'm having a bit of a writer's block. I have these really good ideas for my stories, but I just can't seem to get them written down in a way that doesn't annoy me. I really want to write, but I just can't. I hate writer's block so much. I feel lazy when I don't write for a few days, and I start getting mad at myself for it. I know which direction I want to take my stories, but the inspiration just won't come. Sigh. I hope it ends soon.