My Life

I got up at six today to finish my chapter of fanfic for the week. Writer’s block is really getting to me. I think I did all right considering I wasn’t feeling my best. Right now, I want to go straight back to sleep, but that seems a bit weird, considering it’s well into the

On the Block

My family looks at me blankly whenever I say I’m in a bad mood because of writer’s block. They don’t see why not being able to write or create should put anyone in a bad mood. When I told my mum, she just simply said ‘it’ll be fine tomorrow’, and sometimes it will be, but

On Boredom and Magpies.

I have just realized that I never keep promises to myself. I promised that I would write everyday for the past three weeks. I promised I would get up early in the morning to write. That all went to pot. In life, there are so many distractions which can take one’s attention off creativity. I

Doing what you want because you want it.

As a student of history, I often get asked about why I decided to take a subject which seems to have very little to do with ‘practical real life’. Perhaps it is my nationality, but almost every person looks at me strangely when I tell them that I do history because I like it, simple

Oil, Pastrami, Candles

This was written sometime ago, for a challenge. We had to write something which had the words ‘oil’, ‘pastrami’ and ‘candles’ in it. Here’s my result: A Toast I strike a match to light a frangipani scented candle. The table is set for two. I have laid out all her favourite things; the candles, the

Real Life and Writing

There is a common thing which people say. “I’ll write when I have time.” I used to think that way, but the reality is, you will never have time unless you make time for writing. There is always something to do. From the perspective of a teen, I can tidy my pig-sty of a bedroom,

Continuity

I just realized that I have not posted here for ages. Life has changed. I have not been writing much fiction, save for fanfiction, since the whole debacle concerning Tibet had been taking up my attention. Sometimes, even writers get sucked into the events of the real world. I’ve become a part-time political writer, writing

My Journaling Story

My Journaling Story  I’ve been a journal writer for seven years, going through five notebooks and numerous ink cartridges. I must say I’ve never been extremely diligent, unless I was going through a period of ‘non-activity’, by which I mean I have no school, and nothing else to do except journal. I’ve ranted to these

New Story

I have decided to stop working on Blade of Glass, at least for a while. It might have a storyline that I like to read full of passion and romance and excitement, but I’ve found that my true talent lies in adventure with a dash of angst and a generous dose of humour to give

Saying No

This is a journal entry I wrote today, from a prompt which said ‘I want to say no to…‘. It’s supposed to be about me, but I turned it into an article about something psychological. Saying No I want to say no to a lot of things; my parents, junk food, peer pressure, my own

A long long winding road…

Clouds gather in the sky — the sunlight casts a sickly yellow glow on them. A crow caws, flapping its wings rapidly, fleeing from the oncoming storm. There, the lone tree stands, watching over the road. Watching…for what? The road is one that I’ve never seen before, leading on into unknown lands. I regard it with

Plans for novel

I’ve decided to try and write journal like bits of narrative for my characters, because it really helps me to better understand them, and I like the journal writing style. It’s so raw and personal, and I do love writing in my journal, despite not always having something to write. For the guys it’ll be

Writing inspiration

Today I was just not inspired to do any creative writing apart from ranting in my journal. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I have a battle to write and usually that’s fun stuff. However, this is, I suppose, guerilla warfare on the sea and therefore rather difficult. Maybe I’ll just have to make