A Healthy Dose of PMS ~#

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

East Anglia. 3nodding

Sorry about the delayed reply. xD I've been busy with revision and such, so no progress has been made with anything else. I still have one exam to sit. :/  

[DesertRoseFallen]

Oooo I live in East Anglia 3nodding

 

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

Awsome. =O

I love the university. I fell in love with it when I went to see it in the summer. It's so cute. heart  

[DesertRoseFallen]

Yeah in Ipswich, how crap. But Cambridge isn't too far so it's good for me.

 

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

Yeah, nice one! =D
I hope that all goes okay for you. : D  

[DesertRoseFallen]

Hehe, so how is the writing coming along?

 

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

~Sunday 15th February, 2009.

Now playing: Taylor Swift - Love Story

Little did I know that you were Romeo; you were throwing pebbles, and my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet."

A belated Happy New Year to all!

=O

Okay. Well, after a three month vacation from my writing, I think I'm finally ready to get back into my trilogy. Over the past few weeks I've been reading up until where I left off before NaNoWriMo, and coming up with a decent timeline of events that are to happen between now and the end of the novel. Tonight I finally decided that it was time to force myself back in.

The first couple of hundred words came like trying to sweat blood. It was both painful, time consuming and I thought it would never end. I suppose it didn't help much that I was being harrassed by other people online, who didn't understand that "writing" meant "please don't disturb me I'm doing something else". Consequently I spent a lot of my evening trying to get rid of them, and not doing a whole lot of writing.

Not only that, but after a four month vacation from the writing of this trilogy (partly due to NaNo, and exams, and Christmas, and laziness, and a horrible bout of the flu which I'm still trying to recover from) I was left feeling a little confused about where to head with the story next. After the timelines, though, things are a little smoother in my mind and I think I know where I'm going. The trick is to keep it going now.

My biggest problem is school, since at the moment I appear to be swamped. The idea, though, is that I get as much as possible written this week - because I'm not at school - and then just keep trying to make sure I write every day between now and whenever that becomes impossible (i.e. when it gets closer to exam time). I doubt if I'll reach my goal of a finished novel by the 30th of May, but I can damn well try my hardest, right? :3

Wish me luck!

[I also promise to try and update more often now that I'm writing again. >_o]

Words written today: 2,035

Word count: 82,266 / 160,000

Lines for today:

Although she had admitted to Miaan her guilt about sleeping with Ellette, she realised in that moment that if it was taken from her she would miss it much more than she had first thought. It wasn’t just the physical closeness they could achieve together, or the physical pleasure that came from it - for she could just as easily achieve something like that with Miaan, or any other person - it was also the idea that somebody as beautiful as Ellette, as special and clever and funny as her, would want to be with Medina. She still shocked herself now.

And I was crying on the staircase begging you, 'Please, don't go.'"

 

[DesertRoseFallen]

I love the song by the way!

At least you are back to writing, that is the great thing. Luckily, I haven't got much to do coursework-wise this half term from Sixth Form so I feel really bad for you.

 

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

The half-term isn't too bad actually. I have a couple of finishing touches to add to two pieces of coursework (I'm already on full marks for both, so I don't need to do much at all, haha), and a few normal pieces of homework. I guess I'm just going to try and do as much as possible over this next week so that when I do go back to school and they swamp us with stuff again I'll be ahead of my goal.

The problem is that I'm spending Thursday-Saturday in Norwich with my Mum, looking at the university again and checking out the city. I won't be able to write much then, but I might be able to write on the way down (which is a three hour trip). It won't be that bad, though. :]

And, isn't it such a great song? XD I love it. heart  

[DesertRoseFallen]

You want to go to the UEA? What do you want to study?
My mate is going there after she finishes sixth form 3nodding

I like the lyrics of that song. It isn't like a stupid theme.

 

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

I've been accepted conditionally to study either English Literature or American Literature with Creative Writing. I can't wait. I really love the university, it's really cute. <3

I know what you mean about the song as well. :3

~Wednesday 18th February, 2009.

Now playing: Panic! At The Disco - But It's Better If You Do

Now I'm of consenting age to be forgetting you in a cabaret, somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen may even ask my name

Not much progress on Monday, but yesterday was a little better. And, I guess this is my update for yesterday because I've not had chance to write anything yet today. Today I've done homework, and finished all of my coursework, ready for my no-homework-allowed trip to Norwich tomorrow. Yesterday I wrote about 2,000 words and got through a half-sex scene/interruption which was rather emotional. I'm pretty pleased with myself.

Other than that I've not got much else to report. I'm looking forward to my time in Norwich, and going out to the cinema tonight with friends (in fact, I should be getting ready right now >_>), so I'll end this entry pretty quickly. More writing should happen during the journey tomorrow, but I'll make no promises. I just want to relax. <3

Words written yesterday: 2,011

Word count: 84,279

Lines for yesterday:

Ellette’s kisses grew more frantic, her fingers more urgent and her laughter trickled like water over broken stones, and all the while Medina thought to herself how nice it would be to be so carefree, so happy, all of the time. She thought to herself, ‘I want to remember us this way forever, never forget how much I love you’, but even as this was streaming through her blissful thoughts, she could sense something was wrong. Even as Ellette moved above her, she could tell that they needed to stop.

And isn't this exactly where you'd like me? I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know: praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety

 

[DesertRoseFallen]

I was going to do English Lit and Creative Writing there but...I haven't done an English Lit A Level as it wasn't an option. My english teacher says to have a go but I would prefer not to as everyone would know more stuff.

Haha.

And well done on the writing! I should be doing coursework.... sweatdrop But it's too boring at the moment.

 

[Psychotic Maniacal Sanity]

Well, after my day at the uni, I'm now not sure whether I should study Americal Literature and Creative Writing, since that way I'd be studying creative writing... The UEA Lit and CW degree is almost impossible to get into. 450-500 people apply, and only 36 people get accepted.

I wasn't accepted. XD Gutted.  

[Chanthar]

Awah D=

There was a creative writing minor offered halfway through my time at college .. but it was too late for me to get in -sigh- oh well, I was able to take one class anyway. I couldn't say I liked the grading though.. it was good they graded us on whether or not we wrote anything, but it was all exercises .. 'creative writing' .. not really

I wonder if you could try again to get in? It sounds really tough though  

[DesertRoseFallen]

Ack! Then again, UEA seems to be the most popular choice for people in East Anglia.
Well good luck with the next one, I'm sure you will have better luck. 3nodding