Month: September 2016

September Writing Update!

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Well, hi there, young writers! 🙂 Phew! It’s been a crazy three weeks for me, (for one: I started my first year at college!!! #dead #notreallybuteverythingisverydifferent) which is why I am so grateful to my bestie for posting her wonderful article about how writing + friendship = magic. 😛 It is so true, and I definitely wouldn’t be where I am with my writing if it wasn’t for KD17 and her constant support, so THANKS, GIRL!

Anyway, as far as my writing progress goes, I’ve been trying to remember all the things I’ve been doing/experimenting with this month (I thought it was best to make a list, partly because I love making lists, almost as much as I love color-coding stuff):

  • 8/8/16 – wrote dialogue for two scenes in my CCR novel.
  • 8/14/16 – went through my files and uploaded background information for my fantasy series onto my computer = #neveragain
  • 8/16/16 – came up with a new story idea based on a mixture of some of my favorite fairy-tales; made some concept art & character sketches for that.
  • 8/25/16 – HAD MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN COMING UP WITH EVENTS FOR THE PLOT OF THE FIRST BOOK IN MY FANTASY SERIES. #praisetheLord Also, had brainstorming session with KD17
  • 8/28/16 – came up with some new scene ideas/story ideas, characters, and names. Art inspo
  • 8/29/16 – had YWD meeting with KD17 and tossed around story ideas.
  • 8/30/16 – character names.
  • 9/8/16 – did a real-life writing prompt that inspired a brand new CCR story!
  • 9/16/16 – continued to write dialogue in the margins of my math homework; I’m trying to write a little of this one story every Friday so by the end of the semester, I’ll hopefully have a few chapters done!
  • READ. A LOT.
  • Got the other two reading journals I mentioned in my article before. Now I have three logs, and I’m not sure which one to use! #helpme #yesthisisactuallyimportanttome
  • Worked on a GIANT scene for my CCR.
  • Had the opportunity to meet with a published author/hear her story about being a Christian writer and the whole publishing process which was super insightful.

So, yea! I feel so productive after making that list, but I really feel as though all I’ve been doing is going to school, coming home, doing homework, and collapsing onto my bed. That being said, I’ve decided that for the remainder of this month, I’m going to be focusing more on book reviews (to go with the whole “learning” thing 😛 ). I might intersperse some articles talking about what I’ve been learning in school or even things I’ve discovered on my own, but mostly, keep your eyes peeled for some book reviews! Until next time!

–YW

KelseyDragon17’s Source of Inspiration, Ways I get Myself to Write: Method #11

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KD17 is back! How’s everyone? I’m still trying to find the time to write/draw/art amidst my work schedule (the struggle is real).

So anyways, YW asked me to do one last article for her series for how to get inspiration. Again I was like WHY U DO DIS TO ME, but once I calmed down and thought it out, I realized what it was:

Have a close writing friend.

That might seem super sappy and like ‘lol that’s adorbs how does that help with writing?’ but I mean it. I don’t even know where I’d be in my creative journey if I didn’t have YW support. I remember back when I was in 10th grade, and seriously starting to think about writing, but not knowing where to go with it, or too afraid to start because I would never be able to finish. Then I got together with YW, and I don’t even remember how it was brought up, but we discussed how we both had these awesome stories in mind. I remember she showed me all of her ideas for her story, down to the map, setting, characters, plot, and even some excerpts. That day was still one of our best brainstorming sessions to date. We must have worked on it for a good two hours straight, ideas flowing out of both of us. Her story changed so much that day, for the better.

I remember thinking about how many ideas I had that day, and thinking that I needed to start my writing, that maybe one day I could finish it if I just kept going. I never told anyone about my stories because they were just too personal. I mean, I thought about it everyday since I was twelve; it was something that meant so much to me, what if people didn’t like it as much as I did? But after YW and I’s epic brainstorm, I started to write a little bit, and showed her, and for some crazy reason she likes it. That also gave me hope because if she likes it, maybe other people will too. I still feel like my stories are really bad at times, but when I show it to YW, her face always lights up and she really likes it. It gives me motivation to keep going.

So yes, have a writing/accountability partner/friend, because they will encourage you to just keep writing, and you can ask for help if you’re stuck. They’re creativeness mixes with your creativeness and then… *IDEA EXPLOSION*.

Stay awesome, peeps.

-KD17

P.S. – Just for funzies, here’s a drawing for YW that I did for her birthday. It’s us as our characters 😉 I’m the winged girl, and YW is the princess. (This drawing is really derp but it still shows friendship *confetti sparkles*)

so friendship. much character. wow.

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