My Writing Trek

This blog is about my journey to become a published writer. Whether it’s books or screenplays I plan on sharing my imagination with the world. This is what I want to do for a living. That is if I can stop day dreaming about my stories and actually write them down.

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Visiting Walton Mountain

I was passing through the living room while my sister was in the mist of a Waltons marathon when I heard John Boy. He was complaining about not having what it takes to be a writer. Apparently the man he was talking with had told him writers put writing above all else. Any writer can understand how true this statement can be. Especially when you finally catch up with friends or family and they’re all talking about the thing that happened while you were trying to get one more paragraph written.

If you haven’t seen the Waltons (a great show about family) than let me tell you at this point (season 1) John Boy lives with 6 siblings,  2 parents, and 2 grandparents.  Family is huge with them. So the complaint about not being able to become a writer was because it’s in his blood to put family first. If being a writer meant not helping out his family than he couldn’t be a writer.

I completely understand where he’s coming from in this complaint. I’ve come to realize recently how many opportunities I’ve missed to get my name out there as a writer. I put God first than family. Like John Boy, I wouldn’t change this for anything. Even if that means going the long long way to becoming a writer. It’s a good thing we both got an early start on this writing career because if someone we care about looks like they need us we’re putting that last paragraph on hold.

BTW, this isn’t a spoiler since John Boy is the one narrating the entire show but he becomes a writer. If you want to know how he did it, I suggest checking out the show.

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NaNoWriMo 2017

If you haven't guessed it already I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year. I completely failed last year and was hoping to redeem myself now that I'm not in school.

When I tried to write 10,000 words for Camp NaNoWriMo in April I failed. This was do to my preparing to graduate. I tried again in July and hit 10,000 words one day before the month ended.

Getting to 50,000 words while working full time is proving to be difficult. This time it's me. I'm not use to writing at all times. I'm just now getting into the habit of ignoring what can wait to write.

Of course, this comes to late. I just passed 10,000 words yesterday. With eight days left reaching 50,000 words is a massive mountain of blank pages to move.

Though, through Jesus all I need is a mustard seed of faith to move mountains.

V

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Pit Stop in Asgard

I work at a movie theater. My job is basically to take tickets whenever someone enters. When no one is coming, my managers don't have a problem with me writing.

This weekend Thor: Ragnarok premiered. We've been sold out. Every time I thought I had a minute to write someone walked in to see Thor.

Somehow, I was able to get over 500 words before I got off. This morning I plan to write as much as possible. I want to meet my daily goal so this afternoon I too can go to Asgard.

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A Sprint Before Work

Got to work early. The place hasn't opened and not many people are here. This is a great time for a 10 minute writing sprint.

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Camp NaNoWriMo 2017

Here I am again trying to complete this write for a month challenge. If you haven’t guessed from my way to long absence, I failed to write 50,000 words last November. I had the passion just not the time. I was only able to write a few words every once in a while during class. Yea, I wrote during class. I was going with the Victoria Roth approach and the class wasn’t as fun as I thought it would be. I still don’t know how many words I wrote. I put the notebook on my bookshelf and haven't taken it down. I still want to write the story, just not now.

Anyway, a few days before April I signed up for camp NaNoWriMo. I figured this would be a good chance for me to move forward with a story I’ve been working on for a while. Actually, I hadn’t written on it for a long time. I also thought this would be a great opportunity to get in the habit of writing every day. This is my ultimate goal. I have a 10,000 words goal for camp but if I can learn to write every day then I count that a success. Even if I don’t reach my word goal. Which, this being my last month of college, is proving difficult. 

Wow, this entry is longer than I intended. I guess that’s a good way to find out if you're a writer. If you go to write just a few words and can’t stop typing, you are a writer.

GAMBARI!

V

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2016 NaNoWriMo

Yesterday, I signed up for National Novel Writing Month. 50,000 words in one month. I’ll admit I don’t think I’ll make it. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to try my best. I’m almost a week behind and I’ve got a lot of homework to do before finals in December. I’m still optimistic I’ll get close to the goal, though. Wish me luck. V

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Take 2

So I made this big deal about getting back into this blog and then I got sick. 

Take 2

I’m taking advanced poetry this semester and we had our first poetry assignment this past week. We had to write one poem that brought a historical figure back to life and one that had the title I Need to Tell You Something. I had an idea of how I wanted the second one to end but no clue who I wanted to write about for the first. My mom googled some people and helped me choose Amelia Earhart. It came out . . . a poem at least. By the time I finished the second one my funny ending had a sad ring to it. Critiques are this week. I hope the rest of the class views my poems in a more positive light.

We read I Wrote This For You by pleasereadthis this week. It was my first book of poetry. I loved every page. I felt as if someone was whispering the words in my ear. I wasn’t alone which is what I feel is the message of the book. I also liked seeing clues of Japan in many of the photos. I wonder if the photographer took all the pictures in Japan.

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Back on the Trail

Two days ago I got an email telling me I’ve had this blog for two years. It would have been an accomplishment if I had been writing on it the whole time. I stopped working on the blog shortly after starting it.

This blog is supposed to be a log of my journey to become a published writer and whatever comes after. I want to get back to that. So, along with posting new information I’ll try to post some big steps I’ve gone through since my last post. I can’t remember everything but I’ll write what I do remember.

I want to keep this going not just for me but for others on the same writing trek.

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“Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.”

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Grade

I got my grade back on the last writing assignment of the semester. I put my all into what I wrote but I didn't know what I was suppose to write. I stared at a blank page till a few hours before it was due. I ended up turning in three or four paragraphs on a five page paper. I crossed my fingers and hoped I would pass the final.

I was expecting a 30 or 40, some sort of falling grade. He didn't give us a number grade. I read what he wrote about my paper and was surprised. He seemed to like what I did write. He didn't even notice that I hadn't written an introduction paragraph. He did, however, notice the lack of a thesis statement. I was also missing some quotation marks in my citations. When I looked at my grade I was blown away. I got a C-! Unbelievable! Not only that but I passed my final as well.

This put me finishing the class with a C+. I'll admit I really wanted a B but I'm happy to have passed the class. Here's hoping the rest will follow suit. No, I want that ever elusive A.

Future Best Seller,

V

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Finally got to write something that wasn't for school. It felt so good! I wrote for hours. Now I'm looking to have at least one of my friends read what I wrote. That is if I can get up with them. V

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Being a writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet.

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You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

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Writing is like breathing, it’s possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

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