This is something new I've decided to do, a place for me to fangirl my little heart out once a week. I like the idea of having a kind of 'series' sort of thing and my blog can stay mostly writing otherwise. And it might give me some discipline too, hehe
So my first entry goes to Jesse Cox of OMFGCata on YouTube. I first found his channel just after WoW: Cataclysm came out, and I was searching for game cinematics and game content. My account was frozen at the time (I needed a new time card) and I was going nuts waiting for both a time card and my copy. There were pre-release events going on (as they always do before a WoW release) and since it was obvious I wasn't going to get back into the game in time to see them I was hoping someone was posting them. I didn't end up finding it, but I came across Jesse's channel where he had late beta content and was posting the new changes to the game. Playthroughs of entire zones and their questlines (Silverpine Forest is still my fave). I've been subscribed ever since. I like watching his stuff for a variety of reasons, the biggest being he's interesting to watch. When he films an episode of a game he's not critiquing the game or trying to be an epic player. He makes jokes and comments, he makes mistakes but bottom line he has fun. He isn't playing what's popular for views, he plays what he enjoys for the pure enjoyment of the game. It makes him fun to watch! But don't just take my word for it, watch some of his stuff yourself:
Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Saint's Row the Third (with Crendor), Star Wars: The Old Republic, Silverpine Questline, Terraria (with TotalBiscuit)
And here you can find Jesse's YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
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Well first thing's first, I finally have a move date. Next week! I'm quite excited, I'll have my own computer space again instead of being tucked into a corner between a t.v. and the kitchen. I hate using excuses with a passion however I do think it affected my writing. I'll fix that in the new place. It's nice not to have to look for places anymore and knowing the whole chaos of having furniture and boxes piled up all over the place won't last much longer. And a backyard, there'll be a real backyard! My inner gardener is so happy you have no idea, I miss having plants so much. A few flower boxes just isn't doing it for me (plus this heat killed off all my pansies). I'll probably take some pictures once we're all settled in. I have plans for this new space.
So my "dates" haha. Well I went back to Chasing Dreams. I was six and some chapters into it before I dropped off, now I'm back with it. I love this story, I want it to see the light of day and if that's ever going to happen I had to get over a few things for that to happen. The biggest of those things was posting samples up for critique. That's such a huge fear for any writer I think when they start taking those first serious steps to publishing. You want the constructive criticism, you want those opportunities to develop your shell but at the same time you don't want to hear your story absolutely stinks beyond any sort of redemption. Not so much the technical aspects, which can be fixed with time and practice, but the very idea itself. I'm sure there are some writers out there who don't have that fear or were able to easily get past it, but it was difficult for me. There's only one thing for it though; deep breath and face the music. Gather your bravery and set forth. So I did - and was pleasantly surprised! The overall verdict is that I have a great deal of work to go, however I was given a lot of good ideas of how I can restart the first chapter and get more action going and the critiques were helpful. No ripping apart of the story itself, one person even said the writing was good. Everyone likes to think they can tell a good story but when a random person online who has no reason to butter you up compliments your writing it's a nice feeling. So the rewrite continues, it's still not polished but (to me at least) it's starting to read a little better. I'm using it as a chance to attempt at more showing and less telling but without going right into editing mode. Getting the story out is top priority, however I've also been looking up resources for when I get a whole draft finished. There's much reading to be done for me.
Speaking of reading, I borrowed a copy of "50 Shades" for a date with Christian Grey. Which probably sounds weird to people who know me because I actually don't like what I've heard and read of these books. It isn't the so-called BDSM and sex, I've read fanfics and original novels with more sex than "50 Shades" has. For one, you can't really have an opinion about something you haven't actually read/watched/listened to. Two, I want to see for myself just what it is about Christian Grey that others are swooning over. What I've read has honestly creeped me out, but I've promised myself to give it a fair shot before coming to a final thought about it. Though honestly, not entirely looking forward to this.
So my "dates" haha. Well I went back to Chasing Dreams. I was six and some chapters into it before I dropped off, now I'm back with it. I love this story, I want it to see the light of day and if that's ever going to happen I had to get over a few things for that to happen. The biggest of those things was posting samples up for critique. That's such a huge fear for any writer I think when they start taking those first serious steps to publishing. You want the constructive criticism, you want those opportunities to develop your shell but at the same time you don't want to hear your story absolutely stinks beyond any sort of redemption. Not so much the technical aspects, which can be fixed with time and practice, but the very idea itself. I'm sure there are some writers out there who don't have that fear or were able to easily get past it, but it was difficult for me. There's only one thing for it though; deep breath and face the music. Gather your bravery and set forth. So I did - and was pleasantly surprised! The overall verdict is that I have a great deal of work to go, however I was given a lot of good ideas of how I can restart the first chapter and get more action going and the critiques were helpful. No ripping apart of the story itself, one person even said the writing was good. Everyone likes to think they can tell a good story but when a random person online who has no reason to butter you up compliments your writing it's a nice feeling. So the rewrite continues, it's still not polished but (to me at least) it's starting to read a little better. I'm using it as a chance to attempt at more showing and less telling but without going right into editing mode. Getting the story out is top priority, however I've also been looking up resources for when I get a whole draft finished. There's much reading to be done for me.
Speaking of reading, I borrowed a copy of "50 Shades" for a date with Christian Grey. Which probably sounds weird to people who know me because I actually don't like what I've heard and read of these books. It isn't the so-called BDSM and sex, I've read fanfics and original novels with more sex than "50 Shades" has. For one, you can't really have an opinion about something you haven't actually read/watched/listened to. Two, I want to see for myself just what it is about Christian Grey that others are swooning over. What I've read has honestly creeped me out, but I've promised myself to give it a fair shot before coming to a final thought about it. Though honestly, not entirely looking forward to this.
This new format keeps making my eyes glaze over. I liked the old version better. What can I say, I'm stubborn with my technology :)
Anyway, hi again! Life has been...well yeah. When are things going to calm down, I'd like to know. I think maybe life just doesn't like my attempts at making a schedule lol Life's just going to have to get over that. Each time brings some interesting struggles though; for example, I have no dedicated writing space for the sheer fact that there is none in this apartment. Currently I'm tucked in a corner between the open kitchen counter and the t.v. stand. I kind of had no choice, I wasn't here when they installed the internet or I would have had them hook up the modem elsewhere. It makes it very hard to focus a good part of the time, but at least it eliminated the t.v. as a source of distraction. Now if I could only do that with YouTube...
I've managed to start writing again! It's not wholly ideal, I stay up way too late but it's only temporary. We're in the process of looking to move into a new place with more space which will definitely help, in the meantime I'm working on keeping up with the blogging and writing. It keeps me sane. So yes there will be regular content. Some reviews, some thoughts, and lots of progress.
Anyway, hi again! Life has been...well yeah. When are things going to calm down, I'd like to know. I think maybe life just doesn't like my attempts at making a schedule lol Life's just going to have to get over that. Each time brings some interesting struggles though; for example, I have no dedicated writing space for the sheer fact that there is none in this apartment. Currently I'm tucked in a corner between the open kitchen counter and the t.v. stand. I kind of had no choice, I wasn't here when they installed the internet or I would have had them hook up the modem elsewhere. It makes it very hard to focus a good part of the time, but at least it eliminated the t.v. as a source of distraction. Now if I could only do that with YouTube...
I've managed to start writing again! It's not wholly ideal, I stay up way too late but it's only temporary. We're in the process of looking to move into a new place with more space which will definitely help, in the meantime I'm working on keeping up with the blogging and writing. It keeps me sane. So yes there will be regular content. Some reviews, some thoughts, and lots of progress.
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