I'm just glad there's girls who don't feel the need to wear clown masks. My cousins seemed to have unintentionally convinced me that almost all girls play with make-up like all boys do [insert generic stereotypical boy activity], but I know better now. Well, I hope I do.
Haha. That sounds awesome. I know what you mean about that 'test' with helping people though, I had felt something like that too. It's not about doing the extra work or whatever, if you really do care about something people do notice, you are right. I wish I could edit film though. It's just one of those things I wish I knew how to do. Thinking of taking an evening class at some point, or get one of my film-savvy friends to teach me but at the moment I've got too much going on. Serving customers was easy, but I like preforming personally. When I have to stand up and give a presentation or a speech I just change into this whole other person, someone who can apparently stomach the idea of standing before a crowd of people and going completely off-script, and then can do what I need to do because when in that situation: presentation, or speech, I do like to improvise. Quite a lot actually. Bingo about Macmillian Support. There was Macmillian events up and down the country last week and they've managed to raise some silly number of million pounds - happy to have done my part.
I just had this random thought yesterday: what if you undertook a project of exactly one million words? No more (thank the Lord), and no less? I was thinking of the amount of (published) words the late Robert Jordan had poured into his Wheel of Time series, and I guessed that it was probably close to a million. It would be similar to the flash fiction assignments I had in my Creative Writing class two quarters ago, in the fact that you would have to restrict your word count to an exact amount. Though... restrict doesn't adequately describe it - it'd be more like finally being able to stop. Could you imagine the amount of editing it would take to get it exactly where you would want it? I know; it would be an insanely impractical undertaking - how do you even tell one story with one million words without ending it prematurely or dragging it out unnessecarily? Anyway, just wanted to say something about my thoughts.
I don't think it's insanely impractical. I did the 100words.net thing before. You know, that thing where you have to write a hundred words - no more, no less - every day for a month? I got better at 100word'ing by the end of the month. I'd just use that same process toward the million word restriction. Basically, I'd say, "To hell with the word count!" and just write it out. Then go back and plump up or slice it up to fit within the word count restrictions. Et voila!
I might consider it, depending on how busy I am and/or whether I think I have an idea worth spending time and effort on.
NaNoWriMo sounds like fun... I might even be able to accomplish such a feat. Is there a minimum required word count?
I'll probably try it, but I'll cheat. I'll adapt a Script Frenzy thing I once did, and it probably won't be novel length (or 50,000 words). I think it'll wind up being about half that. But getting it done by the end of the month would be a Good Thing, I think.
Hey peeps. How is everyone doing this fine October day? I'm supposed to be be preparing stuff for next week (have to teach) and I guess I am... just not quick enough.
^ Preparing lessons must take forever. I had to teach a couple of lessons last year (totally chose the wrong module aha) and I didn't like the planning of it. So good luck with that.
It does take forever, and I bet I'll have heaps of stress, but I guess it'll get better while I'm actually teaching. It's just kind of nerve wrecking because the teacher is observing and scribbling down things, and of course I don't want to do anything wrong! I love teaching, but I'll be glad when I can do it in my own class with no one watching me.
This girl I have to group up with Tuesday nights has severe teacher complex and literally teaches us everything about the subject we're on and veers into life in general and then goes off talking about herself as a portion of art in the abstract. She talks like she plays pretend in secret and teaches stuffed giraffes and her guinea pig the fundamentals of advanced quantization in LogicPro so she can out-talk me next week when I try to talk about myself to shut her the eff up. Good luck teaching without an audience? Maybe that's what you were born to do as well. You can imagine the change you've made in this world 'o ours. Seriously, I hope you find your nerves of steel. They make them in all of us.
Good luck, Lydia! I used to think that I would end up being a teacher when I grew up, but now that I’m all grown up and am a corporate phone-answerer/schedule-pencil-inner/tie-straightener/pencil-pusher/paper-stapler/coffee-maker, it always makes me feel warm and fuzzy to hear of other people realizing that dream.
Thanks everyone, teaching went alright, it's always a bit stressful in the beginning but it gets better once I get more into it. Teaching is a great thing, LOTS of work (especially preperation), but the kiddos make everything better.
Glad to hear it! Teachers are so important in our lives. I think it's great that you decided to pursue it.
Trouble accessing news sites lately? Blame it on my family. We're studying up for the superbowl of political arguments- Christmas! Democrat or Republican, we've gotta sock it to the other side! Whoever makes Aunt Karen cry wins!!!
Oh my, what has happened to the tavern? I remember in the good old days when folks were running around, slapping each other on the back, and yelling whoopee :O Well since Im back it will be good to review some stories for my fellow writers again. May not get any done tonight but can't wait to start the process again. Also thinking about donating money to the site, what's the best way to go about doing that?
Oh man, that's hilarious. Good luck Hope everyone's been well. It's been ages since I've been able to even come and lurk on this site - I feel like I've missed so much. What's everyone up to these days?