December 2010
4 posts
Dec 17th
I'm haunted!
I’m going insane, and it’s YOUR fault, fiction class. I see and hear words everywhere. When I walk in the street, I look around me and think “that person would make a great character in my fiction story.” I assign them personalities, like Alisia’s stories and Julia’s descriptions of strangers (read their posts — they’re great). When I meet...
Dec 17th
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today felt like christmas
Wheee, it’s so much fun to get thirty personalized letters in one day. :) But it’s really overwhelming, at the same time. So many conflicting responses and opinions. Julia mentioned in her blog that her story feels like her baby. Ugh, that’s a perfect metaphor! I’m really bad about editing… Once I finish a first draft, I’ve become so attached to every event...
Dec 16th
The Three Impossible Characters
First of all, my sincere apologies for being so absent.I still love you all, and read your blog posts more than you think! But I’ve been really very busy (a week of recording conservatory prescreening materials, five college apps completed in five days, a lot of music to learn and practice, the usual schoolwork, some earnest story edits, and a lot of time absorbed by I-don’t-even-know-what)…...
Dec 7th