Despite CONSTANT familial interruptions (for example, my dad is currently in my room tearing out insulation from my ceiling), a butt-load of school work, and a wandering attention, I managed to start work on a new short story tentatively entitled, “The Coffee Can.” I am definitely going to change the title, but I needed to […]
Still trying to get this pinging web blog thing to work. we’ll see…. Note: (added Sunday Morning) I just received an e-mail from the horror blog update website (Where the monsters go), and he informed me that the next time I update, it should be listed on the site. So, I’m gonna check it out
I have just e-mailed my blog address to a website dedicated to posting links to horror blogs. I have added their link on the sidebar. Hopefully if all works out, my blog will appear on their page soon too. -onipar
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I have decided to put my new novel on hold for the next two months. I have a good reason for this (and it is not because I have too much school work to do…But I do). I want to participate in this years NaNo WriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, which starts in November.
As I am writing my new novel, each days contribution seems sparse. I keep trying to remember that every little bit helps, and as long as I keep writing, the story will continue to grow. It’s hard to keep thinking like this, especially when this mental constipation continues. I did make a breakthrough today concerning
It’s just as dirty as it sounds. Should I do my homework for class, should I add to my novel, or should I watch TV post blogs search forums blah blah blah. Mmmmmm, no punctuation. Did I mention I am going to be an English teacher? It’s true. Anywho, lest I continue rambling and do
Is it me, or are response times for submissions never accurate? I have had a particular submission out for over two months, and their website guidelines state that the response time is 2 months.I know, I know. I am being a little strict with the whole thing, but I would really like to know if
Whoopiteedoo! This past Monday marked my first day back in grad school for the fall semester. I usually don’t mind school much, but I am starting to take more secondary education classes (to get certified as a teacher), and I’m not too fond of them. I love the lit classes, but only have one this
I am about halfway through Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, an interesting, if not slightly wordy, ghost story. Like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, I am finding it hard to read The Turn of the Screw. It is, no doubt, a well written story, but I always seem to have trouble with the language of
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