7th March 2010
Jesus Christ. I know it's been a while. I've been putting this off forever.
I've had a serious problem with depression over the last few months (quite possibly a combination of homesickness and being on a new kind of medication that messed my body up quite badly) and so I haven't felt much like commenting here. Especially since it seems like NaNoWriMo was such a failure (with regards to the quality and dedication of my novels, anyway, if not word count), and I've not written much since then.
However, I am now no longer taking said medication, and I'm feeling much better! I'm much less homesick, and I haven't cried in weeks. =D It sounds stupid, but I'm much more productive now (and am even losing a bit of weight after having been trying for MONTHS), so I'm definitely much pleasanter to be around.
With regards to the lack of writing, there are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, I managed to finish Gunmetal and Lace in first draft form, and have since been editing it. This is now my major project, and until it is done the only kind of writing I'll be doing will be essay writing for uni. Secondly, the essay writing. It takes up a lot of time, and when I'm not writing I'm almost definitely reading for my classes or sleeping. In this case, then, writing isn't a good thing to be doing - I'd definitely rather sleep.
Once Gunmetal is finished, though, I've got a budding idea in the back of my mind about what I'll work on next (for the SuWriMos probably). After that, I plan on perhaps rewriting what I have of the third book in my trilogy, completely scrapping the original stuff and perhaps even changing narrator, concept and story-line. But, we'll see about that. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. :3 For now, GaL is enough to keep me occupied. My deadline for that is to have it completely edited, converted to .pdf with all the right page-sizes and margins for a book (if you know how to do this, please let me know!) and with a front cover to go on the book by April 1st. I want the proofcopy that NaNoWriMo offers so that my mum can read it on her holiday in May, and last time it took about 4 weeks to process and send. This will be one of the only books my mum has ever read, so I really would love for it to be finished in time...
On a completely different note: I went to see Wicked again yesterday with one of my flatmates!! I thought I'd never go again because, y'know, lack of Kerry Ellis and all, but Lucy really wanted to go and I thought I'd like to go again to see Dianne Pilkington and Oliver Tompsett again before they leave at the end of the month. I'm so sad they're going! The entirety of my favourite cast will be gone! I hear Lee Mead is playing Fieryo next, and I've never wanted to die faster. XD
Anyway, Alexia Khadime was playing Elphaba, and I have to admit I was almost worried about her. I knew she had to be good enough to be in the show, but Kerry's was a hard act to follow. She has a good voice, with a good range, and isn't totally useless with her power, but Kerry is by far more powerful. Alexia was good with the whole 'transformation' part of Elphie's role, where after the interval she appeared older, wiser, more cynical, etc., but I still can't get Kerry's final Defying Gravity out of my mind. Still, my heart was still going crazy during this performance, and I was on the edge of my seat, so it was by NO means a failure.
Basically, that show never fails to make me feel happy, productive, inspired and musical. :P I'm planning on seeing if I can take my sister to see The Lion King in the summer (Mum may want to go as well, but we'll see...) and I'm thinking about coercing Tom into spending a weeking/overnight in London to see one of the shows he'd like to see (Les Mis, or Avenue Q, I think), rather than do what we were originally planning to do (going on holiday together). This way he can save a bit of that money for when I'm in America in 2012 for my degree; he can come see me, then.
Aaaaannnyyyywaaaay. I have lots to talk about, but I won't. I'll just try and update more regularly in here again. I'll do my best! Even if all I have to talk about is university shit... :)
Toodles~
x
I've had a serious problem with depression over the last few months (quite possibly a combination of homesickness and being on a new kind of medication that messed my body up quite badly) and so I haven't felt much like commenting here. Especially since it seems like NaNoWriMo was such a failure (with regards to the quality and dedication of my novels, anyway, if not word count), and I've not written much since then.
However, I am now no longer taking said medication, and I'm feeling much better! I'm much less homesick, and I haven't cried in weeks. =D It sounds stupid, but I'm much more productive now (and am even losing a bit of weight after having been trying for MONTHS), so I'm definitely much pleasanter to be around.
With regards to the lack of writing, there are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, I managed to finish Gunmetal and Lace in first draft form, and have since been editing it. This is now my major project, and until it is done the only kind of writing I'll be doing will be essay writing for uni. Secondly, the essay writing. It takes up a lot of time, and when I'm not writing I'm almost definitely reading for my classes or sleeping. In this case, then, writing isn't a good thing to be doing - I'd definitely rather sleep.
Once Gunmetal is finished, though, I've got a budding idea in the back of my mind about what I'll work on next (for the SuWriMos probably). After that, I plan on perhaps rewriting what I have of the third book in my trilogy, completely scrapping the original stuff and perhaps even changing narrator, concept and story-line. But, we'll see about that. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. :3 For now, GaL is enough to keep me occupied. My deadline for that is to have it completely edited, converted to .pdf with all the right page-sizes and margins for a book (if you know how to do this, please let me know!) and with a front cover to go on the book by April 1st. I want the proofcopy that NaNoWriMo offers so that my mum can read it on her holiday in May, and last time it took about 4 weeks to process and send. This will be one of the only books my mum has ever read, so I really would love for it to be finished in time...
On a completely different note: I went to see Wicked again yesterday with one of my flatmates!! I thought I'd never go again because, y'know, lack of Kerry Ellis and all, but Lucy really wanted to go and I thought I'd like to go again to see Dianne Pilkington and Oliver Tompsett again before they leave at the end of the month. I'm so sad they're going! The entirety of my favourite cast will be gone! I hear Lee Mead is playing Fieryo next, and I've never wanted to die faster. XD
Anyway, Alexia Khadime was playing Elphaba, and I have to admit I was almost worried about her. I knew she had to be good enough to be in the show, but Kerry's was a hard act to follow. She has a good voice, with a good range, and isn't totally useless with her power, but Kerry is by far more powerful. Alexia was good with the whole 'transformation' part of Elphie's role, where after the interval she appeared older, wiser, more cynical, etc., but I still can't get Kerry's final Defying Gravity out of my mind. Still, my heart was still going crazy during this performance, and I was on the edge of my seat, so it was by NO means a failure.
Basically, that show never fails to make me feel happy, productive, inspired and musical. :P I'm planning on seeing if I can take my sister to see The Lion King in the summer (Mum may want to go as well, but we'll see...) and I'm thinking about coercing Tom into spending a weeking/overnight in London to see one of the shows he'd like to see (Les Mis, or Avenue Q, I think), rather than do what we were originally planning to do (going on holiday together). This way he can save a bit of that money for when I'm in America in 2012 for my degree; he can come see me, then.
Aaaaannnyyyywaaaay. I have lots to talk about, but I won't. I'll just try and update more regularly in here again. I'll do my best! Even if all I have to talk about is university shit... :)
Toodles~
x
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