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Feb 14, 2008 09:35

i think i'm going to start writing short stories. i might even start out with short stories and then meld them all into a novel. that's the only way i could do it. bits and pieces. then chunks. then it will just be about making the connections. i need structure, otherwise i'll never be able to do it. it will be difficult and it will take a ( Read more... )

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I miss you lilbaucco February 25 2008, 22:41:09 UTC

I miss you very much dear friend. I want you to know that you will not always be alone. There are people who will love you, love you so much and for so long that you will find your lives intertwining. I hope you feel that some day. And I hope you find that memory will have someone at the end of the road waiting.

_fool March 4 2008, 01:32:58 UTC

hey, i don't know you, or i don't think i do. but i saw you friended me so came over to read a little bit of what's on your mind ( ... )

diffuse March 4 2008, 04:57:35 UTC

hey chris, it's anthony, rachel's friend.

i get thoughtful like this on occasion, but it's not something i'm feeling on a regular basis. i'm just a really passionate person in general, but mostly it ends up being expressed positively.

anyway, that's interesting about your writing. how long have you been writing? i've been writing for a while, but i haven't been able to write anything even resembling a short story since i was a sophomore in high school. that's why this idea is significant to me. i think i could actually start doing it again. i just have to commit myself. that's the biggest obstacle right now.

_fool March 4 2008, 05:22:20 UTC

ah! you don't resemble your icon at all =)

yay for mostly positive passion! i find myself less passionate than i'd like but just as positive as i could wish. i envy you a little.

well, i've always considered myself a writer--i wrote a 10-page opus in first grade and never gave up on that self-image. as far as "useful output", well, much of it has been via email, livejournal, or diary. i've always been a boy of letters, but like you i lack focus for longer-term projects. i am *very* thrilled with some of my shorter (than short story, even) outputs, so i don't feel like that's a loss, but it's certainly easier to toss off and be done with.

the novels i wrote thanks to national novel writing month. it may not start out as your best work, but it definitely gets you in the habit of writing a lot, often, and that turned out to me a great focusing agent for me. in fact, except for an novel-length travellogue, they are the only substantial single things i've written since high school, too ( ... )