write a short story.

Yeah, still nothing on this one. I still have no ideas worth writing about. Seems they have all been taken (whether good or bad), or I just cant seem to think of ANYTHING. But on a good note, I am still thinking about it, so I have not given up.

I had a weird dream today. It was frightening and yet was a great source to write a short story. It seems my mind is subconsciously prodding myself to put the pen to the paper.

Soon, I will. Soon after my internship.

Logish Paradox (http://logish.org)

I’ve written down the ideas for a grand story- longer than a short story! All the time that’s passed has been comprised of picking up the stories and putting them down, throwing them away and attempts at remembering.
Three have sprung from the wreck of the others that came short of the goal. I took the last two and put them together. Currently I’m working on a character grid, sketching new characters- and extended cast, branching out the storyline, fiddling with the plot and practicing with facial expressions.

I can’t decide whether or not it should be in comic format or purely written. Writing it all first would be easier :3

I have to write a short storie for my online class of hipermedia!! I have no ideas :(

I used to write stories in high school of all places and was actually published twice. People told me I would be great if I kept going, but as my friend George says whenever I ask him what he is writing, “Crap Tara, all crap”. I thought it was funny that what I wrote was good enough for people to read, but to me, it wasnt really good. George is being courted by 2 publishers for 2 different books and despite calling them crap, they are really good.

So, I saw this as someone elses goal and thought, I would like to give it a whirl again. Everytime I sit to write, I dont have much to say. I guess I will keep thinking and start from there.
I dont even have to be pulished or think that far, who needs that pressure? I would just keep pressuring myself to the bottom shelf of the clearance books at Barnes & Noble. Nice and easy. Its all about priorities. Making time for something you want to try is pretty important.

All those possible storylines….and one thing in particular I love the idea of: coming up with names for the characters! I don’t want to think too hard about trying to achieve this goal, because I know my best ideas are the ones that come to me when I’m not purposely trying to think….I’m sure I’ll be laying there one night and some thoughts will start coming into my head….I just have to try and remember them!

I would like to write a short story one day.

I’m excited, because out of the blue I was asked to write an article for a community paper.

I had attended a meeting offered by the local Sheriff’s department to educate parents about gangs and drugs in high school, and the paper needed someone to do a write up of the event.

It gave me a chance to step outside of my everyday role as a technical editor and do a different kind of writing.

Not exectly a short story, but it is a baby step in the right direction…

I started a short story…finally. I always got the advice to “go with what you know” and so I started with a topic closely related to the lives of a couple people I know. So far so good…i just haven’t had time to work on it more.

It wasn’t a fun experience. I was rushed because I waited until the night before it was due. I don’t like it – I think it’s a crappy story. But everything is a learning experience. I have to write another in a month, so hopefully, it can only get better from here.