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c48053 is Alice Cullen.

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"The Truth About Lies" 3 months ago

I’m currently working on a short story called “The Truth About Lies”, written in first person from the perspective of an unreliable narrator who – in the midst of describing the little white lies that humans tell every day, tells about the activitis of he and those around him. It exists only in very, very rough form at the moment.



c48053 is Alice Cullen.

Untitled 6 months ago

Okay, so I wrote a different story, part two of a three-part series (part one is half-way done), and I’m in the process of typing it up/ editing it before I post. When I do, I’ll post the link to it on here as well. I don’t know that anyone will want to read it though.



sparkleman is moving

Two weeks to deadline 6 months ago

Twelve days to get it in the post. 3000 of 4000 words written of the first draft. Better get going!



c48053 is Alice Cullen.

Sometimes, I wonder why I even bother 10 months ago

My effing computer corrupted the file. There’s like, 5 pages of work (albeit shitty) gone! I’m rather upset about this.
I’m going to make my boyfriend try to fix it.



Tendo is thinking of things to learn

Here's a link 11 months ago

Here’s a link to my short story. Let me know what you think.

http://tendok.blogspot.com/



Tendo is thinking of things to learn

First draft done! 11 months ago

So I finished the first draft of my latest short story… I think its pretty good now. I am trying a new narrative style, using lots of indirect discourse and I think it worked. The story is called “Bank Robbers Die” and it addresses a lot of themes that are going on i my life right now… Like robbing banks.

Just kidding.



Tendo is thinking of things to learn

Progress Progress Progress! 11 months ago

Its a slow process, especially when I’m balancing my Senior English Thesis on top of it, but last night I made big progress. I project finishing my first draft by the end of the week (which of course probably means end of next week…)
Writing is one of those things that is so easy to put off, but really the most important thing is to stay regular and make a habit of doing it everyday. After all, you never know when you will get that great idea…
Wish me luck.



c48053 is Alice Cullen.

It's so smutty.... 12 months ago

... But I think it could go in an introspective, emotional direction. A coming-to-terms-with-myself thingie. I would be really proud of myself if I could finish this and actually stand to read it. I just need a better ending to what little I have now so that I can finish the rest.
I would also like to make a few illustrations for this, but I suck at drawing.



Now What! 16 months ago

I finished a section of my story now. I am close to the end. In fact, I’ve written two different endings already. How to get there is the problem.

Something has to happen, but a lot has happened already. If I have the guy who just got arrested get killed in prison, that would take care of what was going to happen to him. He’s a sub-plot, so I can get rid of him easy enough. His death would also be something hard for my hero to deal with. That would make for some good resolutions.

How do I get there??? There was just a big event in the hero’s situation and it has wound down. it’s a slow period in his life, b ut that doesn’t make for good reading. I need to make this slow time interesting.

Hmmmmmm – I got to think. . . . . . . . . . . . .



fallen4ever27 is doing absolutely nothing.

I can't 17 months ago

write anymore… it disturbs me…



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