Howdy bloglings. It has been a while. No epic, world shattering event has occur ed recently in my life, but I'm in a blogging type mood and there I some things I suppose I'd like to share. For example, read "Forest for the Trees" By: Betsy Lerner. She worked for some big wigs and I mean, like the awesome kind: aka publishers. She's an editor, like it's her day-job! I must say she's rather funny and clever and super-insightful. I'd say it's pretty much the guide of guides for any writer and if not a guide an enjoyable read, especially the first section. I'm not done...but I am done that section! lol. It gives her take on the different types of writers and it's pretty much a riot...because she's so spot on. Writers, all writers, are in some shape or form neurotics. That, plain and simple written down has given me strength people. I'm neurotic for a reason now :) lol. It's just fun too... I'd also like to say, through interpreting her ideas I've decided writers are the original cynics. We're way more willing to think our work sucks than to congratulate any bit of accomplishment. Sad but true! The editing though, of my novel, is going quite well. I'm 17 till the end on my first read-through and I have yet to rip anything up, touch the not-hard copy (the one in the 'puter) or cry over it...yet I've come close. There is some mighty fine stuff in there, that certainly I couldn't have wrote ;-) and some utter CRAP that I know I wrote! but I'm just unsure what state I was in at the time... lol. The original cynic folks, the original.
What else...hmmmmm. I don't wanna grow up. Does anyone? I want to grasp the world, but still stay snuggy at home with mommy and daddy to guide me. Hey, college will be an adventure but I'm kind of a scared little girl. I have plenty of plans and big dreams. I'm not stupid. I'm just, anxious, scared and perhaps slightly average. (oh my god, it shocks me too) I don't know, all this getting senior year figured out and taking big (STUPID, just to rank me amongst others...when a college should respect each individual as an individual and choose them based upon them not how they rank) !!!!!!!!!!!!!) standardized test... I mean...go SATs?, taking responsibilities and thinking about leaving home, it's a little much. But heck, I can do it. Maybe. Eventually. At some point... hopefully more successfully than maintaining a blog! :D
I love blogging, it's just one of those mood things. I think all writers write like that...maybe. Mood things, are a big part of writing. Psyching oneself out to think there are "mood things" is also a big part of being a writer...says Lerner. And ha...okay yea, she's right. We're a unique breed but we like to think that we entertain somebody. ;-)
Night bloglings.
With love,
Katarzyna...oh of those (writer) weirdos. ;-)
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