Thursday, June 14, 2012

.........can Tumblr be my excuse?

This is the first time I've not only missed two days in a row, but done it willingly :( Both days I prepared to post the next part of my nano, stared at it for a moment shuddering at all the editing that had to be done to this section, and then got distracted by shiny Tumblr. I have avoided tumblr for so long (almost a year! A year!) and I'm getting sucked back in. This was first Fruits Basket's fault, and now it's also Tom Hiddleston's. I can't escape!

Anyways, after my non-excuse, I still don't want to edit that section of my nano. I really am awful at editing. I  do it all fine as long as it's changing four words, but as soon as I get to a part that needs actual re-writing I just stop. I have no idea how to get past it (except I do (just do it) but I have no desire to). This is why I'm probably never going to be a professional author.

So here's a poem! From January 2011. This one has a tune to it, but it never got any accompaniment.

The house is silent
and all the stillness
surrounds me
everything I am
is still
alone not lonely
this is all I really need
I'm all that I need
right now
sometimes the silence
makes me think everything's fine
in the world
sometimes in the silence
I'm fine


Kelia

4 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, Tumblr is so addicting!! My friends at college convinced me to get one last year and now I (happily) regret the decision. It is such a time waster ;D. But it is also so, so much fun. I follow a few Tumblr blogs that focus on writing. :)

    Editing and revision can be quite a drag. I have yet to fully get through a novel doing it (of course, I need to finish a novel in order to do that :P ). Have you tried editing in a group? (You know, John Green style, with everyone sitting around doing their work) You might be able to read each other's work and bounce ideas? Maybe a change of scenery would help (go outside, go to the library, sit in a park or in a tree)? I know that when I am having a really hard time, a good nap, change of scenery or group session is really helpful.

    And, worse comes to worst, I can audio record my voice as your conscience to write and edit. Because if you don't write and edit, I cannot read all of your lovely stories! :) ;D

    Have you ever written songs? I saw that you mentioned this one having tune but never having an accompaniment. I've always wanted to get into song writing (you know, perhaps after I get a handle on poetry) but I have very little musical skill. Maybe learning the guitar will help ;). (Learning guitar is my new hopeful project, since I've put archery aside until the Hunger Games influx dies down. I was planning on learning archery this year, but with the sudden obsession with it due to the Hunger Games movie, I've decided to wait. I don't want to be another movie-train jumper.)

    I don't know why, I've just always imagined you as a song writer.

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  2. It's such a time waster, but it makes me so happy!! I can never figure out how to balance it though :P Ooh writing tumblrs! Those sound fun :D

    I've never tried editing in a group, that would be interesting! Haha I should go to the library and force myself to finish editing the chapter before I can go home :D I might have to try that.

    Aw, that is a lovely offer! Thank you so much :D I will do it... eventually...

    I have written a few songs, a while ago. It's really fun! They aren't very good songs, but I liked how different it was. I don't think you have to be a master poet to do it either, the way words sound change a lot when they're sung :) Do you like to sing? Good luck with the guitar! Oh you should still do archery, just tell everyone you're following in Legolas's footsteps not Katnis's :D

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  3. Okay, I have been meaning to write this response for so long! I don't know how time keeps slipping away from me like this. Honestly, I don't have much to show for it. :P Maybe it has all gone to facebook and Tumblr? That'd be a scary thought. :P The main writing tumblr I follow is this one: http://fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment.tumblr.com/ (uh, yeah...sorry about that name. It is actually a really good tumblr for development, despite the name. They've also posted a few plot-based tumblrs that I have liked, but haven't followed yet. I will send those along next time! :) )

    I've always kind of wanted to edit in a group. I find if I write (and probably edit) in a group, I actually get more done (which feels very contradictive of what should happen in groups...). Who knows why! Ooo! That's actually a really fabulous idea...I've never thought about doing something like that before. Let me know if it works? I've even contemplated driving down to Aroma Joe's in Sanford, grabbing a hot Chai Tea Latte and use that different space to write/edit. (The same idea has crossed my mind about Panera Bread, too) Let me know if you need a library writing buddy. ;)

    Haha. Well, if you ever need it, the offer stands ;).

    I love to sing, I just cannot hold a tune! I used to be involved in chorus but it has been so long that my ear and voice seem to have forgotten what it means to hold a tune :P. (That doesn't hold me back from singing along to the radio in the car, however... ;D) Thanks for the well-wishes! I have decide on a guitar first, but I am really excited. It will be nice to have some musical influence in my life again (not that I need another hobby or anything, lol).

    Ooo, that is a very good idea, Kelia! When I eventually start archery and if anyone asks, that is what I am going to say. ;) Speaking of things involving Legolas...I so cannot wait for The Hobbit!! :D Are you excited?

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  4. Haha don't worry about it, time goes so fast! I have to force myself to be productive most days. Thanks for the link!

    Maybe because you can't get so distracted in groups? Other than talking of course :P Panera's would be nice to write in! As long as you don't mind some noise :)

    :)

    Oh, you probably just need some practice! Anyone can hold a tune :) How is the guitar going?

    Haha good :D Oh my goodness YES, I cannot wait for the hobbit!! And I love the casting! :D

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