Hey there, readers and writers of the Internet!
So, I haven't been on here in basically, well, forever. But I'm back now. And it's a goal of mine to keep up book/writing blogging. I must!
Now, this post is all about 2015, you could say. I have a couple reading goals that I want to establish first.
1. Read 40 books.
2. Read 4 books over 500 pages.
3. Read 2 classics.
4. Re-read 3 books.
5. Read 1 play.
6. Read at least 2 trilogies.
7. Read at least 2 series.
8. Complete as many challenges pulled from the Reading Challenge 2015 (in pulling them from a jar) link to challenge: http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2015-36071458
Now on to my January TBR (or for those of you who are new here, To Be Read)!
1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. (a book that was became a movie (also a rereading of my favourite book!)) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Well, that's all from me today! What are your reading goals for 2015? What are you reading this month?
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Story Love
Hey everybody! Sorry I was gone for those couple days -- I went on a bit of a road trip and just got back today. Didn't read much (sadly), which is why there was a lack in reviews (or review) in these last couple days. I'll hopefully have one up very soon. Or at least this weekend. (I have another road trip tomorrow.)
Now, let's jump in to the topic of this blog.
Story love. The loving of the story.
For some writers, when they hear that (or see it), they most likely think of a story that they've written, come up with, or are in the midst of writing, that they absolutely love. I know that's the case with me.
When I think of story love, I think of my characters, their relationships together, their dialogue, their background stories, the plot of the story -- just everything. I think of the story that, once I get on a roll writing it, I never want to stop.
I had a moment of story love today. I was doing a NaNoWriMo word sprint that was 30 minutes long, and I wrote 1K words. I was also at a part in my story where the two main characters are starting to get to know each other and slowly fall in love, and all that jazz.
Anyways.
I love, love love love loved writing this scene between the two characters (Ember and Axel). It's the beginning of their relationship / friendship and all, and it's just cutesy and intimate and innocent and open and I love it. Of course, I wrote it in half an hour so it will all need to be reworked, but that's beside the point.
After writing this scene, I was on a sort of fictional high. I had this huge grin on my face, because, well --
I LOVE MY STORY!
I never really realized it before. I'm always thinking, yeah I'll get my words in for NaNoWriMo and all, but the story isn't good so I'll just drop it after. Maybe I'll rework it and try to rewrite it all another time. But now I'm realizing, I. Love. My. Story. And I wouldn't change the way it is for the world. Sure, it's terrible right now. But I am going to finish it, ignore my inner editor and any negative thoughts, and power through the story. I am determined to finish it and see how it goes. If I hate it, so be it. It's good practice.
And my unconditional story love will push me through it (even when I really hate my story).
My questions for you: Do you believe story love helps? Do you trust your story love to get you through your story? What story do you love the most--could be one that belongs to you or not?
<3 Sarah
Now, let's jump in to the topic of this blog.
Story love. The loving of the story.
For some writers, when they hear that (or see it), they most likely think of a story that they've written, come up with, or are in the midst of writing, that they absolutely love. I know that's the case with me.
When I think of story love, I think of my characters, their relationships together, their dialogue, their background stories, the plot of the story -- just everything. I think of the story that, once I get on a roll writing it, I never want to stop.
I had a moment of story love today. I was doing a NaNoWriMo word sprint that was 30 minutes long, and I wrote 1K words. I was also at a part in my story where the two main characters are starting to get to know each other and slowly fall in love, and all that jazz.
Anyways.
I love, love love love loved writing this scene between the two characters (Ember and Axel). It's the beginning of their relationship / friendship and all, and it's just cutesy and intimate and innocent and open and I love it. Of course, I wrote it in half an hour so it will all need to be reworked, but that's beside the point.
After writing this scene, I was on a sort of fictional high. I had this huge grin on my face, because, well --
I LOVE MY STORY!
I never really realized it before. I'm always thinking, yeah I'll get my words in for NaNoWriMo and all, but the story isn't good so I'll just drop it after. Maybe I'll rework it and try to rewrite it all another time. But now I'm realizing, I. Love. My. Story. And I wouldn't change the way it is for the world. Sure, it's terrible right now. But I am going to finish it, ignore my inner editor and any negative thoughts, and power through the story. I am determined to finish it and see how it goes. If I hate it, so be it. It's good practice.
And my unconditional story love will push me through it (even when I really hate my story).
My questions for you: Do you believe story love helps? Do you trust your story love to get you through your story? What story do you love the most--could be one that belongs to you or not?
<3 Sarah
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