Ok so yes I did start this blog thing and yes I advised I would be writing twice a week at the start. I then realized I still had a life and said ok only once a week. I would now like to state that I think I was being rather overzealous. I mean really, I am more of a do and don’t complain about things kind of person (well don’t complain much) but now I find myself getting back logged on this, my writing, and my homework. Homework does come first because it is graded and has a very specific deadline so I don’t let that slip, much.
My writing however for Story of L has been postponed and set aside for the moment. I do owe at least one chapter for this month of February. At some time it will be written. Until such time I only have the one up and I unfortunately feel like I’m slacking even though I am doing things and still working on my writing. As of recent I finished 5 different readings for my school work, started reading Moby Dick once more from where I left off, and I am currently working on another writing for my Fiction Workshop class. Between all of this I still hang with friends, take a bit of leisure time, and also keep up with my household chores. Unfortunately as the saying goes I am only human. With only so many hours in the day I still have to sleep, eat, and allow myself the opportunity to maintain good hygiene. *Deep Breath*
Ok, so now that all the complaining is out of the way yes, I am working on things to add to my portfolio. For those reading Story of L I will definitely be putting up a chapter this month. My hope is that more than one chapter will be submitted to the blog before I am done. If you haven’t read the first chapter yet please do. I promise it won’t kill you. I would love feedback and maybe I can find what I need to write in the next chapter or the one after that.
In the meantime my reading is also something that I am currently trying to increase upon so as of right now I have several things on my current reading list. As mentioned before Moby Dick was a classic I started reading in December. I unfortunately lost focus and put it down. I have since picked it up again and I am intent on finishing it before the month is out. Another reading I have noted already as well is my class reading for my American Literature course. Here I have read full samples and partial samples of different writers of the south. This past week included three writings and two songs. It was interesting reading but rather difficult in some areas with the dialect. My other class has me reading the short stories of other students. One story involved a rather cliché and extremely perfect prom to the point that it was sickening. Nothing went wrong and in the end the girl gets the guy with no hiccup whatsoever, I mean none. The other story was a sex addict who couldn’t resolve his conflict. It was interesting to read but for 37 pages it really didn’t go anywhere. With all these my other set of reading now includes monthly subscriptions to a sci-fi/fantasy magazine available online called Clarkesworld. If you like these genres the podcasts are recommended as they can give you further background but the reading can be interesting here as well.
So I’m not making up any excuses just stating the facts. I am involved. I remember one teacher told me you won’t know that you’re really doing something until your due dates start to overlap. With that in mind I must be doing something right. My most recent attendance at UCF has taught me I need to practice my trade and learn from it. So I read, I write, I learn and therefore I develop and evolve into a better writer. I am happy to know that I will never have the excuse of “boredom” because I know I always have something to do.
