It has been a long two weeks since I popped here and update you guys on how it is going…
WEEK 2
Wed
There was a poetry contest happening on Instagram and it is coming to an end SOON! Last night I had written three poems, and was I ready to send one of them?
Nope. Those poems weren’t to my liking so I had to write another. LET ME TELL YOU it wasn’t a walk in the park. How to write a poem inspired by folklore, mythology and magic? This question had been bugging me since last night. So I looked over to my other poem, f a n t a s y to see how I wrote that one. No inspiration, no nothing—how can I do it again? I cannot repeat the same style as that one that…wouldn’t be original.
I had to write something that feels original and when someone reads it, it must feel real to them. THE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW! Instead of dilly-dallying, and having second thoughts, I let my fingers type away. It took me about an hour to write something I was satisfied with.
Read f o l k l o r e here
THURS
*Cue in the Eye of the Tiger song*
3.26pm
I open the outline document and my jaw dropped—I haven’t touched my outline for 8 days. Wow, wow, wow! A few days ago, I wanted to throw my laptop away but my inner voice says ‘no, I will not give up on this outline even if it drives me mad.’
Looking away from those messy scenes, today I will only focus on ONE thing.
And that is to: WRITE
A few minutes in,
TRYING SO HARD NOT TO GIVE UP HERE >.<
I keep telling myself…
Finally!
Finished writing @ 5.30pm
Woohoo! Spent 124 minutes!
FRI
Friday came too fast. Time is running out…
Update: I have been planning and planning which scene to go in first….argh my mind is all a jumble.
11.30am – 1pm
Started writing/brainstorming/planning
And then again at 5pm – 6pm
TOTAL: 210 minutes 🙂
yay for progress
WEEK 3
WED
OKAY so now is the third week — am I happy with what I have so far?
YES.
Am I going to reach my goal?
We all know the answer.
But I am optimistic so I am going to say I KNOW I CAN DO THIS!
So many to-dos but we’re going to focus on Camp Nano….after I’ve finished work.
4.33pm – 7.15pm
Outline and wrote down the scenes.
Spent 228 minutes!
I am getting there, guys!!!
THURS
- watched Spiderman: Far From Home (review coming soon!)
Why didn’t I watch it earlier? Even I can’t answer that…. - had a sudden inspiration/idea for a short story at the end of the movie. Came home and started writing it!
Did I outline the Camp Nano project?
NOPE. Sucks when another idea strikes you on your head and you cannot help it but write it down especially you ask yourself ‘what ifs’ questions — and the story grows. Ahh…I really cannot help it.
Update on the short story:
wrote down the main points and dialogue. Now I have an idea sitting here, and staring me in the face but does it have a conflict that moves the plot forward.
No… SO why did I even start it?
Typical Alex. Welcome to my life!
It’s 5.55pm, going to ‘try’ outlining Camp Nano Project.
UPDATE:
decided to change the target goal to 2000 minutes instead of 5000 because I’m wanted a realistic goal and not an impossible one.
7.20pm
finished writing = 195 min
- had dinner + watched MKR (My Kitchen Rules—awesome show—must wait for the results though)
9.30pm – 10.20pm
and then started outlining again…. = 110 min
yay for some progress!
TOTAL: 305 minutes
And then the rest of the night, checked out some poetry blogs…first time I’ve heard about this term. Curious to know what it is about. Checking out as many poetry blogs I can find.
ALSO, have been listening to Peder B. Helland recently — who is now my favourite composer. He is one heck of a composer — love his calming and soothing music.
On Friday, I didn’t write. Had to go out. Friends meet-up. Thought I can write some more during the weekend but something came up…..I hope week 4 and 5 will be better. I hope I can surpass my goal. I hope I can at least reach my goal. *fingers crossed*
Alex is signing out.
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