The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy: The Antics of an Aspiring Writer

It started in March. I don't remember the exact day or what exactly it was that made me realize all of a sudden that this guy was actually super sweet, but that's not really important. What was important was that I had a crush on a guy I was working with, and the last time that happened, well let's just say it ended pretty badly for me. But that wasn't the worst part. No, the worst part was the fact the guy I liked was in a serious, committed relationship for almost six months. What the hell was my world coming to? So for the next month and half I spent six days of the week trying really hard not to let it slip that I was hardcore into this guy. Well, that didn't go well. Every day it seemed I would find out something about him that would melt my heart. Or he'd be performing a number so filled with love and compassion that I couldn't help drifting off to fantasy land and wishing I was the one he was looking at with love and devotion in his eyes. And when my...

Wow it's been a really long time since I've posted; almost two years to be exact. Starting college (and the lack of good ideas) had kind of taken up all of my time. In that time, though, I've been writing sporadically, and have gotten myself in a position where writing has been more of a priority now, and not just in terms of the novel I've been writing, but blogging as well. So today's post: My New Approach to Writing I started a novel almost three years ago while reading a Kelley Armstrong book. A scene in her novel had left me feeling in such a way all I could do was write. And write. And write. At first I had no intention of turning the scene I had stayed up until almost four in the morning writing, into a novel. But then the ideas started flowing. I found inspiration everywhere, but most of it came from feelings I'd experienced myself, feelings I'd hope to experience one day soon, or feelings I saw others close to me feeling.  I managed to intertwin...