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So, I revamped the tagging system on this blog after developing one I quite liked for my other blog, Dots n Dolls.


Inspiration - for posts about ideas and inspiring things
Preparation - for posts about outlining and other planning activities
Education - for posts about how to write
Initiation - for posts about starting stories
Continuation - for posts about continuing stories
Completion - for posts about finishing/finished stories
Submission - for posts about submitting stories and waiting on submissions
Publication - for posts about getting published
Competition - for posts about competitions, including NaNoWriMo
Fascination - for posts about interests other than writing
Information - for posts about what's going on in my world
Observation - for posts on life and the universe
Procrastination - for posts about everything

I wrote a story today called Mim's Painting. It wasn't very long and it was a bit more parable than fiction but it was satisfying to write (and finish!) a story. I wrote it longhand which is another thing I haven't done in a while.

Next semester, I'm only going to study 3 units, instead of 4. Hopefully I will have some spare time to do more writing. Maybe I'll even finish Miss Galaxy.


- L

So Australia Day is just around the corner and I'm not even close to 40k. But I did start a handwritten short story which seems awfully depressing and the characters have too many shouting matches. But I think I'll see it out to the end and see what happens to them.

I haven't written more of Miss Galaxy but I reread what I've got and I enjoyed it. I think my pitfall is trying to make the murder-mystery too complicated. If I aim for a lower word count I can preserve the premise. I think I might be trying to stretch it over too many words. Then I get nervous and think "If I make that happen now, then there won't be anything to happen in 2000 words time." And that stops me from writing anything at all! Better a short story than no story.

Two side notes: I'm changing jobs mid-Feb and I'm off to a leaders retreat this weekend. My last day of data entry with the Education Department is the 12th. I'll be starting as a receptionist for my church on the same day lectures start for uni: 15/02/10. Should be exciting!