Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

Keag - I'm a slow writer too! Sometimes I get lucky and write 5k in one day other times I csn only get out 100 words at the most. Bleh.

That's cursing not curing

I'm lucky if I write 1k in a week. XD *super slow*

Keagerz said:

Generally, I'm just like "Well I clicked on a link...I browsed the internet." :C But that really still accomplishes nothing.

And you can do it, Ely! I'm trying to do the same thing right now. xD I'm such a slow writer because I'm scared of making a mistake. :< Which probably adds into the procrastination.

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My days are just one long haze of clicking links. Haha.

I dislike being a slow writer :/ sigh.

Parametric said:

I probably get more work done when I'm having to squeeze it in around other commitments. I'm cranking out the YA UF at a decent speed now that I'm having to write a thousand words a night on my dissertation.

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Me too. I think it helps that you're already in that mindset of doing things, when you have other stuff to worry about. It's more motivating.

Right now I'm avoiding my wip by trying to think of titles. So far I came up with:

Aurum (latin for gold)
The Gilded
A Touch of Gold

Dunno what it's about but your titles are about gold: what about something interesting like "midas's treasure". I think Latin titles aren't as interesting, personally

I like "the gilded". It's got a cool vibe to it

MR - I was thinking about using something with Midas in it b/c my wip does have something to do with him but I like The Gilded too.

What's it about? I like creating titles. Weird huh? Just a few sentence overview please

From not posting 8:30 to 9:10 I just wrote over twelve hundred words!

*pokes head in*

Hi

Hi Ky! :3 How goes it?

Hey there.

It goes well, Keag, how about you?

MysteryRiter said:

What's it about? I like creating titles. Weird huh? Just a few sentence overview please

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It's about a girl who has the power to turn things into gold in a world where only men are supposed to have that power. There's a lot more too it but basically it's a dystopian w/ steampunk elements.

That sounds pretty amazing. My kind of book. I like A Touch of Gold better since it kind of has two meanings.

Ok. This popped into my head midway through the first line. "Midas's touch". I really like that. It's perfect.

Aw, thanks Lily.

Hey Ky!

Hi guys.

I wrote for the first time in days today, got in 1500 words. Praise the gods of writing.

HI KYRIE! ETA: AND ARI!

And Ely, your WIP sounds v. cool

Ari - Hey & yay for writing!

Choco - Thanks! And the kitten in your avi is so cute!

thanks, ely. I saw that you liked the quote in my siggy--it's the last verse in this poem:

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Variations on the Word "Sleep" by Margaret Atwood

I would like to watch you sleeping,
which may not happen.
I would like to watch you,
sleeping. I would like to sleep
with you, to enter
your sleep as its smooth dark wave
slides over my head

and walk with you through that lucent
wavering forest of bluegreen leaves
with its watery sun & three moons
towards the cave where you must descend,
towards your worst fear

I would like to give you the silver
branch, the small white flower, the one
word that will protect you
from the grief at the center
of your dream, from the grief
at the center. I would like to follow
you up the long stairway
again & become
the boat that would row you back
carefully, a flame
in two cupped hands
to where your body lies
beside me, and you enter
it as easily as breathing in

I would like to be the air
that inhabits you for a moment
only. I would like to be that unnoticed
& that necessary.


***
You should read some of her poetry, if you haven't already. I think you'd like it. Atwood is my queen.

Wow..just wow. I wish I could write poetry as good as that. So beautiful!

Her poetry just kills me, it's so beautiful. guh. I particularly like "Pre-Amphibian"; "This is a Photograph of Me"; "Morning in the Burned House"; and "The City Planners" by her.

I'm off to buy some rainboots, so see you twifties later

I'll have to check those out. Bye choco!