Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

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lisalulu09

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I started 2012 with 7.3K of Sticks and Stones written. My target is 29th of Feb. so that I can plot a screenplay for Script Frenzy, but we shall see.

ETA: Kat, I hope your brother gets better soon!!
 

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Havent written a single word in the new year yet... oh well maybe later
 

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I could imagine what its like for your mom. My grandmom was beside herself when my mom had to get her operation two weeks ago. Again i wish your brother you, and your family the best of luck during this time. Don't know if your religious but i'll pray for you guys.

Thanks. We're not a very religious family (well, I'm not.) But thanks all the same :)
 

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I'm trying to finish my short story for uni at the moment. Going to do more plotting in a minute. Neither of them count.
 

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I've been writing some of my wip but... inspiration is low today. Eating some Celebrations (you know, the box of chocolates (uk people only) ) and hoping i'll think of something. I came up with a SNI the other morning and wrote down the idea and managed a couple of paragraphs of the opening. Might skip over to that if I don't get further with my current one atm.
 

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Hello all! Damn, New Year associated socialising totally wiped me out. Lots of writing to do to catch up.
 

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Hi, Rae.

I think that because I'm plotting, if I get seriously stuck on a scene, I'm going to write a future scene (probably from another POV) in a seperate document and then copy and paste it in when it's long enough for my liking and I get to that point in the story, so that I do something productive.
 

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I've found playing little character backstory games helps me, gives me time to think and forcibly separates me from the story so I can come back at it with fresh eyes (and potentially useful fleshing out of characters which is always nice).
 

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Yeah. The book "Nail Your Novel" has some block busting games/exercises in it, so I might use them one day.
 

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I've decided there's only 11 months this year. I'm skipping April altogether.
 

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I like using '365 Questions for your Character' and variations there upon: I'm pretty good at creating character profiles with the bare essentials. I like all the fun questions that pop up that I would never have really considered, but further define the character and add more interesting facets.
 

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Why, Kat?

I might also use the block buster stuff when I'm plotting, seeing as I'm plotting as I go along with this novel.

I hope dinner's soon! I'm hungry.
 

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Because April is when my birthday is ^_^ lol

Hey, anyone want to see the info on my SNI? It's brief, but I like it :) Might not go anywhere, but hey ho... life's a bitch :p

Maria Jones is a demon with problem.
Her grandfather is king of all demons. On her 18th birthday she has to get a tattoo that symbolises her adulthood and responsibility as a demon and she hates pain. Surprising for someone who is supposed to deliver it regularly. Maria's different from other demons. She feels. She wants to be normal, like her school friend Max who always stands by her side even when her family practically disowns her for socialising with humans. It’s not her fault she's so damned likable.
Usually she's to stay out of her families troubles, but as there seems to be a pissed off demon on the hunt for her grandfather and to kill him, she's pretty much left on her own while others try to protect her Grandfather and find the bad guy. However, they're doing a lousy job of it. Raphael is the guy who is hired to protect Maria so she doesn't get caught, since because she's next in line to be queen (sadly) she's in more danger than she thinks. When she decides to take matters into her own hands and find this guy on her own, of course that's when things get tricky. Max is her right hand man, and Raphael just won't leave her alone. What girl wouwldn't want a tall, tanned and toned (not to mention covered in demonic tattoos) guy following her every move? Well, this demon princess for starters.
Maria ends up finding Kato, the bad demon on hunt for the Jones family. Well, more like he finds her. And he's in the form of a really hot guy but then, he has several tricks up his sleeve.
 

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It sounds really good!

I don't understand why you would want to skip your birthday!
 

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Maybe when you reach your mid twenties, you'll understand :p The closer to 30 you get, the more depressing life becomes... well, for me it does.
 

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lol. 20 isn't so bad. I wish I was 20 again -.- the worst part is, I don't look older than 15. So... it's even worse when you know you're 10 years older than you look. lol
 

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Hey, I just turned 17 and I already feel old, heaven help me when I reach 30. Mind you, I did get a toaster for Christmas and no one under 30 gets white goods as a gift so maybe I'm there already.
 

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Kat, it sounds sort of like an anti-harem(one girl, lots of male love interests), but it does seem interesting. (Although there are some grammar mistakes in there, but I suppose you shouldn't worry about them at this stage)
Oh, and sorry about your brother...
 

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Eh, most people seem to think I've stopped aging once I turned 12. Combined with my paleness, I might as well be a vampire.
 

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I feel you Ivi, though since my mum's Spanish and my dad's Danish, I'm paler than the moon but with an olive tone to my skin which just looks yellow in the wrong light lol. I'm living like a vampire currently: its too hot to be awake during the day time.
 

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Haha Yeah, Ivi, I always claim I'm immortal. I've been around nearly 26 years but stopped aging at 14/15... awesome! :p Except I can't change my passport -.-

yeah I said that info on the SNI was brief... not like, brilliant or anything. And there's only really 2 love interests... actually, only one. I'm not going to say the ending, but the bad guy isn't a love interest. lol ^_^ I'm listening to Paramore... wooot! Filling up on chocolate = not so good for my diet. Diet? What diet? lolz

ETA: If I haven't aged at all by the time I'm 30, people are gonna start to ask for tips! Like... oh yeah, just take ___ and you'll be like a new born baby. psml! If they really want to know how i look so young... ask my consultant!
 
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I generally live like a vampire during any sort of vacation xD It's cold here though, and I think I've managed to catch a cold while staying inside .__. I'm pretty sure I'd make a terrible vampire though, considering the fact that I'm afraid of blood...
(I just remembered - I dreamt up my two vampires when I was around 13! Just a silly coincidence, but still xD)

EDIT: Kat, when I turn 30, I'm going to make millions by selling people my 'secret' of youth and skinniness.
 
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I'm hoping this baby face will have worn off by the time I'm 30 so I can be sexy while all my currently sexy friends are all wrinkly. I liked the sound of it too Kat, demons are always awesome (the bad guys have all the fun).
 
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