Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

If I finish Underdogs by November, I may do NaNo this year.

Zoealea · Sep 30, 2011

Morning

Bookgirl2021 · Sep 30, 2011

Morning all

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

Hi, Zoe and BG. How's it going?

Parametric · Sep 30, 2011

Horserider said:
Homecoming is a school tradition (high school and college). It's a home football game accompanied by homecoming week. What homecoming week includes depends on the school. At my high school we got to dress up every day of the week and there was a powderpuff football game (girls only football game for fun). There was also a dance after the game and a parade before.

Here we have games on Sunday, a homecoming king and queen competition, an after-party after the game, and a bunch of other stuff.

A homecoming float is a float pulled on a trailer behind a car. Usually there's a theme and it almost always is related back to beating whoever your football team happens to be playing in the homecoming game.

Oh, I see! That's fascinating.

Bookgirl2021 · Sep 30, 2011

Pretty good. I'm super tired, but good. You?

Kyrie · Sep 30, 2011

Floats can be really massive and elaborate, too. Like the ones used in the Rose Parade in California every January, that look like this:

I think the Rose Parade has something to do with football as well, but nobody I know watches that parade because of a football game. :tongue

The rules for the Rose Parade are that every visible surface has to be covered with organic material, like flowers or tree bark or something. They're really quite amazing.

Zoealea · Sep 30, 2011

Should I have a giveaway for The Future of Us? I can't decide.
On one hand, I have 3 copies of it and I only need 1. On the other hand, shipping books costs money.

ETA- The Rose Parade! I love the Rose Parade!

Kyla Laufreyson · Sep 30, 2011

If you don't do a giveaway, what would you do with them? Just stuff them on a bookshelf?

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

Hello, Ari.

Zoealea · Sep 30, 2011

Probably. Or eventually give them to family/friends/the used bookshop in the library.

Kyla Laufreyson · Sep 30, 2011

Ah, whatever works, lol.

Bookgirl2021 · Sep 30, 2011

Anybody getting any writing done?

Allaboutwords13 · Sep 30, 2011

I wrote a couple of paragraphs for a new thing i'm doing. So far juggling 3 books on the go. Although one of them is on sort of on hold til I can print it out and look at it properly. Need more ink. haha

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

I'm... trying to write. I don't know if not having a daily goal is really good for me after all...

Allaboutwords13 · Sep 30, 2011

I find I can't work with deadlines. Which is why I'd be crap at working in an office. haha. I really would. If I don't have a deadline, I'll get things done. If I do, I don't get them done. It's like... reverse psychology! haha

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

I just need something to work towards... but I fail at word count goals...

Bookgirl2021 · Sep 30, 2011

Lisa, I know this has been said before, but you really need to not worry about the how of writing and just do it. If word count goals don't work for you, but you need "something to work towards," just work towards finishing the book.

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

Fair point.

Taylor_Writes · Sep 30, 2011

I've written a whole bunch of first chapters to a story with no plot :tongue

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

Which one are you going to pick?

Taylor_Writes · Sep 30, 2011

Dunno. I'll wait and see, and once I have more chapters, I'll pick the one I think fits the best.

Allaboutwords13 · Sep 30, 2011

OMG Lisa, have you ditched Suns and Stars for real? NOOO!

Taylor_Writes · Sep 30, 2011

What was Suns and Stars, anyways?

lisalulu09 · Sep 30, 2011

Or decide on the plot first. :tongue

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