Hello Bookworms!
Yes, I'm back! I personally have problems with doing NanoWriMo in November, because that month is always busy for me. Therefore, I am trying my version of NanoWriMo camp, so I will be writing in the month of July, and instead of writing 50,000 words I will be writing 50 poems. (Not as much of a challenge, but this year is still kind of busy.) So, every Shady Friday I will be posting all my poems from the week. Yes, this will take up a lot of room, but please read them, I will be putting a lot of effort into them. Anyway, I start tomorrow, and I can't wait to share them with you all on Friday!
bent sua fata libelli!
Monday, June 30, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Shady Friday #11
Hello Bookworms!
So, I've actually come across writer's block again! (I need to stop doing that!) Today I decided to continue the story I began in Shady Friday #5. However, I have also decided that this story is a several person first person adventure, so there will be several different stories all being told at once. I hope you enjoy this one!
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So, I've actually come across writer's block again! (I need to stop doing that!) Today I decided to continue the story I began in Shady Friday #5. However, I have also decided that this story is a several person first person adventure, so there will be several different stories all being told at once. I hope you enjoy this one!
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Madness is necessary; a
simply necessary part of society. Every genius is some part mad. Only the truly
brilliant ones embrace that madness though. Without madness, humanity would
have nowhere to look when it needed reminders of the fact, that the entirety of
humanity is blind. Crazy, I know. But then, I wouldn’t be called mad if it wasn’t!
My name is William
Kelvin Maxwell, and I’m one of the mad scientists that every average clinical
mind dreads to meet. My insanity ranges from ‘I think that I can speak to all
animals’ to ‘the octopus stole the banana from the shark, I have to go reclaim
this ancient relic!’ Both of which I have, unfortunately, uttered within the
past two hours. The year is 1947, and I am currently on the run from the loony
bin; although I don’t know of a man alive who would live on the floor of the
ocean. Sorry, not what I meant to say, but then my mind does random things. I
just jumped back to the time an hour ago when I tried to save the banana from
the octopus. It turns out I was in a market where a fish stand had been set up
next to a fresh produce stand. Imagine my pride when I had finally vanquished
the mighty jellyfish! Or was it a turtle?? Ah well, that’s my introduction.
Live life to the full, and don’t forget to by insane, my brain!
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Alright, so as you can tell, we, the readers, all represent ideas jumping from one person to the next as the characters give slight updates in their minds. (Confusing). So, basically it's just like any other first person, only it's written in the moment. Most of the people are crazy anyway, so they have invented people inside their heads that they are talking to, and basically we as the readers get to listen in on the conversation. Or in other words, it's like a diary of thoughts. Anyway, I hope that you like the story! Habent sua fata libelli!
Monday, May 26, 2014
Recommending books, Anne of Green Gables
Hello Bookworms!
Unfortunately I will be gone through most of June, so I won't be able to post. I will be back by July though, so I will continue then. I will also be working on a song about the places I will be going, so I'll post that when I return. Anyway, today I'm posting about a book I'm sure you have heard of, Anne of Green Gables.
I have read this book more times than I care to imagine, and have been greatly inspired by Anne. For those of you who don't know, and I should hope that would be a small number, Anne of Green Gables is in essence about a young orphan with a wild imagination who is adopted by a brother and sister with a very strict, Christian mindset. When Anne comes into their world both sides learn more than they originally thought. I am sure that this is not the explanation that an avid fan of the books would give, however it is the simplest explanation I can give. Anne's lively imagination is one of the many things that set me on the path of writing, and I hope that if you haven't read it yet you will now!
One evening Marilla, coming in from the orchard with a basket of apples, found Anne sitting alone by the east window in the twilight, crying bitterly.
"Whatever's the matter now, Anne?" she asked.
"It's about Diana," sobbed Anne luxuriously. "I love Diana so, Marilla. I cannot ever live without her. But I know very well when we grow up that Diana will get married and go away and leave me. And oh, what shall I do? I hate her husband-I just hate him furiously. I've been imagining it all out-the wedding and everything- Diana dressed in snowy garments, with a veil, and looking beautiful and regal as a queen; and me the bridesmaid, with a lovely dress, too, and puffed sleeves, but with a breaking heart hid beneath my smiling face. And then bidding Diana good-by-e-e--" Here Anne broke down entirely and wept with increasing bitterness.
Marilla turned quickly away to hid her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement. When had he heard Marilla laugh like that before?
"Well, Anne Shirley," said Marilla as soon as she could speak, "If you must borrow trouble, for pity's sake borrow it handier home. I should think you had an imagination, sure enough."
(Anne of Green Gables, chapter 15)
So, this is my second book post, and I hope you all appreciated it! Please comment, and follow!
Habent sua fata libelli.
Unfortunately I will be gone through most of June, so I won't be able to post. I will be back by July though, so I will continue then. I will also be working on a song about the places I will be going, so I'll post that when I return. Anyway, today I'm posting about a book I'm sure you have heard of, Anne of Green Gables.
I have read this book more times than I care to imagine, and have been greatly inspired by Anne. For those of you who don't know, and I should hope that would be a small number, Anne of Green Gables is in essence about a young orphan with a wild imagination who is adopted by a brother and sister with a very strict, Christian mindset. When Anne comes into their world both sides learn more than they originally thought. I am sure that this is not the explanation that an avid fan of the books would give, however it is the simplest explanation I can give. Anne's lively imagination is one of the many things that set me on the path of writing, and I hope that if you haven't read it yet you will now!
One evening Marilla, coming in from the orchard with a basket of apples, found Anne sitting alone by the east window in the twilight, crying bitterly.
"Whatever's the matter now, Anne?" she asked.
"It's about Diana," sobbed Anne luxuriously. "I love Diana so, Marilla. I cannot ever live without her. But I know very well when we grow up that Diana will get married and go away and leave me. And oh, what shall I do? I hate her husband-I just hate him furiously. I've been imagining it all out-the wedding and everything- Diana dressed in snowy garments, with a veil, and looking beautiful and regal as a queen; and me the bridesmaid, with a lovely dress, too, and puffed sleeves, but with a breaking heart hid beneath my smiling face. And then bidding Diana good-by-e-e--" Here Anne broke down entirely and wept with increasing bitterness.
Marilla turned quickly away to hid her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement. When had he heard Marilla laugh like that before?
"Well, Anne Shirley," said Marilla as soon as she could speak, "If you must borrow trouble, for pity's sake borrow it handier home. I should think you had an imagination, sure enough."
(Anne of Green Gables, chapter 15)
So, this is my second book post, and I hope you all appreciated it! Please comment, and follow!
Habent sua fata libelli.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Book idea
Hello Bookworms!
Today is idea revealing time! (You didn't think I would forget, did you?) So, I've been working on the ideas for this book for a while, and I am planning on finishing this book within two years! So, by June of 2016 I hope that this book will be Finished! (Just a hope, but I'll be working towards it)
Alright, so the book title is Villain's guide to fairy tales. The basic premise is that winners write the history books, and the only way to find out what actually happened is to ask both sides. So, we all know the heroes version of fairy tales, but do we know the villain's side? Maybe the true villains aren't actually the labeled 'villains', but those who we all thought perfect (AKA the 'heroes'). Anyway, this is a possible clip from the story, however it might change depending on what you guys think.
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Today is idea revealing time! (You didn't think I would forget, did you?) So, I've been working on the ideas for this book for a while, and I am planning on finishing this book within two years! So, by June of 2016 I hope that this book will be Finished! (Just a hope, but I'll be working towards it)
Alright, so the book title is Villain's guide to fairy tales. The basic premise is that winners write the history books, and the only way to find out what actually happened is to ask both sides. So, we all know the heroes version of fairy tales, but do we know the villain's side? Maybe the true villains aren't actually the labeled 'villains', but those who we all thought perfect (AKA the 'heroes'). Anyway, this is a possible clip from the story, however it might change depending on what you guys think.
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“So you’re Rumpelstiltskin?”
“No, not really. I mean
if anyone has any right to claim being Rumpelstiltskin it’s me, but that’s not
my real name.”
“I thought you were
beaten because she guessed your name, and it was Rumpelstiltskin!”
“Yeah, I made that up.
She was having such a hard time I made it up and let her guard hear. I didn’t
know she would break her end of the deal!”
“Wait, I thought the
deal was that if she guessed your name in three days she could keep the baby.”
“And I would get the gold she failed to pay. You know, a small bag of something or other. I’ve got to live too you know!”
“And I would get the gold she failed to pay. You know, a small bag of something or other. I’ve got to live too you know!”
“That’s not what I read.
Wait, if your name’s not Rumpelstiltskin, then what is it?”
“Rowan. And she must
have made the rest of it up. After she guessed my name I asked for my gold, and
she pulled out an axe and started swinging away at me! I used up the last of my
magic getting out of there, with nothing but my body in one piece to be
grateful for. She must have made it up to excuse her bad aim.” She glanced quizzically
at him as he explained. “She hit the floor a couple of times, so I think she
was embarrassed.”
“So there’s more than
one.”
“What, silly princesses?
Yeah there’s more than one, there’s a ton of them!”
“No, misnamed villains!
I was accused by my son and daughter-in-law; they said I cheated on a test that
my husband orchestrated!”
“Wait a minute, you mean
the princess and the pea? Wow, nice try miss ‘I’m so jealous of a teenage girl’”
“You’re one to talk, ‘Rumpelstiltskin’!
I didn’t do any of it! I wonder if there’s more?”
“More what?”
“People who were accused
who really didn’t do it! I wonder what their stories are!”
“I don’t care, just get
me out of the rain!”
That was the start of
what was to become the greatest team of underdogs this world has ever seen.
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So, what do you think? I want honest opinions! Do you like the story ideas? Do you think they should meet in a different way? Do you think these characters should be completely innocent? Or should they still have a bit of a dark streak? Please leave a comment, and please follow! Have fun reading! Habent sua fata libelli.
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