Sunday, February 27, 2011

Story #4 - Welcome to Scotland

Hi all! I'm here with my fourth story. To my surprise, this memoir turned out to be much harder to write than my fictional stories. Usually it's the other way around for me. Again, I'd like to thank you for your comments on my previous story (and stories). At the end of the story, I'm including a picture of our rental car in a... compromising situation. Read on to find out what that is! ;)

Title: Welcome to Scotland
Warnings: "Bad language" (think symbols)
Summary: The story of my first day in Scotland and how crazy it was.
Length: ~ 2,500 words
Notes: First person point of view, past tense. Genre is nonfiction/memoir and humor.


Thursday, February 24, 2011

Next Story

Hello! I'm here with my next story idea. I've decided that it's time for me to write some nonfiction - in this case, a memoir. I've decided to do a slightly comic scene from my life - this time when my family and I travelled to Scotland and it seemed like everything that could go wrong went wrong. Even at the time, we thought it was funny, so hopefully this Sunday's story will be a nice relief from the apocalypse of last week's story!

On a different topic, I'm thinking about using this cool site called Wordle to make "art" for my stories. Basically, I would copy and paste my story and it would have all the words I used the most frequently in an artistic arrangement. I might do that for every five stories I write or something, just to liven things up and have a cover art of sorts. Any thoughts?

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Story #3 - The End of the World?

First, I'd like to thank everyone who read and commented on my second story. Your kind comments make me smile and give me the strength to keep this blog going! Second, this third story is pretty intense - just a warning. I wouldn't recommend it to any young children, it can get pretty dark! Also, I wrote this story in past tense, which I don't use a lot. I might've slipped into present tense on accident (if I did, please let me know!).

Disclaimer: I don't know anything about what would happen if an asteroid hit the earth, so this is not scientifically accurate. I also know very little about Tibet or Buddhism, so if I make any errors, I apologize.

Now for the story info!

Title: The End of the World As We Know It (again, I'd appreciate suggestions)
Warnings: Graphic imagery of death, bodies, injury, etc., a panic attack, the end of the world
Summary: The aftermath of an asteroid hitting the earth told by one of the few survivors.
Length: ~ 4,000 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is sci-fi, I guess, because it's an apocalyptic story.

As usual, I'd really appreciate it if you would read my story and leave a comment. I hope you enjoy the story!

Friday, February 18, 2011

This Sunday's Story

Hi everybody! It's been a bit quiet around here lately because I was working on my next story, but I've got it pretty much figured out by now. I'll give you the usual information/summary along with the tale of where I got the idea for this week's story.

This story is going to be a sort of post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama set in Tibet. I felt like after that cute Valentine's Day story, we could all use something a little... grittier. Although this story will probably have a happy/hopeful ending, because I like happy endings. (I'll have to add some sad stories to my list of what to write over the course of this year!)

The story about how I got the idea is this: A few weeks ago in AP Biology, we were studying evolution and extinction. My teacher said something that I thought was very interesting. He said, "Mass extinctions seem to happen like clockwork." I thought, Hmm. If that's true, then aren't we due for another mass extinction pretty soon?

And that's how my post-apocalyptic story was born. ;) Oh, the places we writers get ideas! The story'll be up on Sunday, as usual. Until then, readers!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Story #2 - Boy Meets Girl

Alright, it's nighttime here, but it's still Sunday and I've got my second story up! This one was a lot of trouble for me, but I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. I'd love to hear what you think. On that note, I'd like to thank everyone who read my first story, and especially everyone who commented on it! I really appreciate the feedback. Also, if you spot any typos or other embarrassing errors, please let me know. Anyway, here's the "stats" for my second story. Happy reading! And happy Valentine's Day! :)

Title: Boy Meets Girl (if anyone has a better title, let me know)
Warnings: One cuss word and some kissing
Summary: Alex works at Le Chat Noir. Amber likes to draw there. This is the story of how they met and fell in love.
Length: ~ 2,800 words
Notes: Third person point of view, present tense. Genre is romance, probably more on the comic/fluffy side.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Hey everyone! I hope all of you enjoyed my first story (or at least didn't hate it). This week, I'm going to be writing a love story in honor of Valentine's Day. This week's story is going to be fluffy and end happily and hopefully melt even the iciest of hearts. :) Although, I've never written a love story before, so we'll see how that goes. In any case, expect something this Sunday!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Story #1 - Pressed Flowers

Hello, all! I bring my very first short story!!! I looked it over, but if you spot any typos in it, please tell me. I'd really appreciate constructive critcism on this, especially because it's my first story. Even if it's not constructive, I'd love it if you could leave a comment and let me know what you think. :) I wouldn't say it's my best work, but I'm pretty pleased with it. Oh, and coming up with titles is not my strong suit, so if anyone has a better title, please let me know. Summaries are not my strong suit either, I apologize for that!

Title: Pressed Flowers
Warnings: Very slight bad language
Summary: Sophie hasn't seen Brian for twelve years. But that will soon change when they randomly meet in San Francisco.
Length: ~ 4,200 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. Genre is drama.

Click on the link below this to read the story. Happy reading!


Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Making Progress...

Hello, everyone! First, I just want to check in and reassure everyone that I am working on writing a story! So don't worry, this blog is not going to die any time soon. On another note, you might think that I already had something planned out for the first story of my blog, but that would would make this too easy, wouldn't it? ;) Never fear, though, I have a plot and characters now after much deliberation and brainstormage.

Second, here's some of the story's information. The genre is closest to drama. It's set in San Francisco. It involves a man and a woman but no romance... As for the rest, you'll find that out on Sunday. :) Hopefully this has caught your attention now!

Third, if anyone is interested, the book I'm using to make my character profiles (character's name, age, personality, etc.) is The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing for Young Adults by Deborah Perlberg. It has a "Writer's Bible" in it (the aforementioned profile) which I'm finding quite helpful. Aspiring writers, I'd recommend that book, even if you're not planning to write for young adults.

Alright, that's about all I have to say for now. I might check in between here and Sunday, or I might just post my story on Sunday. 'Till then, my friends!