Okay so my posts so far have been mostly been about Doctor Who, books and Disney films. It feels like it’s time to mention why I started this blog thing in the first place. One because I have a lot of opinions about stuff. Two, I have a keyboard that will not shut up. Three because I have to write. I don’t know why, I just do. I have to write my ideas down otherwise my characters won’t leave me alone and let me sleep. It’s weird. E.L Doctorow said that writing is the socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. It’s probably true. Sadly. But I feel that’s a whole other blog post altogether.
Anyhow, writing. Why do I write? I don’t know I just do. Honestly, it’s one of the few things I’m actually pretty good at (Apart from baking and awkward silences.) and it is something that I enjoy doing. There is something satisfying about finishing a story; it’s the strange wobbly feeling you get when you hit the save button and walk away from your laptop, it feels as though you’ve just got back to civilization from an epic adventure. (Even though you haven’t been away.) Sometimes you get it from reading a good book or playing a game, but it has to be a really amazing book or game.
Right, there was a point to this post I promise, apart from explaining why I do things. Ah, yeah, I have to admit that I’ve fallen off the wagon this past few months regarding the whole writing thing. To be fair, I’ve been busy with my internship, job hunting, seeing friends and playing Dragon Age, that I haven’t really had as much time as I would like. As a result of this I am going to set myself some new writing goals, kind of like New Year resolutions except I shall try to keep them.
Okay so my writing goals are as follows:
- Finish the first draft of my novel.
- Continue writing my blog posts once a week. (Sorry, but not really if it annoys you. I want to see if I can manage it.)
- Finish my short story by the end of next week.
- Start redrafting my short stories by the end of March.
- Think of ideas for a Dragon Age RP.
Okay, I think those are doable, I shall have to get my writing snacks, switch of the internet and steam and drink endless cups of tea. (Maybe find a tea lady/gentleman) I’m kind of looking forward to the RP one, I haven’t planned one before and it’ll be my first time GMing. (Oooh scary) Hopefully people will be nice though. Sorry for rambling again, I need to make my blog posts more focused. Also sorry for being boring and talking about writing. Here is a picture of a cat.
Smelly Green Cat 