Young Writers Society

Hey, I've got so much in my head that I thought I'd follow suit and start one of these, just to really show my progress ect at writing.

Got a few things going on, asides homework and the dreaded coursework- which I have, of course left to the last minute and I am hastily finishing now...

1. Re-editing and possible re-write of my first novel
2. Begining my second- which I am very excited about
3.Writing poems everyday
4.Trying to keep a journal
5. Also reading as much as I can to help me (I've just finished Attonement and started The Bell Jar)

And finally trying to keep my head above the swimming mass of balled up peices of paper flooding my room!

Good-luck Lots of people are doing the poem-a-day thing it seems Maybe try poem-a-week and work hardddd on it, so that it's really good, instead of maybe writing out a half-attempted poem ?

I dunno, i'm just rambling Look forward to seeing some progress

Yeah, I always read and keep a journal which I jot down my ideas. Thanks for the piece of advice

So my progress has somewhat condensed itself as my schoolwork load mounts up towards my exams...ekk....

1. Slow but sure development of my novel- I have a title and I'm sticking to it thank God- Adding more description to my chapters, fleshing out on the prose in general, more humour, more feeling. Everything in it has deepened and darkened considerably.

2. Finished the Bell Jar and now ordered 'Ariel' by Sylvia Plath- reading 'The Book Thief' for twenty minutes or so at night.

3.Writing a poem whenever an idea merges with a beat of rhythm in my head.

4. Trying to stick to my vow of becoming a successful writer no matter what.

Eimear

Good job with sticking with a title. For my novel, I keep switching titles because so many of them seem to fit with my story even when I've plotted it all out. Grr.

Anyways, nice progress. I tend to veer off topic sometimes when I have too many things to think about.

I think it's time for another update.

Wow, where is all it coming from? Since my birthday and the start of spring/summer I've had a creative burst that seems to be relentless.

1.Poetry is coming out of my ears, not all of it very good, but getting down on paper nonetheless. It's great. Funny because I'm not feeling particulary happier than normal, though I guess I'm begining to realize after the summer I only have one more year left at school. Then on to read english and psychology. I can't wait.

2.Writing two new stories that I'm uber excitied about. It's wierd because there two completely different teenage voices and stories, one girl, one boy, and yet I still seem to manage to keep them separate. Check out 'One for sorrow' and the second Chapter 'Two for Joy' if at all interested.

3.Editing my first novel. Dear God its annoying me so much. I hate it! But I love it the most at the same time. The characters feel like family. I was sick last week and spent the whole week in bed editing away. Progress! It should be ready for sending away by the end of June.

4.Reading 'The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2008' and, for the third time 'How I live Now' by Meg Rosoff and 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak.

Anyway, I must dash. I have serious AS Levels looming and I'm sinking under lack of study!

Eimear