NaNoWriMo 2013 Vlog!

HAPPY NANOWRIMO!!!!!!!

(Sorry for the crappy quality of the video. I didn't want to take the time to charge my camera and such.)

It's Not All True!

*squints* Blogger? Is that you??

HI!!!!

This is indeed NOT a mirage, but ME actually posting a new blog!

I have had several people become worried about me after reading my past few short stories (in combination with everything I’ve been through the past year, I kind of don’t blame them.) Yes, it’s true that writers channel their aggressions, fears, and sadness into their writing, but here’s the thing: WE’RE WRITERS. Our imaginations are INSANE, and we take our feelings and put them into stories or songs, and they tend to get elaborated in the process.

Take Taylor Swift, for example. Just by listening to her past three records, you would think she’s a batshit crazy, obsessive, “I’ll-boil-your-bunny” type of girlfriend. I think she’s actually a really nice girl. But she’s a writer. It’s the only way we know how to get our emotions out of our bodies so we can move on.

Writing is the most cathartic thing in the world to me. It is better than any kind of professional therapy, because when I write, I literally feel whatever it is that’s bothering me leave my soul.

Last week, I had quite a terrible break-down-and-cry sort of day.  It was thanks to a culmination of things—work, student loans, lack of sleep, and a sinus infection (among other things)—but I was feeling completely overwhelmed and stressed out with my life. I had a short story due, so instead of working on my manuscript, I opened a completely blank page and just started writing.

 I never know where I’m going with my short stories until they’re almost done, and when I got to the end of this one, I realized that I wanted it to have a happy ending. But I couldn’t bring myself to end it happily because of everything I’d put up with that day. So I tortured my character emotionally, and IT MADE ME FEEL BETTER. My mood took a complete turn in the opposite direction, because not only had I just found a way to get the sadness out of my head, I’d just written something I was pretty proud of.

So even if you aren’t a writer, YOU SHOULD WRITE. I am FIRM believer that saying how you feel on paper will always make you feel better. When I’m mad, I’ll open a blank word document and just type until I’ve said everything I want to say. Who cares about spelling or punctuation or correct grammar? It doesn’t matter. I’m telling you that getting it out of your mind—where it’s poisoning your thoughts—is the key to staying happy. Type it up, read it, delete it (or save it if you want to!) and I promise you’ll be able to move on with your life and forget about whatever it was that upsetting you.

So go write your feelings! Now!

I'm Still Here!

HELLO WORLD! I'M STILL ALIVE!!!!

I know I have been missing from Twitter, my blog, and The Fiction Femme Fatale for quite some time, and I wanted to let everyone know that I'm still kicking.

My life has changed quite a bit over the past six months, and unfortunately, no it's not anything good and exciting like getting an agent or a book deal. Actually, I haven't really written anything at all since, oh, about August.

YEAH.

You may have noticed a name change on all my pages, and if you're as smart as I know you are (because if you're reading my blog, you're obviously a smart cookie) you can put two and two together without me having to spell it out.

But I'm moving on, I'm doing.... better, and and I'm writing again. So look for a new short story by me at FFF this month! Also, I'm buckling down and I WILL finish my work in progress by the end of the summer. I lost a lot of valuable time while I was figuring things out and having my quarter-life crisis, and I'm ready to get back in the swing of things!

I'm sorry this blog post is not funny or amusing.

Here is a cute picture of a moose to make up for it.