I really don't know what happened. I just woke up today and realized I hadn't updated my blog. D'oh!
Anyhow, on to the good stuff.
I'm about 2/3 of the way through my high-school-ghosts book. I like it it a lot better than I did before. But I'm a bit saddened by the mysterious lack of ghosts so far. I'm beginning to think that the "ghosts" might be... *gulp* metaphorical. Don't know how I feel about this yet.
Though to be fair, there have been mentions of ghosts and talk of ghosts, and part of a really good ghost story is that you don't know if there's a ghost until the end. But I just really don't want the "Ghosts of Ashbury High" to be all metaphorical.
So if this ghost book turns out to be a bust, someone had better recommend me a new ghost book because I have a hankering for some creepy-ghouly-shrieking-ghosty ghosts.
Side note: What is everybody gonna be for Halloween? I'm thinking Harry Potter because I have the perfect sweater for it. Plus the short hair, too.
Writing this week has been interesting! I woke up early Tuesday morning to put the finishing touches on my short story and got so into it that I completely missed my first class (oops) and almost forgot to go to my writing class (double oops). It was fun though! I'm thinking that maybe I should do that more often (wake up early and write, not skip one and a half classes).
And so, this week, I'm going to post a bit of that short story (a character description, to be precise) because I got so excited about the story and the characters and it was so awesome that I almost didn't go to school. So here, meet Anthony:
"I practically dragged Anthony to my house so he could help me get my presidential act in order. I decided that if I wanted to be president, I’d better get serious about it. And if anyone could help me, it was Anthony.
See, Anthony is this guy who wears about a million hats, which is something my mom says about my dad because he’s really good at a lot of things. I’m not sure what hats has to do with it, but I guess it’s just an expression.
Anyway, Anthony knows about a lot of things. He knows about video games, and math, and how to make a perfect s’more, and how to talk to someone you have a crush on.
He also knew about people and how to make them like you. I knew that because everyone at school liked him."
See, Anthony is this guy who wears about a million hats, which is something my mom says about my dad because he’s really good at a lot of things. I’m not sure what hats has to do with it, but I guess it’s just an expression.
Anyway, Anthony knows about a lot of things. He knows about video games, and math, and how to make a perfect s’more, and how to talk to someone you have a crush on.
He also knew about people and how to make them like you. I knew that because everyone at school liked him."
I like the characters and you have so much material. I say go for the novel. And yes, morning writing is the best.
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