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Even though I missed the summerwrite boat (*glares at self for not knowing*), I do want to give a summer write a go in my own way. Wordcount isn't much of an issue for me, but finishing projects is definitely hard. Anything over 10k and I freak out halfway through, banish it to the WIP folder, and never think of it again. So this summer, I plan to write 150k of content just like summerwrite -- but it has to be finished. Fic, poems, a novel; any and all of the above. I'll be taking fic requests, asking for prompts, and planning my NaNovel, all from Memorial Day - Labor Day. Are you excited? I am!

Goals

-Finish my longstanding fic WIP, Adelie, and figure out a posting plan for it
-Write 7 poems per week, whether all on one day or one per day
-Write a novel
-Finish, in some manner, everything in my WIP folder (includes incorporating several WIPs into one finished product, or into new content)
-For every two HP fics, write one from another fandom; for every five fics of any nature, write something original
-Draft detailed outlines for three NaNovels, and vague summaries for five more

My friends and I were just talking about this over lunch.


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April at 16

On days like this,
I'm just happy to be
alive,
free,
and young.

Who could ask for more?


April at 16: alternate version


Pretty, young, and free --

-- what more is there to be?


Spring


The tan-line of my father's Claddagh ring on my finger,
Sweet songbird melodies carried on the breeze,
Knowing that I am beautiful in my youth,
More words than I know what to do with,
Windows thrown open to a new beginning,
Days and nights rich with the purest of friends,
Playlists of blood-pumping, pulse-quickening tracks,
Sepia photographs that remind me where I come from --
and a heart that knows where I'm going.

( Some RL nonsense... )

HELP!

I have started a second blog, which I will link to when it's finished. Before I can properly format it, I need content suggestions! This is where you come in, f-list of wonder.

What would you like to see me blog about?
(This can be creative or RL, tutorial or advice. Fire away!)

ALSO!

I joined Script Frenzy two days ago. It starts in six days, and I have no idea what to write about.

Plot ideas for a movie/play/TV show?

Thank you a million times over!

Vida

incluso después de años--
tú --
mi angustia y mi remedio




Translation:
even after years --
you --
my heartache and my remedy

Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America and the rest of the world, the increasing need for accurate scientific information in political decision making, and the vital role scientific innovation plays in spurring economic growth and competitiveness, we call for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential candidates share their views on the issues of The Environment, Health and Medicine, and Science and Technology Policy.

Pass it on!

Now, if you're anything like me, you have a load of things lying about your room/flat/home that you really need to organize one day, but never get around to doing. For me, a lot of these things were earrings. I've loads of pretty pairs and mismatched pairs and even a few expensive pairs, but the bead-organizer box that I had been using to store them just didn't cut it. There weren't enough little spaces, and it was a pain to get it out from my closet, undo the clasp, remove the lid and inner lid, then find the pair I was looking for. What I really needed was some sort of earring rack to hang them all on. So I went to Target in search of such a piece -- no good. They were either too big, too small, or far too expensive. I found a few suiting my needs on Amazon, but I can't be bothered to pay that much for something so trivial. Then, as I was sitting around the house today with nothing to do, too weak to do any real cleaning/work/organizing, I decided that it was time to get rid of this earring problem once and for all. Above is the finished product; view the steps behind the cut.

( Image-heavy DIY behind the cut )

First of all, this:

http://mctabby.livejournal.com/tag=summary+executions


And this (a comment on one of the aforementioned entries):

http://mctabby.livejournal.com/81990.html?thread=780102#t780102


*has Dancing Queen stuck in head*

Title: Then and Now
Author: jazzonia
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Irwin/Dakin
A/N: My first dabbling in the HB fandom. Concrit would be great.


Then and Now

Once, Dakin muses, he would have bragged to Scripps about bedding Irwin. He'd have shared enough details to make Scripps' mouth water, then ended with a flippant remark about preferring Fiona, just to reassure his audience of his steadfast heterosexuality. He wouldn't mention how he had come so fast that it hurt, nor that he'd wanted to stay the night but hadn't had the nerve.

Instead, he picks up the phone to call Irwin -- Fancy another drink? -- but hangs up after five long rings.

In a small flat ten miles away, Irwin is left greeting a dial tone.

Title: Affair
Author: jazzonia
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Brief mentions of sexual situations
Summary: My epilogue.
A/N: To Dee, 'teh awesomee'. Comments and critique always welcome.


( Affair )

Lovely Dee's WIP cover for my NaNovel:

( You MUST see this )

It's my world. I'm 30k behind, but I wrote 9k today and I hope to repeat that over these next four days.

I CAN DO IT.

Ooh, I like this meme, taken from oddsbobs! They only did fic, but I have a few prosaic things lying around, too.

When you see this, post an excerpt from as many random works-in-progress as you can find lying around.

( Fic and Prose Previews! )