Monthly Archives: April 2016

I know I haven’t been as active as with other nanowrimo/camp nanowrimo events in the past. It’s been sort of…a tough last couple of weeks. I hate to use something like that as an excuse, but it really has been. But, there’s good news besides that! Let’s talk about this week and give a little update on this current nanowrimo 😀 I’m actually very happy that I’ve restarted this website in this more “talky” way. I’m treating it more like a normal blog than some crazy “I’ll upload fiction everyday” challenge. I’ve realized that when I do challenges like that, they start to feel like a shore, and that really messes me up as a writer. And after a few “revelatory” moments in the last couple of weeks, I’ve really come to understand I need to remember how it feels to enjoy this side job of mine. And this week […]

The Week in Review: On Revision and Camp NaNoWriMo

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When Jean saw her for the first time, he nearly froze, a hiccup in his mind, but let it go as a passing glitch. A janitor, after all, never stood a chance with an actual Tempus University student. However, when he saw her a second time, he could no longer lie to himself. It wasn’t just his programming. So, for the next two weeks, he kept “bumping” into her, trying to play it off as a coincidence though it was an excuse to say hello, talk for a bit, and learn more about her, bolstering his obsession. Her name was Estrella Fuentes, an engineering student, one of the best. She kept her hair short, styled to the left, and wore a flower behind her ear every day. But what caught Jean’s attention more was how she changed the flower depending on what she wore, making every day exciting. In the […]

Estrella

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Jean Clarke Oliver was small, much smaller than the rest of the people in the Tempus University, which made him feel strange as he walked down the hall, dragging a mop twice his height and a bucket full of water. Although he didn’t mind having to look up to people when he talked to them, he did hate how some people treated him because of his height. Students walked right by, never even saying a hello, and the faculty mostly did the same, some ignoring him completely while some others said hello but never held a conversation longer than a minute. Still, he did not complain. Jean dragged the mop everywhere, following the strict schedule set by the school. In the morning, he dragged the mop through the main hallway, making sure to leave the entire place spotless. In the afternoon, he cleaned the windows; and in the evening, during […]

Jean Clarke Oliver

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Well, look at that day! It’s halfway through the month, which means (for anyone doing camp nanowrimo) that this is now officially going down the mountain. Personally, I think I hit the midway word count a few days ago, since I was ahead thanks to a couple of days of crazy inspiration. Sadly, I’m not as far as I’d like to, mostly because I didn’t get to write yesterday, but I’m still caught up! All that said, I do want to go on a little talk about plans, outlines, and projects. I’ve mentioned before that I’m actually revising something for this particular Camp NaNoWriMo scenario, which means I technically already have an outline of what I’m doing, and a good sense of where it’s going. Which would be nice, if I were able to follow my darn outlines :/ To summarize this month’s experience so far, I’d say my story keeps […]

Mid-month update :D

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There’s a “draft”, an unpublished post I wrote like three days ago, on this website that I haven’t been able to push myself to publish, but it explains quite a bit of my recent radio silence in most forms of social media I play around with. Still, I do want to mention some other aspects of this silence here, and talk some nanowrimo updates too, cause why not. Starting backwards there, I’ve managed to keep up with the word count, and I don’t even know how. I’ve struggled every day, but I’ve managed to hit that minimum of 1.7k a day somehow. It’s baffling, honestly. However, I’ve also been really down on other aspects. This week, as a whole, has been…eventful…and educational. I’ve really hit a moment of realizing that not all people are going to be professional, even when they’re in a position where they are required to be. […]

Camp NaNoWriMo & other things

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Holy! It has been how long? Nearly a whole year? Seriously, what have I been thinking!? How could I go without updating my blog, my little personal website, my baby, for so long? And, even after I paid that Mexican to do design it and all? [for the sake of political correctness and avoid people complaining if they ever find this, I’m that Mexican, and this is my stupid bad joke]. Regardless! How could I have treated this place so badly? Honestly, I don’t know. And to be even more underwhelming than that answer, my comeback does not come with any crazy type plans. Nope, null, zero, nada, ni maiz. I’m here, just updating my blog as, well, how other writers update their blog. If anything, I guess I will finally take on the blog title up there points up. To reiterate (since this is a “return” post), I want […]

Eventual Return, AWP, and Camp NaNoWriMo 2016

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