Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday Writing Prompt 2
This week's theme is going to be based off the weirdness factor. And believe it or not I took this photo when I was on vacation last year.
Pic:
Random cliche: weirdness magnet trope
Random title: Magnet
Random song: Alejandro by Lady Gaga
Random quote: "When they start stating that you have extra appendages, you have to assume that they're unable to destroy you," Lady Gaga once said.
Random summary: One day strange things start happening for no apparent reason.
Pic:
Random cliche: weirdness magnet trope
Random title: Magnet
Random song: Alejandro by Lady Gaga
Random quote: "When they start stating that you have extra appendages, you have to assume that they're unable to destroy you," Lady Gaga once said.
Random summary: One day strange things start happening for no apparent reason.
Deadication
Last week I wrote a 1000 word short story for this collection, and it had gotten accepted into this collection. I'm very excited about this.
Intro: Zombie, the True Story by Darren James
Zombie in the Closet by Lori Lopez
First Encounter by David Bernstein
Secret Ingredient by Neil Kloster
When Things Begin to Stir by Ken L. Jones
The Thoughts of Alfred T. Kepler by Stephen Kerr
Mgangas Curse by Mike B. Classen
Place of the Skull by David Dunwoody
Kevin L. Jones by Go into the Light
The Fallen by Mark Grover
School Day of the Undead by Meagan Elizabeth Hightower
My Name is Carl by Aline Sanchez
Love, Zombie Style by F.W. Alexander
Dance by E.W. Bonadio
Almost Zombie by Bruce Memblatt
For Flesh by Lee Pletzer
There is no God by Suzanne Rob
The End by Thom Olausson
The Chute by Spencer Wendleton
Zombie Style by Poppet
Life and Death on the shoot ‘em up Ranch by Gary Mckenzie
An Afternoon with the Dead by Kristina Mosely
Zombie Holiday by Neil Leckman
It’s not you, it’s Zombie by Ryan Hunter
One of Them by Jason Whittle
Intro: Zombie, the True Story by Darren James
Zombie in the Closet by Lori Lopez
First Encounter by David Bernstein
Secret Ingredient by Neil Kloster
When Things Begin to Stir by Ken L. Jones
The Thoughts of Alfred T. Kepler by Stephen Kerr
Mgangas Curse by Mike B. Classen
Place of the Skull by David Dunwoody
Kevin L. Jones by Go into the Light
The Fallen by Mark Grover
School Day of the Undead by Meagan Elizabeth Hightower
My Name is Carl by Aline Sanchez
Love, Zombie Style by F.W. Alexander
Dance by E.W. Bonadio
Almost Zombie by Bruce Memblatt
For Flesh by Lee Pletzer
There is no God by Suzanne Rob
The End by Thom Olausson
The Chute by Spencer Wendleton
Zombie Style by Poppet
Life and Death on the shoot ‘em up Ranch by Gary Mckenzie
An Afternoon with the Dead by Kristina Mosely
Zombie Holiday by Neil Leckman
It’s not you, it’s Zombie by Ryan Hunter
One of Them by Jason Whittle
Saturday, January 29, 2011
One of my writing goals of 2011-2012
Ever since I've been a little girl, I've been interested in writing about monsters of any kind. It doesn't matter how many times I keep talking myself out of writing or reading about monsters, I always end up writing about them. I also love world mythology and get a few of my ideas from there, despite the fact that I'm a Christian. Since I always end up going back to writing about monsters and mythology ideas, I think it might be wise for me to finally admit what I want to write about. Eventually I think I'm going to write stories about all my favorite monsters and myths.
My favorite monsters and myths:
1. Ghosts
2. Adonis
3. Shapeshifters
4. Dragons
5. Zombies
6. Folkloric vampires
7. Jade Emperor
8. Fenghuang
9. Phoenix
10. Zhinü
11. Niulang
12. Witches
13. Ghouls
14. Succubus
15. Werewolves
16. Yuki-onna
17. Medusa
18. Lamia
19. Kraken
20. Siren
21. Mermaid
22. Jiang Shi
23. Aphrodite
24. Hermes
25. Unicorn
26. Baba Yaga
27. Bakeneko
28. Maneki Neko
29. Cat Sidhe
30. Cambion
31. Centaur
32. Cerberus
33. Ceffyl Dŵr
34. Chollima
35. Churel
36. Criosphinx
37. Cŵn Annwn
38. Cu Sith
39. Crocotta
40. Celestial maidens
My favorite monsters and myths:
1. Ghosts
2. Adonis
3. Shapeshifters
4. Dragons
5. Zombies
6. Folkloric vampires
7. Jade Emperor
8. Fenghuang
9. Phoenix
10. Zhinü
11. Niulang
12. Witches
13. Ghouls
14. Succubus
15. Werewolves
16. Yuki-onna
17. Medusa
18. Lamia
19. Kraken
20. Siren
21. Mermaid
22. Jiang Shi
23. Aphrodite
24. Hermes
25. Unicorn
26. Baba Yaga
27. Bakeneko
28. Maneki Neko
29. Cat Sidhe
30. Cambion
31. Centaur
32. Cerberus
33. Ceffyl Dŵr
34. Chollima
35. Churel
36. Criosphinx
37. Cŵn Annwn
38. Cu Sith
39. Crocotta
40. Celestial maidens
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Mary Sue Test Rant
It seems today that any character that dominates the spotlight, is so beautiful it's a curse, or has any special ability is automatically labeled a "Mary Sue." To some people who have no idea on what a Mary Sue character is, it's a character that bends the story's reality and doesn't have to work hard to gain any positive awards. In a lot of internet meme tests, if a character has extraordinary good looks, powers or even shares the author's belief system is automatically labeled a Mary Sue.
In my opinion, Mary Sues aren't that evil unless done wrong. I've stopped using the Mary Sue tests due to the tests taking the context of the story wrong; sometimes I've seen the tests not even take in account the story's context. A lot of my favorite characters from 3 different series have scored the dreaded Mary Sue status due to out of context questions. Does it really matter if the character looks like the author?
Even if a character is so beautiful, super powerful, possesses the author's belief system and is dating 5 boyfriends at the same time, she shouldn't automatically be a Mary Sue. However if she's in a setting where people don't have special power and only have one boyfriend is the norm, she can be considered a Mary Sue because of that.
In my opinion, Mary Sues aren't that evil unless done wrong. I've stopped using the Mary Sue tests due to the tests taking the context of the story wrong; sometimes I've seen the tests not even take in account the story's context. A lot of my favorite characters from 3 different series have scored the dreaded Mary Sue status due to out of context questions. Does it really matter if the character looks like the author?
Even if a character is so beautiful, super powerful, possesses the author's belief system and is dating 5 boyfriends at the same time, she shouldn't automatically be a Mary Sue. However if she's in a setting where people don't have special power and only have one boyfriend is the norm, she can be considered a Mary Sue because of that.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday Writing Prompts 1
Recently I just got done reading about writing prompts and writer's block. One of my favorite writing excercises I like doing is looking at pictures and imagining a story/poem behind it. I also like taking cliches and trying to spin them around to make any story I'm writing interesting. If that doesn't work I listen to music and look at random things and summaries.
The purpose of this excercise is to not combine all the ideas together, since not everything can combine easily. It's mainly to get ideas flowing.
Pic:
Random Cliche: Love Triangle
Random Phrase: Arranged spell
Random Title: The Witches's Girlfriend
Random Song: I Can't Wait by Stevie Nicks
Random Quote: Javan once said, "Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion"
Random Summary: New person moves to a new place, makes friends and finds enemies.
The purpose of this excercise is to not combine all the ideas together, since not everything can combine easily. It's mainly to get ideas flowing.
Pic:
Random Cliche: Love Triangle
Random Phrase: Arranged spell
Random Title: The Witches's Girlfriend
Random Song: I Can't Wait by Stevie Nicks
Random Quote: Javan once said, "Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion"
Random Summary: New person moves to a new place, makes friends and finds enemies.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Shallowness Rants 1
It's one of these kind of rants that I need to get off my chest, so I kind of apologize if I sound like I'm a whiny brat.
It seems like the school I go to is filled with shallow and petty females. Please keep in mind that I go to an all woman's college, live in the dorms and do not go to high school. I would understand the shallowness from teenaged people, but I don't understand the shallowness from people in the early to mid-twenties. I used to think that once I left high school I would get away from the petty stupid crap that females do to unpopular people. I find it sad that some females make fun of people for the dumbest things or opinions. I find it downright pathetic that some females put down others for not wanting to find love. At the college level, I would have thought that the bullying would die out.
Trust me, I have been harassed for not liking popular movies. On my old youtube account I used to recieve death threats for liking Harry Potter, anime and certain video games. One thing I cannot stand are insane fan brats who want haters to die.
I have been b-slapped and talked down to like I'm a stupid idiot because Twilight Saga and Paranormal Activity were some of my least favorite movies. I know one girl on my current dorm hall that every time she sees me, she makes very insulting remarks and has once threatened to throw rocks at me for not liking it. Funny thing is that I don't even bring up the movies and books, and she goes on about how I should die painfully. I haven't even brought up the movies or books in over three months, and she's the one who still goes on about "haters must die" crap; it doesn't just stop at movies, she even says people who voted for McCain should not be allowed to complain about Obama. Pretty much she kept insisting that I needed to go kill myself, and after a while it becomes tempting to say the least... But that's just dumb.
After being around so many insane fan brats and hearing them say I'm ugly for not liking a certain thing, it still boogles my mind that someone in their twenties will do that.
It seems like the school I go to is filled with shallow and petty females. Please keep in mind that I go to an all woman's college, live in the dorms and do not go to high school. I would understand the shallowness from teenaged people, but I don't understand the shallowness from people in the early to mid-twenties. I used to think that once I left high school I would get away from the petty stupid crap that females do to unpopular people. I find it sad that some females make fun of people for the dumbest things or opinions. I find it downright pathetic that some females put down others for not wanting to find love. At the college level, I would have thought that the bullying would die out.
Trust me, I have been harassed for not liking popular movies. On my old youtube account I used to recieve death threats for liking Harry Potter, anime and certain video games. One thing I cannot stand are insane fan brats who want haters to die.
I have been b-slapped and talked down to like I'm a stupid idiot because Twilight Saga and Paranormal Activity were some of my least favorite movies. I know one girl on my current dorm hall that every time she sees me, she makes very insulting remarks and has once threatened to throw rocks at me for not liking it. Funny thing is that I don't even bring up the movies and books, and she goes on about how I should die painfully. I haven't even brought up the movies or books in over three months, and she's the one who still goes on about "haters must die" crap; it doesn't just stop at movies, she even says people who voted for McCain should not be allowed to complain about Obama. Pretty much she kept insisting that I needed to go kill myself, and after a while it becomes tempting to say the least... But that's just dumb.
After being around so many insane fan brats and hearing them say I'm ugly for not liking a certain thing, it still boogles my mind that someone in their twenties will do that.
Top 10 Vampire Novel Recommendation
Lately I've been reading a lot of vampire novels. It's rare that I like vampires in romance stories, so that's why I barely have any romance picks. I also grew up reading a lot of the vampire classics, so a lot of the vampire books I like are classics and I mark them with * symbol.
Here's my personal top ten picks:
1. Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story by Adam Rex
2. Vampire Academy series by Rachelle Meed
3. Vampire Diaries series by L. J. Smith
4. Dracula* by Bram Stoker
5. Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood* by James Malcolm Rymer
6. Carmilla* by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
7. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
8. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
9. Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
10 The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Here's my personal top ten picks:
1. Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story by Adam Rex
2. Vampire Academy series by Rachelle Meed
3. Vampire Diaries series by L. J. Smith
4. Dracula* by Bram Stoker
5. Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood* by James Malcolm Rymer
6. Carmilla* by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
7. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
8. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
9. Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
10 The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Thursday, January 20, 2011
A Pint of Bloody Fiction
Last summer I had sold a 200 word short story as a debut author. It was quite exciting because it was the first story I ever sold. And yes, I wrote Crimson.
Stories Listed:
“200 Words” Neil Leckman
“Pistol Whipped” Dave Rex
“The Blade Bites Deep” Stanley Riiks
“Insomnia” Pat Lewis-Bussard
“The Toy” Charlotte Emma Gledson
“Jilted” Brian Barnett
“I love my Job” Gary McKenzie
“Jars” Neil Leckman
“Crimson” Meagan Elizabeth Hightower
“The Worse Thing I Ever Did” Jason M. Tucker
“The Yearning” Sara Saint John
"A Woman of Taste” Angel Zapata
“The Idol” Terence Kuch
“Ladies Man” Pat Lewis-Bussard
“Library Of Souls” Neil Leckman
“Night Song” B.A. Sans
“Home Movies” Kevin L. Jones
“Salvation” Gary McKenzie
“Rorschach's Vampire” Jason M. Tucker
“The Door” Adam Francis Smith
“The Devil's Quest” S.E.COX
“Instruments of Torture” Flo Stanton
“Spiders” Neil Leckman
“The Lady or the Vampire” Ken L. Jones
“The Shoot” Brian Rosenberger
“Funeral at Louisiana Bayou” Theresa C. Newbill
“The Winner” Gayle Arrowood
“Water's Pity” Chris Keaton
“Little Nikita” S.E.COX
“Down a Hole” Gary McKenzie
“Gift Wrap” Neil Leckman
“In the Moment” Nandy Ekle
“The Good Husband” Christina Hugh
“Bellies Bucket” AJ Brown
“Faceless” Nate Burleigh
“Shard” Brandon L. Rucker
“Jack” Francis W. Alexander
“Three Degrees of Freedom” Theresa C. Newbill
“Lost Connection” Neil Leckman
Stories Listed:
“200 Words” Neil Leckman
“Pistol Whipped” Dave Rex
“The Blade Bites Deep” Stanley Riiks
“Insomnia” Pat Lewis-Bussard
“The Toy” Charlotte Emma Gledson
“Jilted” Brian Barnett
“I love my Job” Gary McKenzie
“Jars” Neil Leckman
“Crimson” Meagan Elizabeth Hightower
“The Worse Thing I Ever Did” Jason M. Tucker
“The Yearning” Sara Saint John
"A Woman of Taste” Angel Zapata
“The Idol” Terence Kuch
“Ladies Man” Pat Lewis-Bussard
“Library Of Souls” Neil Leckman
“Night Song” B.A. Sans
“Home Movies” Kevin L. Jones
“Salvation” Gary McKenzie
“Rorschach's Vampire” Jason M. Tucker
“The Door” Adam Francis Smith
“The Devil's Quest” S.E.COX
“Instruments of Torture” Flo Stanton
“Spiders” Neil Leckman
“The Lady or the Vampire” Ken L. Jones
“The Shoot” Brian Rosenberger
“Funeral at Louisiana Bayou” Theresa C. Newbill
“The Winner” Gayle Arrowood
“Water's Pity” Chris Keaton
“Little Nikita” S.E.COX
“Down a Hole” Gary McKenzie
“Gift Wrap” Neil Leckman
“In the Moment” Nandy Ekle
“The Good Husband” Christina Hugh
“Bellies Bucket” AJ Brown
“Faceless” Nate Burleigh
“Shard” Brandon L. Rucker
“Jack” Francis W. Alexander
“Three Degrees of Freedom” Theresa C. Newbill
“Lost Connection” Neil Leckman
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Ranting 1
I've been waiting for this one package for a long time. It had my Kindle, my friend's snowglobe and my calcultor. Guess what? The post office broke the snowglobe, and the box arrived completely wet. The box was marked FRAGILE for a freaking reason. What the hell gives?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
New Projects 1
I'm thinking of writing a young adult science fiction novel. It's going to resurrect my old alien story I stopped writing a long time ago, but I'm going with slightly different characters.
I also want to write some more short stories to practice different writing styles and genres. I might write a little bit of romance, but I doubt I can make it as a romance writer because I prefer science fiction more.
I also want to write some more short stories to practice different writing styles and genres. I might write a little bit of romance, but I doubt I can make it as a romance writer because I prefer science fiction more.
Monday, January 17, 2011
A Study of Science Fiction
Some of the books I've listed I've read many times. I think I own quite a few of these books. My favorite ones I'd recommend to almost everyone are House of the Scorpion, the Hunger Games and any book by Lois Lowry. I must admit that I've read a lot of Jules Verne's books in French. The list is in no particular order.
1. Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
2. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
3. The Giver by Lois Lowry
4. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
5. Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
6. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
7. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
8. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
9. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
10. A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
11. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
12. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
13. Three Californias Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
14. A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
15. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
16. The Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
17. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
18. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
19. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
20. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
21. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
23. With Folded Hands by Jack Williamson
24. The Stand by Stephen King
25. The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
1. Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
2. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
3. The Giver by Lois Lowry
4. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
5. Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
6. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
7. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
8. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
9. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
10. A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
11. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
12. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
13. Three Californias Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
14. A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
15. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
16. The Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
17. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
18. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
19. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
20. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
21. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
23. With Folded Hands by Jack Williamson
24. The Stand by Stephen King
25. The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Planning on Writing and Reading Progress
Currently I just finished a 1000 word short story about zombies. I hope I can get it published; if not I'm going to add more to it because I think it feels too rushed. I have my fingers crossed.
Right now I'm reading Prom Nights from Hell. So far, I really like the stories by Meg Cabot and Lauren Myracle. The next time I begin to read the book again, I have my book mark on Kim Harrison's short story.
I have no idea on what else I'm going to write about, so hopefully I can get a good idea. Maybe I might go back to attempting to write about angels or mermaids with a cliche romance plot. Right now, I have no clue.
Right now I'm reading Prom Nights from Hell. So far, I really like the stories by Meg Cabot and Lauren Myracle. The next time I begin to read the book again, I have my book mark on Kim Harrison's short story.
I have no idea on what else I'm going to write about, so hopefully I can get a good idea. Maybe I might go back to attempting to write about angels or mermaids with a cliche romance plot. Right now, I have no clue.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
A Study of YA Books (Novice)
A lot of writing help and publishing guides suggest reading books that are related to in the genre I want to publish in. I'm not entirely entirely sure on why that advice is given, but I'm fairly new to writing to the YA genre. At any rate I might be in for some interesting and hair pulling reading experiences.
I don't think I should put down my favorite YA that are my all time favorites because that's what got me into writing. So it's going to books I dislike or books I've never read before. I'm listening them in no particular order as I find them.
Novels:
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2. Halo (Halo #1) by Alexandra Adornetto
3. Ripple by Mandy Hubbard
4. Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick
5. The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan
6. Fallen by Lauren Kate
7. Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia Hand
8. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
9. Generation Dead (Generation Dead #1) by Daniel Waters
10. Marked by P. C. Cast and Kirstin Cast
11. Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
12. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
13. I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It by Adam Selzer
14. Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
15. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
16. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
17. Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfeld
18. Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1) by Melissa Marr
19. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
20. Tithe by Holly Black
21. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
22. Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
23. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
24. Beastly by Alex Finn
25. Jinx by Meg Cabot
26. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
27. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
28. Vampire Angel by Reussie Miliardario
29. Ash by Malinda Lo
30. Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson
Short Story Collection
1. Prom Night from Hell
2. 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen
3. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
4. The Human Fly and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle
5. Kisses From Hell
6. Love is Hell
7. Dates are Hell
8. The Color of Absence : 12 Stories About Loss and Hope
9. Visions: 19 Short Stories
10. On the Fringe: Stories
I don't think I should put down my favorite YA that are my all time favorites because that's what got me into writing. So it's going to books I dislike or books I've never read before. I'm listening them in no particular order as I find them.
Novels:
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2. Halo (Halo #1) by Alexandra Adornetto
3. Ripple by Mandy Hubbard
4. Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick
5. The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan
6. Fallen by Lauren Kate
7. Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia Hand
8. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
9. Generation Dead (Generation Dead #1) by Daniel Waters
10. Marked by P. C. Cast and Kirstin Cast
11. Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
12. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
13. I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It by Adam Selzer
14. Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
15. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
16. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
17. Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfeld
18. Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1) by Melissa Marr
19. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
20. Tithe by Holly Black
21. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
22. Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
23. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
24. Beastly by Alex Finn
25. Jinx by Meg Cabot
26. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
27. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
28. Vampire Angel by Reussie Miliardario
29. Ash by Malinda Lo
30. Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson
Short Story Collection
1. Prom Night from Hell
2. 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen
3. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
4. The Human Fly and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle
5. Kisses From Hell
6. Love is Hell
7. Dates are Hell
8. The Color of Absence : 12 Stories About Loss and Hope
9. Visions: 19 Short Stories
10. On the Fringe: Stories
Things I would like to write about
Sometimes I have some good story ideas, but when I get down to writing them I wimp out. Or when I don't wimp out, I get talked out of writing and into writing something more "pure" to avoid alienating my reading audience. I'm vaguely aware that some of my reasons sound stupid.
Vampires I'm pretty certain that people are sick of vampires because it's the hot ticket item currently. Plus I'm burnt out on vampires due to the Twilight Saga craze. And if I start writing about vampires, I won't get much peace due to some people wanting me to change my mind.
Witches I'm pretty certain that I'm going to go to hell for even wanting to write about them. To be honest, I wrote about witches when I was a little kid and haven't grown out of that phase. If it wasn't for my love of witches, I would have never become a reader or a writer when I was super young. I want to write about them, but I also don't want to go to hell.
Zombies I've always wanted to write a zombie novel just because zombies are my current favorite monster. I'm pretty certian that I may never finish that novel due to me not having enough time to write.
Fairy When I was a kid, I also liked fairies. I'm certain that I'm going to go to hell for it because magic automatically means going to the great inferno.
Mermaid I think this might be one of the few creatures I might be able to write about without going to hell. Too bad I don't have a story idea about mermaids yet. Plus I need to read more mermaid folklore before I do any writing.
Demon I used to have an idea for a story, but I've been talked out of it. Apparently I need to write something more pure.
Ghost I like ghost stories, and I would love to write about them if I had a good excuse to do so. But I don't think that ghosts are very popular.
Angel This has been recommended to me, but I don't have a story idea to use. Even if I had a story idea, I would need to do some researching before I even start writing.
Vampires I'm pretty certain that people are sick of vampires because it's the hot ticket item currently. Plus I'm burnt out on vampires due to the Twilight Saga craze. And if I start writing about vampires, I won't get much peace due to some people wanting me to change my mind.
Witches I'm pretty certain that I'm going to go to hell for even wanting to write about them. To be honest, I wrote about witches when I was a little kid and haven't grown out of that phase. If it wasn't for my love of witches, I would have never become a reader or a writer when I was super young. I want to write about them, but I also don't want to go to hell.
Zombies I've always wanted to write a zombie novel just because zombies are my current favorite monster. I'm pretty certian that I may never finish that novel due to me not having enough time to write.
Fairy When I was a kid, I also liked fairies. I'm certain that I'm going to go to hell for it because magic automatically means going to the great inferno.
Mermaid I think this might be one of the few creatures I might be able to write about without going to hell. Too bad I don't have a story idea about mermaids yet. Plus I need to read more mermaid folklore before I do any writing.
Demon I used to have an idea for a story, but I've been talked out of it. Apparently I need to write something more pure.
Ghost I like ghost stories, and I would love to write about them if I had a good excuse to do so. But I don't think that ghosts are very popular.
Angel This has been recommended to me, but I don't have a story idea to use. Even if I had a story idea, I would need to do some researching before I even start writing.
Friday, January 14, 2011
My Favorite Genres
Ever since I was a little kid, I've always been interested in writing stories. When I was younger I read a lot of books until I found two main genres I was interested in, despite being picked on for reading it.
Science Fiction
When I was a kid, I used to read the occasional science fiction story. I remember mostly watching alien movies before I got into reading books. Now that I'm an adult, this genre has become my newly rediscovered brain candy due to books like The Hunger Games, Fahrenheit 451, 1984 and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Before those books, I used to read The Giver and Gathering Blue a lot.
Magical Fantasy
I blame Harry Potter, So You Want to Be a Wizard, Narnia, Eragon and Chronicles of Chrestomanci series for introducing me to the wide world of reading when I was a little girl. Those books were my favorite books growing up, and they inspired me to write my own magic stories. Before those books I used to not like reading since I was forced to read whenever I got into trouble.
Science Fiction
When I was a kid, I used to read the occasional science fiction story. I remember mostly watching alien movies before I got into reading books. Now that I'm an adult, this genre has become my newly rediscovered brain candy due to books like The Hunger Games, Fahrenheit 451, 1984 and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Before those books, I used to read The Giver and Gathering Blue a lot.
Magical Fantasy
I blame Harry Potter, So You Want to Be a Wizard, Narnia, Eragon and Chronicles of Chrestomanci series for introducing me to the wide world of reading when I was a little girl. Those books were my favorite books growing up, and they inspired me to write my own magic stories. Before those books I used to not like reading since I was forced to read whenever I got into trouble.
Young Adult Love Triangles
It seems today that every where I look, there's always a book in the YA department that has a love triangle. If it's done well, it adds interest to the story... But if it's done wrong, it just feels like filler. Lately I've read too many YA books and series that feel like it's just filler until a major plot point arrives.
Don't get me wrong; I love YA fiction and want to write some of it myself. I'll probably be one of the few that rarely uses love triangles in my storylines. It's getting to the point where I have to write my own stuff in order to amuse myself due to the fact I can't find anything that involves just one couple not cheating on each other.
I just can't figure out on why must there be a love triangle in almost every book. To be honest, I'm not that big of romance fan due to all the cliched plot lines because of love triangles. In fact I've stopped reading some series because of all the love triangles get annoying after the main female character can't 1) figure out who she wants to be with, 2) cheats repeatedly on her main boyfriend, and 3) uses the boys to get what she wants without thinking of the guys.
Don't get me wrong; I love YA fiction and want to write some of it myself. I'll probably be one of the few that rarely uses love triangles in my storylines. It's getting to the point where I have to write my own stuff in order to amuse myself due to the fact I can't find anything that involves just one couple not cheating on each other.
I just can't figure out on why must there be a love triangle in almost every book. To be honest, I'm not that big of romance fan due to all the cliched plot lines because of love triangles. In fact I've stopped reading some series because of all the love triangles get annoying after the main female character can't 1) figure out who she wants to be with, 2) cheats repeatedly on her main boyfriend, and 3) uses the boys to get what she wants without thinking of the guys.
Opinion Rant
To be honest, people give me grief over things I dislike by asking questions like, "Are you sure about that?" Personally I find that insulting because I give things a chance before I decide if I like it or not. It maybe rare for me to find things I like that are popular, but it's not like I'm not trying to find something to like. Most people hate the fact I dislike a lot of romance novels but love some anime, science fiction and video games; one person even told me that she hated and wanted me to die me painfully because she couldn't change my personal preferences. I understand the concept of guilty pleasure reading, but telling someone to go die over an opinion because that person didn't like that book is taking it too serious.
Another thing I find insulting is when people try to cram their beliefs and preferences down others’ throats. It completely disregards that person’s personal preferences. In my case, I used to get a lot of fangirls trying to force me to like that book; in my case it only made me hate the book more every time I watched the book’s movies, listened to its soundtrack and read the book multiple times.
I've gotten to the point where if I don't something there is nothing wrong with me or my personal preferences. Years ago if I didn't like anything popular then I felt as if I should go die in a ditch because then people wouldn't like me; but then I discovered that people will dislike anyone for the stupidest things on the internet. Now I think if I find something I like I should be happy.
Another thing I find insulting is when people try to cram their beliefs and preferences down others’ throats. It completely disregards that person’s personal preferences. In my case, I used to get a lot of fangirls trying to force me to like that book; in my case it only made me hate the book more every time I watched the book’s movies, listened to its soundtrack and read the book multiple times.
I've gotten to the point where if I don't something there is nothing wrong with me or my personal preferences. Years ago if I didn't like anything popular then I felt as if I should go die in a ditch because then people wouldn't like me; but then I discovered that people will dislike anyone for the stupidest things on the internet. Now I think if I find something I like I should be happy.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)