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Fictional Worlds - October 2008

I Wanna Know

October 29th 2008 01:09
I wanna hear the voices
That go unheard
I wanna hear the words
We're too scared to say
I wanna know why the darkness is blind
And we always say we can see the light.

I wanna answer the questions
That everyone else is too afraid to even ask
I wanna know
I wanna hear the voices
That go unheard
I wanna speak for those silenced
I wanna have the answers-
And scream out loud.

I want the world to know
The darkness it holds
I want to reveal what is hidden-

I wanna hear the voices
That go unheard
I wanna know what those silenced

Think of this world.

I wanna know what those
Who only know the darkness see
I want to uncover this world's
Darkest mysteries.

I wanna hear the voices
That go unheard
I wanna hear the words
We're too scared to say
I wanna know why
The darkness is blind
And we always say
We can see the light.
I wanna know...
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Just a song I wrote.
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Writing To Raise Awareness

October 28th 2008 09:54
For the last couple of days, I've been thinking of awareness. Specifically to do with depression and self harm. I want to reveal to people what they don't see, what they don't realize unless they care enough to really look.

I want to show the world exactly why people like me do what we do, and what better way than to do that through writing?

Most of my poetry is depression-centered, as it plays a large part of my life, and has for some time now. But is it really getting the point across?

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people; suicide, depression, and self harm are becoming bigger and bigger issues. Why is that? Well, partially because life is changing, and not necessarily for the better. Sure, we have all sorts of modern convenience-but life isn't about that. Life is really, or at least should really be about your own well being and good, strong relationships with the people you care about.


I suppose what I'm trying to say is that there is so much darkness in the world, and so many people in such strong emotional pain, and a lot of people just automatically look away. And that hurts, that hurts more than anything else; knowing that everyone else around you is too afraid to even acknowledge what you're going through.

We all suffer. Some of us take it harder than others, and for some of us it's a thousand times worse.

And when we suffer, when we fall into that depression, we lose a lot; our self-worth, our friends, our families drift away, sometimes we lose jobs, motivation, everything. You may not think you have a lot to lose, but mark my words, once you start losing things, you'll know just how much you really had.

I think it's about time someone actually spoke up. I'm seriously thinking about writing up an eBook focused on the issues of self harm, suicide, and depression, with poetry along with my own personal story. I just want to know if anyone is interested in it, because it's not going to be easy to write. And I can't struggle for nothing; I just can't.

So please, if you would read that, let me know. And I suggest you do some research yourself-and maybe write something of your own.

Because people not understanding hurts almost more than depression itself.
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Help Zette!

October 28th 2008 07:17
Zette is the owner of the writing website Forward Motion. She's a great person and a good writer; having talked to her on the Nanowrimo site, and looked into her free Nano-centric book, I feel I can attest to this.

Well, she insists on keeping FM free, which is admirable, and handling all the costs herself. Meanwhile, her house is falling apart. So the writer Holly Lisle (who ran FM before, and who I've mentioned before) has started a fundraiser of sorts for her, to be found if you click on the button below:

Really Long Link

Please help Zette out, as she is an amazing woman and winter is coming. I would if I could, but I can't, so I figure the least I could do is pass on the message.

Thank you,
~Dianna
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Prompt: Fallen

October 26th 2008 22:08
Fallen
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Her wings are gray


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Fundraisers For Nano

October 25th 2008 17:25
Anyone who's been a long-term reader of this blog is already well aware of my goal for this November, but I'm going to go over that along with a few ways to raise money (without spending any) for Nano.

My thing: This year I'm planning on writing 250, 000 words during the month of November. I will blog at least twice a week, even if only with progress updates. If I achieve this goal, I want a few people to donate to Nanowrimo in my name, because I can't-similar to sponsorship. My goal is to raise at least $25.00, one dollar for every ten thousand words


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Only Writers Can Understand Writers...

October 25th 2008 16:57
I have many, many different circles in which I travel. About seven different groups in which I hang out on a regular basis, and even more who I talk to online. And I have to say, my favourites are my writer friends.

Why? Because if I tell them I can't make it to something because I'm too busy writing, they understand. When I talk about my binder full of notes on different stories and worlds, they understand. When I talk about my love for words, they get it


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Prompt: Escape

October 23rd 2008 00:51
Escape
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I just want to


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Prompt: Mess with me...

October 22nd 2008 02:14
Mess with me
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Mess with me


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Prompt: Destruction

October 21st 2008 00:52
Destruction
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I'm a ship


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Prompt: Hatred

October 19th 2008 16:26
Hatred
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Prompt: What I Have To Do

October 19th 2008 04:46
What I Have To Do
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Darkness engulfs me


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Habit Forming

October 18th 2008 20:15
I was surfing the Nano forums today, like I do every day (every few hours, actually... ahem... I am not obsessed), and I was reading a thread on how you get yourself to write. Everyone was giving their advice and what works for them, and someone mentioned that they're working really hard on forming the habit of writing every day.

And that made me realize something. I am actually in the habit of writing every day, or at least almost every day. Why is that? It's all thanks to this blog


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Prompt: Despair

October 18th 2008 04:27
Despair
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Despair


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My Nano Projects

October 17th 2008 03:47
I did say I would post my ideas for Nanowrimo, so here are all five books with their basic premises:

Book one and two follows 4 people; Emilia, the Elf turned vampire, Prince Nevillan, who is trying his hardest to keep peace between the races even as his father tries to destroy it, Torin, the son of a count who is on Nevillan's side, and Milan, Torin's sister and the daughter. In the first book, they attempt to warn the Elves of an assassination attempt


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Not much longer...

October 16th 2008 17:38
There are only fifteen days left until Nanowrimo, so if you're going to join us crazies and attempt to write a novel in a month, it's time to start doing some heavy thinking.

Personally, I have mixed feelings about this little piece of news. Why are they mixed? Mostly because the idea of having only fifteen days to plan 4 novels, especially when my weekends are booked solid with no time for NanoWriMoing, makes me feel like someone just dropped a ton of bricks on me


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Prompt: Slipping

October 16th 2008 17:26
Slipping
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I just wanted to tell you


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Freewrite

October 16th 2008 02:24
Today I'm just going to ask you to freewrite for ten minutes. I can't because my wrist is really sore, but I'll go for as long as I can:

Writing is an exercise, but an exercise of the mind. It's all about stretching yourself, your mind, your imagination, and yourself to the limit. It's about being who you are and expressing yourself; it's also a lot of fun. Writing is about enjoying yourself and your life; it's about being happy; it's about doing what you love. And it's only worth doing if it's what you love


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Pre-Nano Work: Outline

October 15th 2008 02:04
I haven't actually gotten this far because I'm way behind. (That said, I have pages upon pages of world notes and I have most of my character sheets done.)

But here is an outlining exercise


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Thanksgiving

October 13th 2008 18:50
It's Thanksgiving here in Canada. I have dinner with the side of my family that I don't like too much, so I don't have time to write anything at the moment. I might be able to write something later, but we'll see if my mom lets me on the computer at home.

To all other Canadians-Happy Thanksgiving


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And Life Goes On: A Poem

October 11th 2008 14:56
I can't take it anymore;
The memories haunt me
The dreams destroy me


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Pre-Nano Work: Characters

October 10th 2008 22:20
This is a writing exercise to learn more about your character and keep an on-file idea of who they are, which is basically like a profile.

Character Profile


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Pre-Nano Work: Brainstorm

October 10th 2008 00:41
I'm back to talking about Nanowrimo today. It's only a couple more weeks away, after all. For those of you who don't have an idea yet, who are so far flying by the seat of your pants and would like a bit of a plan, I hope this is the right place. I'm going to be doing a lot of my pre-Nano work over the next three weeks and I've decided to share some of it.

I want you to answer the following questions


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Prompt: Best Friend: Poem

October 9th 2008 00:58
Best Friends
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Write What You Love

October 8th 2008 02:50
Today I read an email that Holly Lisle sent out as a newsletter and it reminded me of something very important: that we must all write what we love. Even when you have a million contracts, even when you're working 70 hours a week just writing, you need to write something you love-because if you don't, you get burnt out, you get tired, you get fed up. You get angry.

So today's exercise isn't exactly a prompt. I just think that everyone should, within the next twenty four hours, make a point of writing something they absolutely love. I think it's time that we reminded ourselves just how much fun writing can be, at a very stressful time of year


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Take Pride In Your Work (Prompt)

October 4th 2008 23:41
I'm not really sure why I'm writing this. I just felt like... like it had to come out. As a writer, you need to be aware of your faults; you need to look carefully at your work and check every little detail. You need to scan it, proof it, edit it, and sometimes it feels like chopping something you love into pieces and sewing it back up with body parts you don't recognize.

But when you make something good, when you have gone through all of that, it means even more so that you deserve to be proud of it. I know I have some pretty awful entries in here, and a number of mediocre ones; but there are also a few that stand out, that are beautiful. And I am proud of my overall body of work that is this blog


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When Everything Is Just Too Much

October 4th 2008 23:28
So let me tell you something. School is stressing me out; I'm trying to force myself to go but it isn't working very well. Things at home aren't pleasant either. I'm stressed; so stressed that I've been sick on and off for two weeks now. Nanowrimo is on the horizon.

It's times like these when anybody-writer or otherwise-starts to wonder about all their obligations and if they're worth it. It's times like these when normally I would abandon the blog for weeks at a time; I'm trying not to. It's sort of working. It's times like these when we just want to throw in the towel


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Prompt: Suicide

October 4th 2008 03:09
Suicide
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Saying Goodbye

October 4th 2008 01:17
I'm saying goodbye today;
Saying goodbye...
To your memory


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It's October.

October 4th 2008 00:57
Which means next month is November. And we all know what that means. It's time for me to start advocating for Nanowrimo again.

National Novel Writing Month is a writing challenge to write 50, 000 words in one month. Some people write more, but even those who don't make it are celebrated. The community is wonderful; the motivation is excellent. Some of my closest friends are NanoWrimo participants


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