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Insult

August 31st 2010 12:39
Insult
I love you and I always will
but I can't deal with you insulting yourself
at every single turn;
no matter how I try to build you up
you're always tearing yourself down.

It breaks my heart to see
how much you hate yourself
how much you think you're bad
you can't see the good
but I can.

You don't know why I love you
perhaps you never will
but I won't stop loving you.

I hope someday you'll see what I see
see that you're a good person
that you really are handsome
that you really are smart
that you're so much more
than you've ever thought you are.

Please
don't insult yourself anymore
don't call yourself names
realize that every time I say you're a good guy
it's not a lie;
realize that you can be so much more
if only you let yourself.
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That's for a dear friend of mine. On another note, both Fictional Worlds and I have had a birthday this month-Fictional Worlds is three years old now and I'm a whole 17 years old. Almost legal-just a hop skip and a jump away, right?

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Prompt of the Week: Alone

August 24th 2010 12:58


I'm all alone out here
and for the first time
my mind is clear;

all the stress of the city
just fades away
I'm so glad
I got out yesterday.

I've figured things out
though I'm not jumping for joy
I don't like the decisions I've made
but I've gotta do
what I've gotta do
though I'll hate
saying goodbye to you.

Going out there I felt so free. For the first time I was traveling by myself and with my own money and it felt great. I slept on the dock and I didn't mind it. What's better than to be alone on a cool summer night with a beautiful lake? Possibly not getting eaten by the local musquitos, but I don't mind the bites.

Exactly what I needed, that's what I said this trip would be. I left Toronto confused, my only thoughts those of escape, and I returned with certainty in my steps. The path ahead can be seen for miles, though the sharp rocks are sure to cut my feet. I must pause now, take a breath and brace myself for the pain.

And in just a few weeks, I will surely know pain.


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Renewing the Self

August 18th 2010 12:32
I'm sure you're all aware that I live in a city, a 'great urban center' known as Toronto, Ontario. I do love my city dearly, but I tire of it after a while. I get tired of the daily rush, of the TTC, of the people all around me. I get tired of the big buildings and the poisoned lake. I get tired of the drama, and I get tired of the drunks and drug addicts covering the streets with their trouble.

We all get tired of our daily lives from time to time. We fall into ruts, we let life carry us away, and sometimes the stress builds until we're sick not just in mind but in body as well. And we never slow down to help ourselves, to sort through our mental stresses, to enjoy the simple beauty of the world all around us.

Tomorrow I am leaving this great urban center in favor of a small town with a big river and nothing to do. I'll be gone until Sunday afternoon, so there won't be any posts until Monday.

How do I intend to renew myself on this journey?

I'm going to take a walk through the trees Thursday night and meditate with my feet in the river Friday morning. I'll wander through the town until I'm hopelessly lost and then text my friend for directions back. I'll sit for a few hours and write with nobody around and nothing but the forest and its life to keep me company.

What am I going to write?

I'm going to be working on back story for my current Story of Choice (SoC?), the tale of the kingdom of Llyr. I'll probably do a brief write up of the history of Llyr and brief write ups of a couple important characters. I'm also going to do one last paper edit of Good Bye, and I'm hoping to get some work done on my newsletter and my workshop for next month.

But most of all, I'm just looking forward to having my phone off and not hearing a word from the city for a couple of days.

How do you renew yourself?
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Prompt of the Week: Losing You

August 17th 2010 12:07

Photo from: Nathan F's photostream on Flickr

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Renewing Your Commitment to Reading

August 16th 2010 12:50
Over the last two weeks I've talked about renewing your commitment to writing and what counts as writing time. But-as a wise commentor pointed out last week-reading is just as important to your future as a writer as writing is.

The fact is, one in four people doesn't read any books at all. As a writer, you can't afford to be one of those people, regardless of how busy you are. Just like you need to make time to write, you need to make time to read. For me reading is a lot more flexible-I can't write much by hand and even if I had a laptop it would only travel so far-so it's a lot easier to commit to than writing is. That said, a lot of times I do still fall short


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Looking in the Mirror

August 10th 2010 12:30
Mirror
Looking in the Mirror


For the first time today when I looked in the mirror I liked what I saw. She's strong and I like the fire behind her blue eyes. She's got smooth flowing red hair that's slowly turning blonde, bleached by the sun's rays. She's got long well muscled legs that someday would be great in a martial art. You can tell by her grin that she's a little bit evil, but it's easy enough to look innocent. She could sit there all day and make cute faces; she'd have the whole world kneeling before her by the time she was done. Or maybe not, who knows


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What Counts as Writing Time?

August 9th 2010 12:59
When creating and following a writing schedule, you must also decide what to include in your writing time. This will vary greatly depending on the kinds of writing that you do. For a writer of non-fiction or even historical novels, research is so essential to writing that it takes up writing time. For a high fantasy writer, worldbuilding is essential so it takes up writing time. For a blogger, sometimes even things like email are part of 'writing time'.

I have two different kinds of writing time: fiction writing time and blogging time. My fiction writing time is divided into worldbuilding, plot building, editing, and writing various short stories and novels. Blogging time is divided into writing posts, responding to comments, preparing workshops, and brainstorming. I've also started setting aside time for my other website and its blog


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Renewing Your Commitment to Writing

July 29th 2010 12:14
Every writer has times-days, weeks, sometimes even months or at worst years-where they fall far short of their writing goals. Every writer gets caught up in something called life once in a while and time passes them by. And I'm sure every writer has at least once looked at a clock and gone 'it's that time already? I have to leave now and I didn't get any writing done'.

Personally, I've spent most of the last month not writing. I've written quite a bit of poetry-almost half a book of poetry, actually-but very few blog posts and even fewer novel chapters. I looked at a calendar just the other day and went 'where did July go


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Prompt Of The Week

July 20th 2010 12:25
Today's prompt is:

Write 500 words about falling in love
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Interview with Lea Schizas, Creator of the Muse Online Writer's Conference

July 12th 2010 12:55
Lea Schizas has been in the writing world for over twelve years. She's edited for several publishing houses, founded The Muse Online Writer's Conference and the MuseItUp Publishing epublisher. She also founded Apollo's Lyre. Best thing about her in my opinion? She's Canadian too, and she agreed to let me interview her for Fictional Worlds.

Thanks for agreeing to do this interview


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A Couple Blogs

July 9th 2010 12:44
Today I don't have much for you, just two blogs and some news about my personal life.

I'll start with the links so if you don't care you can ignore my personal b****hfest


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Prompt Of The Week

July 7th 2010 12:57
Sorry that today's prompt is a day late. Today's prompt comes from something that happened to me earlier this week. First I'll give you the prompt and then the backstory:

Pick one of your best remembered dreams and turn it into a short story.
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5 Great Blog Posts

June 25th 2010 11:16
I mentioned earlier this week that due to my wrist, I won't be posting as much here. However, though I will be focusing my writing on other things, and I will be writing less, I'll be reading more than ever. This week I've read some amazing blog posts that I would like to share with you:

~Dear Muse: is a correspondence between author and muse in which the muse is fired. The muse then comes back with a letter asking why the writer doesn't look at their own actions


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My Summer Writing Goals...

June 23rd 2010 12:05
Summer has, for most students at least in the GTA, officially begun. My school ended on Monday and now I lie in wait for marks... but what will I be writing this summer? I've got big plans for Fictional Worlds and for my website and I'm hoping that summer will give me the time I need to put a lot of these plans into motion.

What's coming up in my writing life


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The Writing Olympics

June 22nd 2010 12:19
I've only just discovered the 2010 Writing Olympics over at YoungWritersOnline.net, which has just begun. I won't be participating but it sounds like a fantastic set of writing challenges. Follow the links to find out more:

~How It Works: A Brief Explanation for the Proceedings of the Olympics
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Freedom is Painful

June 21st 2010 12:31
Well I finished school on Friday... all of my assignments have been completed and now I get to sit and wait for marks.

What else happened on Friday? I woke up in lots of pain. Where was the pain? If you guessed wrist, you're close-my entire hand seized up, and it's been hurting ever since. Tomorrow I'm going to look into the matter of getting myself a proper family doctor with the hopes that I can be sent to a specialist before July is over. It's no longer just painful, it's become almost crippling


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Time Away

June 10th 2010 12:00
I will not be posting anything here on Fictional Worlds until the twenty-first. This is because school ends on the fifteenth and I have a lot of work to do between now and then if I don't want to throw this semester's work away. Thanks for your patience in bearing with me through these shaky months.

If you're looking for something to read in the meantime, why not check out some of my favourite blogs


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Creating a Fictional Blog

June 4th 2010 12:59
A fictional blog and a blog about fiction are far from being the same thing. This blog is a blog about fiction; a fictional blog is written from the point of view of one character and is essentially that character's blog. Depending on the context of your character's life, you may or may not allow comments. Comments should be responded to in character. It's a great way to get some publicity for your writing and your character.

What does this have to do with your Dear Diary project? Well, given a little bit of editing, your Dear Diary might make an excellent beginning for a fictional blog. It may have its own story arc, but that doesn't mean you can't add more to it as you go along


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Mining Your Dear Diary Project for Short Story Ideas

June 3rd 2010 12:54
There are a thousand and one things you can do after having written a Dear Diary Project. One of these is to examine your Dear Diary project closely, looking for ideas that can be turned into short stories.

For example, you might have discovered a crucial fact about your character but not have explored it fully. Now is the time to take that crucial fact and ask who, what, where, when, why, and how. You might discover an abusive relationship in their past, a friend's death, or even a beautiful moment that kept them going when times were dark. Explore those things and follow them to their natural conclusions; you might just find a great story arc


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What Next: Profiles and Biographies

June 2nd 2010 12:46
What can you do with your Dear Diary project? Well, before looking at what can be done with the Dear Diary project itself, let's take a look at what can be done with all the information you got from your project.

Those of you who have been reading Fictional Worlds for a while may be familiar with my Expanded Character Profiles. In fact, you may have even filled a good chunk of one out for your Dear Diary character. You may have been missing large portions of this profile before. Now is your chance to fill out the entire profile


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