Category: Writing Life

Updates June 06-10

Hello,

Thank you for the likes and follows.

Last week there was no update.  There wasn’t much to update anyway.  I’m in the same quandary that started at the beginning of this second quarter.  I have a work/life unbalance.  The writing and this website blog are suffering.  I take full responsibility, I always knew this would be a problem.  But I am a prime procrastinator.  The things I want to do and the things I need to do are rarely the same, which is frustrating. 

Recently I watched a YouTube video, the content creator is a writer.  She spoke about many things in her life but she also mentioned the heinous incidents that have plagued us these last weeks.  She stated that her vlogs were writing orientated, she was aware of other things but felt that other people were talking about it with better incite and information. I understand and agree with her. I am the same.

I am a black woman, a mother, and a Christian. I am getting more upset when people use Jesus to justify their violent words and actions. I don’t agree with any of them and I am tired of them taking the Lord’s name in vain. However, that is not what my blog or this website is about.

This website is supposed to be about writing and the writing life which includes reading, listening and watching all types of media. There are so many stories out in the world. It can be overwhelming and fascinating, especially when the truth is stranger than fiction. This is the last month of the second quarter and I was hoping for improvement in certain parts of this website/blog. It is possible that my effort was not enough. However, I will persevere and plan to do better.

Writing news is about the same. I am kind of stuck in a scene. I am reading up on some writing craft books to see what can be done. So the goal for this week is to get this done and complete the scene. I am also looking at shorter writing projects that I thought would be easier to produce. There is some difficulty but it is slowly being sorted out.

The new Disney+ show is out, which is of course Obi-Wan Kenobi. I will have to give it a look. I haven’t yet because I want to get certain writing projects settled. The other show that I’m keeping tabs on is the anime Spy X Family. It is a wild action almost slice-of-life show, about a Spy, the husband/father, an assassin, the wife/mother, and the child, an esper(telepath); The two adults are trying to keep their other lives separate from normal life but the daughter who can read minds already knows. She is also down for whatever her adopted parents do. It is hilarious and I wish I had invested in the manga.

There are two book reviews in the works. But this week by the crook, I will be posting an essay on adaptations. It is a subject I have been juggling for months. It is something I have been thinking about for years. A large amount of our visual media are adaptations from a previous story. Some are loved and others are viscerally hated. I have an opinion.

That is all for now. These are trying times, please remember to be grateful for the little things, and to be kind, when it seems impossible. I am hoping for the best for all of us.

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Updates May 16 -20

Hello,

Thank you for the likes and follows.

The work/life/day job balance is still an issue. I feel like I am only getting the bare minimum done. Which is annoying? I’m open to positive constructive suggestions, that can be left in the comments below. I am making lists of what has to be done but after the day job, I have no energy. Looking into taking vitamins for a boost and prevention of anything else. I don’t think I have stressed enough how important health is for a writer’s life.

About a week ago, I came across a Youtube Thumbnail it featured a subject I have been tossing around for months. Up until that time it had never been on my recommendation list. I felt a type of way. I didn’t watch the video despite really wanting to. Just to hear what someone else thought of the subject. I desired to not do it because my essay on it has not been published yet and I am tweaking it. It has a broad tie-in with the Lord of the Rings spin-off that is coming out later this year. I didn’t know that when I started the essay. There was the teaser and people- fans, Tolkien loyalists, all had something to say about it and it was mostly negative. I am on the fence over the whole subject. There are people who wish the LOTR spin-off to reflect RR Tolkien, I believe that sentiment is understandable but also impossible. We live in different times than when Tolkien made up this world. I think that his work, despite it being phenomenally good, has unintended biases. It was something that was inescapable because of where he grew up and what he believed in. One of the main things about Tolkien’s work is that there is a distinct line between good and evil. These days audiences are aware of the gray character and redemption arcs. Anyone of these arcs will interest some fans and not others. It all depends on who is more vocal.

Over the weekend, I made a list of my writing projects. There are several in various stages of development. I am reading them and making notes for later. Connection Lost is still the main story of this quarter. The writing goal is to complete the dinner table scene. The writing projects will require more planning.

Instead of listening to audiobooks or reading online, I started to read two Korean manhwas. Graphic novels were created by Korean artists and writers. Many are based on webnovels and many of them are later adapted to live-action K-dramas. The two that caught my eye over the weekend were The Thorn that pierces on Tappytoon and How to Hide the Emperor’s Child on Tapas. Both stories are fantasies but they are also very different in execution. Both are ongoing series, so I will talk about the first five episodes at a later date.

That is all I have to type to write today. I hope that you all are doing well. Now more than ever we need to be kind to each other and stay positive.

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