slowly getting somewhere

I am a 19 yr old girl named Bridget and I spend too much of my youth writing.

I post ramblings. Also, i reblog writing tips and what not that I want to remember.

I FORGOT HOW PAINFUL FEELING GOOD FEELS!

           My heart is going insane—skipping beats, bopping around, dropping down a few stories… Why does it feel so good to find out people like you and actually care? Life was complete shit a few days ago. I was at that point of becoming anti-social and never leaving my home. EVAR. mmmhauhau, people are inviting me to partays and shit? whaaaaa… They miss my face? My silly antics? My bizarre contributions to conversations? My crush MISSES me! What the… how is this possible?

           People are going out of their way to contact me!? Jeez, dropping off the face of the earth for a while makes people miss you.

My hair smells like a sour towel. Ew.

I wash my hair about 1-2 times a week, but I shower everyday (~7 min, wash face/body and shave) . When I shower I twirl my hair up into a bun and lean back or forth to avoid the water. Simple. Yesterday I accidentally got my hair wet and left it up in a bun all day. Just took it down and it STINKS like a sour towel. You know, wet laundry that doesn’t dry all the way, and then it rots and the smell never comes out completely? …that’s what this mess hanging in my face smells like. Guess its that time of the week—time to tackle this monster and shampoo the shit out of it.

The Writing Desk: Droemar's 5 Tips on Conflict ›

towakesleepingdogs:

I really love this lady. She gives fantastic, if not snarky, writing advice that your English teacher really should have mentioned before. I have permission to repost some of her lists, but please make sure you check out her deviantart for more of them. She also has…

I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.

Flannery O’Conner (via ganyet)

My personality annoys me. Ego, go away.

          I am always on the edge of being super annoying. I have a way of coming across as someone who thinks that they know everything. I know that I know nothing! I’m in a constant battle with myself, like split identities out-doing each other. I find bragging the most obnoxious thing a person can do, but when someone asks me a question, like “Are you good at balancing on one foot?”, I feel the need to say “Abs-fucking-lutely. I have balanced on one foot for over an hour before to prove to my friend that I could!” *facepalm*

           First off, why did I just word-vomit a response? Why didn’t I think before I spoke? A simple yes would have been o.k. Secondly, what difference does it make if the person knows that I can do this or not? Lastly, why does my automatic response sound ridiculous? EGOEGOEGO, why must you show yourself? Broken down, it is obvious how INSECURE I am about my ability, rather than the “confidence” like stated. I had to PROVE to my friend that I could do it. I wasted over an HOUR of my life, just to prove this stupid little ability. Don’t assume my ego is the size of the white house, more like that doghouse in my backyard.

          No no no no noooo. My ego is not the doghouse. It is that annoying little dog that’s chained up INSIDE the doghouse. It yaps for its owner’s attention, who lives in the big house. The more the owner (my real self? dunno) ignores the dog and pretends it has no pet, the louder the dog yaps. All the windows are shut. yapyapyap. The stereo is turned up. BarapBarapBarap. <-this is the little dog’s attempt at barking loudly. I am here! I am yours! Pay me attention! I am worth something! Listen to meeeee!!

          Displays of ego, you are not wanted. I want to toss my dog in the car and drop it off at the dump. Goodbye. I am done with you. Does this make me a “bad” person? I guess I am rejecting my sense of self? My human characteristics, good and bad. My ego leakages happen because I reject my confidence in my own abilities? I honestly don’t know. I am so lost in this struggle. Naturally I like to think that I think poorly of myself. lolz. I know I have wallowed around in enough self-pity to know what “hating yourself” feels like. But isn’t that my ego as well? *siiiiiiiigh*

          Maybe I need to identify what I consider an ego is before I start rambling. There is really no point to anything I am saying. Maybe there are points but, at the moment, I am missing them…? More word-vomit….

         You know what?? So what!

          So freakin’ what. Yes, this is word-vomit. And yes, there is no point. But that does not matter!! No one is even reading this! HA. I can say whatever I want. I can quit judging myself by every sentence I write. Maybe that is the point. Allowing myself to be arrogant in “private”. If I give myself a little pat on the back when no one is watching, maybe that’ll lower my ego’s desire to EXPRESSITSFREAKINSELF during inappropriate times in public. YES! I looked really fucking cute in my salmon cardigan and floral skirt today. I felt like a million bucks walking around on my wedges. I was normal people height with normal sized legs!! I felt like a pretty lady! NOT A LITTLE GIRL. lyke, omg. That’s a change!

          Whooooo. Now my desire to take an “ironic” picture of me being “ugly” and posting it on facebook, just to get comments on how pretty I am, is G-O-N-E. (…not like I do that often…)

          haha. I think it is funny that even when I try to mock my own ego, my ego shows. This is a funny subject, and I want to think about it some more…

Heck Yeah Tumblr Challenges!: 20 Day Writing Challenge ›

heckyeahtumblrchallenges:

  1. Write a short love story.
  2. Write a poem.

  3. Write a creepy story.

  4. What/who inspires you to write?

  5. Since when have you been writing, and what type of stories do you write? Why?

  6. Write a funny story.

  7. Write about your favorite book.

  8. Post something you are proud that you’ve…

Doing this, starting now. Just a warning, I’m gonna put an hour cap on each assignment so expect the shittiest writing you’ve ever seen!

Wowie.

          I just made my first novel outline, ever. Half of the bitch is complete. Like, I want to dive right in and fill-out the details. The second half… hmm… I want to take the story in a direction that I have very little real life experience in. The funny thing is, I want to do what I want to write about. I am frustrated because I plan on accomplishing this thing I want to write about within the next two years. Should I write the first half and just wait ‘til then? ….when I know what I’m talking about… or research the shit out of it?

          I am so close to dropping out of society, school, everything, and pursuing this thing. BECOME A BUM. I mean, can’t I use my novel as a legit excuse? I’m doing research Mom and Dad. I’m writing a best-seller. This needs to be accurate, duuuuhhh. Wish I could run-out and do what I want to write about. Get to know what it is like rather than watch Youtube videos on it. Actually work in a cake shop and wake up at 4am to get things started than just watch a show on it. Actually become a gold-digger and attend fancy parties (neither of these examples are what I want to write about, but you get my drift).  My writing calls for interesting events, romances, tragedies, etc. Am I a “fake” writer if I write for the excuse to do weird/over-the-top things?

102 Resources for Fiction Writers ›

ruthlesscalculus:

Are you still stuck for ideas for National Novel Writing Month? Or are you working on a novel at a more leisurely pace? Here are 102 resources on Character, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Conflict, Structure, Outlining, Setting, and World Building, plus some links to generate Ideas and Inspiration.

CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, DIALOGUE

10 Days of Character Building

Name Generators

Name Playground

The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test

Priming the idea pump (A character checklist shamlessly lifted from acting)

How to Create a Character

Seven Common Character Types

Handling a Cast of Thousands – Part I: Getting to Know Your Characters

It’s Not What They Say …

Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”

How to Start Writing in the Third Person

Web Resources for Developing Characters

What are the Sixteen Master Archetypes?

Character: A compilation of guidance from classical and contemporary experts on creating great dramatic characters

Building Fictional Characters

Fiction Writer’s Character Chart

Character Building Workshop

Tips for Characterization

Fiction Writer’s Character Chart

Villains are People, Too, But …

Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue

Speaking of Dialogue

Dialogue Tips

Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills (character traits)

How to Write a Character Bible

Character Development Exercises

All Your Characters Sounds the Same — And They’re Not a Hivemind!

Medieval Names Archive

Sympathy Without Saintliness

Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Difference for Successful Fiction

Family Echo (family tree website)

Interviewing Characters: Follow the Energy

100 Character Development Questions for Writers

Behind the Name

Lineage Chart Layout Generator

PLOT, CONFLICT, STRUCTURE, OUTLINE

How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method

Effectively Outlining Your Plot

Conflict and Character within Story Structure

Outlining Your Plot

Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets

How to Write a Novel

Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense

Plunge Right In … Into Your Story, That Is!

Fiction Writing Tips: Story Grid

Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot

Writer’s “Cheat Sheets”

The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations

The Evil Overlord Devises a Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plotting Tricks

Conflict Test

What is Conflict?

Monomyth

The Hero’s Journey: Summary of the Steps

Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes

Plotting Without Fears

Novel Outlining 101

Writing the Perfect Scene

Fight Scenes 101

Basic Plots in Literature

One-Page Plotting

The Great Swampy Middle

SETTING, WORLD BUILDING

Magical World Builder’s Guide

I Love the End of the World

World Building 101

The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help You Bring Your Settings to Life

Creating the Perfect Setting – Part I

Creating a Believable World

An Impatient Writer’s Approach to Worldbuilding

Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions

Setting

Character and Setting Interactions

Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Questions About Worldbuilding

Maps Workshop — Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping

World Builder Projects

IDEAS, INSPIRATION

Quick Story Idea Generator

Solve Your Problems Simply by Saying Them Out Loud

Busting Your Writing Rut

Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle

Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips to Engineer a Productive Flow

The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes

Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits

Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging

Random Book Title Generator

Finishing Your Novel

Story Starters and Idea Generators

REVISION

How to Rewrite

One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle

Editing Recipe

Cliche Finder

Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written

Writing 101: So You Want to Write a Novel Part 3: Revising a Novel

TOOLS and SOFTWARE

My Writing Nook (online text editor; free)

Bubbl.us (online mind map application; free)

Freemind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

XMind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

Liquid Story Binder (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $45.95; Windows, portable)

Scrivener (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $39.95; Mac)

SuperNotecard (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

yWriter (novel organization and writing software; free; Windows, Linux, portable)

JDarkRoom (minimalist text editor; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

AutoRealm (map creation software; free; Windows, Linux with Wine)

A friend of mine told me…

…that I am the “darkest” friend she has, and that most of her friends dress in all black and listen to hardcore screamo. I don’t know how to take that statement.

(i don’t dress in all black and listen to screamo. i listen to shitty indie and wear what i can sleep in…)