Last week, Tuesday, I was at work when I started jotting down notes for a new character. This character popped out at me, fully formed. Tuesday afternoon I started writing his first story. By Thursday, two days later, I had written ten pages. Today I made it to page sixteen.
So, yeah. That's what I've been doing instead of blogging. I'm really excited about it. I will tell you it has something to do with Nikola Tesla, academic scholarships, history, secrets, longevity, Area 51 and an abandoned mine.
Last week my brother and I went to see the new Jane Eyre movie! It was amazing. I promise a review is coming soon, I just haven't had the time.
Thanks for your continued readership through this spell of non-posting.
~Jane~
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Writing Wednesday
Well hello there. I have been rather busy and I feel sad that I've not had more blogging time. Please don't give up on me, I am not leaving.
Sooo, my awesome sister is doing this thing called "Writing Wednesdays," and I think you should go check that out.
http://picklehoppercentre.blogspot.com/
That's all I have for today.
~Jane~
Sooo, my awesome sister is doing this thing called "Writing Wednesdays," and I think you should go check that out.
http://picklehoppercentre.blogspot.com/
That's all I have for today.
~Jane~
Friday, April 8, 2011
Nerdy
1. I carry a thesaurus in my purse, just in case.
2. I love Star Wars.
3. I have crocheted a Yoda doll and a mini ninja.
4. I know where the bathroom is located on the Millennium Falcon.
5. I could quote most of "The Princess Bride."
6. I have a black belt.
7. My only jobs so far have been in a library and tutoring.
8. I needed one "writing intensive" class. I've taken three so far.
9. I think Batman is the coolest superhero because he's a ninja.
10. I know how to spell the longest word in the English language. (Antidisestablishmentarianism.)
What are the 10 nerdiest things about you?
Sorry I've been absent from this blog. I've been busy with school and also working on a TV show script for ScriptFrenzy. Writing that has been the word dragon that's eaten all my free time.
2. I love Star Wars.
3. I have crocheted a Yoda doll and a mini ninja.
4. I know where the bathroom is located on the Millennium Falcon.
5. I could quote most of "The Princess Bride."
6. I have a black belt.
7. My only jobs so far have been in a library and tutoring.
8. I needed one "writing intensive" class. I've taken three so far.
9. I think Batman is the coolest superhero because he's a ninja.
10. I know how to spell the longest word in the English language. (Antidisestablishmentarianism.)
What are the 10 nerdiest things about you?
Sorry I've been absent from this blog. I've been busy with school and also working on a TV show script for ScriptFrenzy. Writing that has been the word dragon that's eaten all my free time.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Beautiful people
I had a lovely Spring break last week. I did a lot of absolutely nothing. Stayed up late every night and slept in every day. I also started planning a television show, which I will begin writing in April. It's a detective show.
Here is my entry for the Beautiful People monthly writing event. Georgianna of Before My Penn Has Gleaned started this event with a friend as a way of getting to know each other's fictional characters. I have written it on my detective character.
What is your characters full name?
Jenna Sparks.
Does his/her name of a special meaning?
No, not really. I just liked it.
Does your character have a methodical or disorganized personality?
Her life is disorganized but her mind is methodical. Her office is a mess and she forgets things all the time, but she never, ever forgets the details of the case.
Does he/she think inside themselves more than they talk out loud to their friends? (more importantly, does he/she actually have friends?)
She seems to have lots of friends, but it is not apparent why. She is nice when she's with them, but otherwise she forgets about them. She never remembers birthdays.
She is also not much of a conversationalist. She talks to people, but she is always awkward and she doesn't know how to be smooth and tactful. She also has no moral issue with telling lies, but she is terrible at it. Everyone can tell she is lying to them.
Is there something he/she is afraid of?
She is currently in hiding from an angry former client. She is afraid that he will find her.
Because of what happened with that client, she is also petrified of being wrong. She has become obsessed with double and triple-checking her facts.
Does he/she write, dream, dance, sing, or photograph?
I think she is secretly a very good singer, but she would never sing in public.
What is his/her favorite book? (or genre of book)
Despite (or because of) the fact that mystery is the nature of her life, she has no interest in reading mystery stories in her free time. She sometimes reads chick lit, but she always feels silly after she does.
Who is his/her favorite author and/or someone that inspires him/her?
I don't think she's ever really thought about it. She is very focused on herself and what she's doing; she doesn't look to the outside world for inspiration.
Favorite flavor of ice cream?
Mango. (I have no idea if this is a real thing or not. It sounds yummy, though.)
Favorite season of the year?
Spring.
~Jane~
Here is my entry for the Beautiful People monthly writing event. Georgianna of Before My Penn Has Gleaned started this event with a friend as a way of getting to know each other's fictional characters. I have written it on my detective character.
What is your characters full name?
Jenna Sparks.
Does his/her name of a special meaning?
No, not really. I just liked it.
Does your character have a methodical or disorganized personality?
Her life is disorganized but her mind is methodical. Her office is a mess and she forgets things all the time, but she never, ever forgets the details of the case.
Does he/she think inside themselves more than they talk out loud to their friends? (more importantly, does he/she actually have friends?)
She seems to have lots of friends, but it is not apparent why. She is nice when she's with them, but otherwise she forgets about them. She never remembers birthdays.
She is also not much of a conversationalist. She talks to people, but she is always awkward and she doesn't know how to be smooth and tactful. She also has no moral issue with telling lies, but she is terrible at it. Everyone can tell she is lying to them.
Is there something he/she is afraid of?
She is currently in hiding from an angry former client. She is afraid that he will find her.
Because of what happened with that client, she is also petrified of being wrong. She has become obsessed with double and triple-checking her facts.
Does he/she write, dream, dance, sing, or photograph?
I think she is secretly a very good singer, but she would never sing in public.
What is his/her favorite book? (or genre of book)
Despite (or because of) the fact that mystery is the nature of her life, she has no interest in reading mystery stories in her free time. She sometimes reads chick lit, but she always feels silly after she does.
Who is his/her favorite author and/or someone that inspires him/her?
I don't think she's ever really thought about it. She is very focused on herself and what she's doing; she doesn't look to the outside world for inspiration.
Favorite flavor of ice cream?
Mango. (I have no idea if this is a real thing or not. It sounds yummy, though.)
Favorite season of the year?
Spring.
~Jane~
Saturday, March 12, 2011
In conclusion
The winner of the giveaway is...
Elizabeth of The Endless Road!
Congratulations Elizabeth, and thanks for participating this week! Just email me with your address and I will get it to you as soon as possible.
Here are the results of the poll:
Which is the best recent adaption of Jane Eyre?
Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton 1 (20%)
Charlotte Gainsbourg and William Hurt 0 (0%)
Samantha Morton and Ciaran Hinds 0 (0%)
Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens 4 (80%)
It seems that most of you preferred the most recent version with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. I have seen part of that movie but I never finished it (because it was due back at the library). Now I feel like I should get it and finish it.
Here is a round-up of all of the wonderful posts this week:
The Endless Road- Jane Eyre Intro
Something Fun- Day One
Picklehopper Centre- Jane Eyre Brownies
Something Fun- Chapter Two
All That is Gold- Jane
Something Fun- The Best and Worst of Jane Eyre
The Endless Road- Jane Eyre Religion
The Endless Road- Movie Review
The Endless Road- Characters and Places
The Endless Road- Book Review
Something Fun- Jane Eyre Tag
The Endless Road- Charlotte Bronte
Thanks to everyone who participated! Some of you posted more than I did! This was my first blog event ever, and I had so much fun hosting it. I wish I could have done more.
A confession:
I decided to do this at the last minute because I thought that the new Jane Eyre was coming out this week and I could review it at the end. That's the reason I didn't have as many posts prepared as I would have liked. Unfortunately, Jane Eyre only came to limited theaters this week, so I still haven't seen it. As soon as it comes out in my area I will post a review.
Thanks again everybody for making this a good first blog event!
~Jane~
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