Category Archives: My Writing
Reading and NaNo Prep
Preparing for NaNo is almost complete. I intend to read 1984 and Brave New World before November. Researching diaries and letters for my own graphic novel, Ashes: The Graphic Novel, has led me to interesting diary novels published in the last few years. I’ve collected different diaries and letter collections from writers and artists I …
NaNo 2015 Prep
Every year is the great experiment. How should I approach writing a novel? Instead of using loose leaf pages, each project now has its own bound journal. I’ve played with outline or no outline, research or no research, and general idea or specific plot points. I still start every year by handwriting and then move …
Journal #25
I finished Journal #25. New shelf!
Goals for 2015–August Update
Poems Read: 781/365 Poems Written: 210/365 Short Stories Read: 200/365 Short Stories Written: 17/52 Sketches: 533/365 Art Pieces: 82/52 Handmade Books: 16/52 Books Read: 73/52 Submissions: 98/250 Videos: 0/156 Zines: 2/12 The focus of August for me was organizing my art studio. Now that I have space to write and create art, I am curious …
Art Studio
The art studio is complete. Now it is time to get to work.
Goals for 2015–July Update
Poems Read: 770/365 Poems Written: 198/365 Short Stories Read: 195/365 Short Stories Written: 15/52 Sketches: 520/365 Art Pieces: 79/52 Handmade Books: 16/52 Books Read: 61/52 Submissions: 95/250 Videos: 0/156 Zines: 2/12 Nightwish Poetry Project: I finished typing my poems from the albums Oceanborn and Wishmaster. Polish a novel draft: I worked on Charlotte’s novel, both …
Goals for 2015–June Update
Poems Read: 718/365 Poems Written: 181/365 Short Stories Read: 181/365 Short Stories Written: 15/52 Sketches: 491/365 Art Pieces: 77/52 Handmade Books: 16/52 Books Read: 56/52 Submissions: 93/250 Videos: 0/156 Nightwish Poetry Project: I completed the found poems for all 8 Nightwish albums. I finished typing my poems from the first album, Angels Fall First. Polish …
Four Year Anniversary
I’ve blogged about writing and art for four years now. How time flies! Check out my first post here.
Journal #23
I’ve finished journal #23! Onwards to #24.
Poetry Project Complete
I started the Nightwish Poetry project in November 2012, and I finished it in June 2015. All eight albums have been explored as cut out and cross out poems. I’ve also started a poetry compost and fiction compost document to keep track of my writing scraps. Maybe one day they will be polished pieces.
Suzanna and Writing 