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Goals for 2015–September Update
Poems Read: 789/365 Poems Written: 238/365 Short Stories Read: 204/365 Short Stories Written: 18/52 Sketches: 546/365 Art Pieces: 82/52 Handmade Books: 16/52 Books Read: 85/52 Submissions: 100/250 Videos: 0/156 Zines: 2/12 The Magnolia Review is open for issue 3 submissions. I’m preparing for NaNo and planning write-ins.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Goals for 2015–May Update
Poems Read: 584/365 Poems Written: 130/365 Short Stories Read: 156/365 Short Stories Written: 13/52 Sketches: 448/365 Art Pieces: 77/52 Handmade Books: 16/52 Books Read: 50/52 Submissions: 86/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project: worked on Once album Polish a novel draft: worked on Charlotte’s novel, both graphic novel and hybrid novel Put together a book …
Goals for 2015–April Update
Poems Read: 173/365 Poems Written: 107/365 Short Stories Read: 54/365 Short Stories Written: 13/52 Sketches: 352/365 Art Pieces: 75/52 Handmade Books: 9/52 Books Read: 44/52 Submissions: 79/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project: finished Century Child album Polish a novel draft by June: decided to polish Charlotte’s novel, in both graphic novel and hybrid novel …
Ashes: The Graphic Novel
All semester I’ve been learning about graphic novels, drawing more regularly, and trying new art supplies. The final project received a favorable response, so I decided to post my process work and final chapters on a separate blog. I will continue to work on Charlotte’s story in a graphic novel version and in a hybrid …
Goals for 2015–March Update
Poems Read: 167/365 Poems Written: 64/365 Short Stories Read: 16/365 Short Stories Written: 7/52 Sketches: 255/365 Art Pieces: 29/52 Handmade Books: 9/52 Books Read: 30/52 Submissions: 38/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project: working on Century Child cut outs Polish a novel draft by June: started reading first draft Put together a book of poetry …
Goals for 2015–February Update
Poems Read: 122/365 Poems Written: 31/365 Short Stories Read: 11/365 Short Stories Written: 6/52 Sketches: 187/365 Art Pieces: 25/52 Handmade Books: 6/52 Books Read: 17/52 Submissions: 10/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project by April: working on Century Child cut outs Polish a novel draft by June: researched Victorian Era Put together a book of …
Suzanna and Writing 