20 Something Writers

20 somethings have a lot of time to get published. Us old folks are facing a faster clock!

I'm somewhere in the middle of twenty-something and fifty but I still come here all the time. 

I really, really don't like this no format.  I think I'll just go thru email.  Why did they have to change it? 

You guys, I clicked on the eHarl page and had a heart attack! I seriously could not find you guys!!! I freaked, thinking oh god, what else could go wrong and where the heck are the 20 somethings and then, finally found this page...gee, this is rough and is going to take some getting use to. I'm a stickler for my comfort zone, so I may need to pout a bit before I get on with it.

K.C. 

I agree with you, ChrissieSue. Let's get a 50 something writers forum. We rock too.

I have to say that I was only 18 when I managed to find my way into this room and now, 6 years later, I can honestly admit it was the name that drew me in. I was looking for people who could relate to my daily struggles: school, homework, stupid boy problems, parents, and all the while trying to get that first novel cranked out. Sure, we, as younger writers might have more time to get published, or maybe we just got started a bit sooner. I think the writing bug hits us when it sees fit, but either way, 6 years later, I can tell you I will always consider this room my "home" on eharl, regardless of how old I get. Yes, as I've gotten a bit older, the problems have changes, but the friendships have not and I think if you're looking for a place to find that and support and hugs when you need them, you've come to the right place. Being young at heart, I suppose, is what the 20somethings are all about.

 Much Love (for many years to come),

K.C. :)

Hey KC! Thanks for the Christmas goody! I just got it today. Have you gotten yours yet?

Lauren & Casey, I'll be sending your stuff out on Friday.  I know, I've been a bad, bad girl, but there's been a lot of nonsense going on w/ me lately.  I'm sorry. 

 How's everybody else?  I'm sure I'll like this forum...sooner or later.  I just miss the ease of the last one.  That one was really nice.

KC, I feel your pain. I took an Olde English course once- holy mother. Not even the same alphabet. certainly not the same pronunciation. You know that movie Beowulf? Well, we had to read that IN Olde English, which for those who don't know, might as well be Latin and Japanese combined.

Best of luck with it, it is doable, I swear!

Okay, well, if you can imagine a drunk German trying to speak with an exaggerated French accent and elongating all your "o" sounds to mean "ooo" (like a "moo" without the m). It's freaking hilarious when you try to get it all in Iambic Pentameter, which may or may not be the way Chaucer originally intended. If it tells you anything, the word "knight" is pronounced like "k-nichg-t" (sounds like "connect") lol....you will have to look it up and try it for  yourselves.

 It's gonna be a blast,

K.C.

You're in what grade?  12th?  Did I miss something?  I did that in 11th grade---the educational system must be getting worse, not better.....I thought it was actually very easy, it flows very well, and I still remember the Anglo-Saxon we did too.    You can do it, it really is easy!

Beowulf is great too, Anglo-Saxon is just a bit rougher than middle English, but once you get going, it's easy to hear and understand. 

BTW, I know it's naughty, but I'm dancing over the sale of a novella to another pub today- happy dance, happy dance!

And Dee, I did use the word "dear" in it... but it rolled out from between the lips of an old woman. Is that acceptable usage? ;)

KC is in graduate school.  lol

BTW, roll call all! Who's working on what?

Congrats on being lucky enough to go to that kind of school. I graduated with a 3.8 gpa at a private school where the top 10 students in my class of 38 had 4.0's or higher and I was 12th. I also played 2 varsity sports all 4 years as a starter, was homecoming queen, had 11 years of tap, jazz, ballet and pointe lessons, and lived an hour away from my school the whole 4 years. I don't mean to get a bit defensive, but just because someone (in this case, me) has trouble with the Middle English that I had a brief lesson in nearly 7 years ago (in 11th grade), doesn't mean they are stupid. It means they might also be busy working a full time job, taking a full course load at a university and trying to salvage a social life and time to write, all the while living 11 hours from the only family and friends they know. I'm not asking for sympathy, I made these choices and stand by them, but I don't think it's appropriate to down someone because they have a bit of trouble with a language that is no longer spoken, really, anywhere on the face of the planet. At least, that I know of. If that wasn't your intention, I apologize, that's just the way the post came off.

 To answer your question, Lauren, I'm working on cp'ing for amber and sally (both of whom will have mail sometime Sunday) and writing a bit on a new wip.

 Hope everyone has a good day. Sorry for the rant.

K.C.

amber, you crack me up

K.C. :)

I don't know who that person is who is basically attacking you, KC, but whatever.  I'm a very smart person who doesn't like to read anything that's enough to give a person a headache.  Doesn't mean I can't read. 

 Oh, my brain hurts.  What a day.  As for the question of what I'm working on...I'm not sure yet.  I had this idea hit me awhile back and now that I can write again (yay!), but it's cool.  It's in first person though, so that's been kind of a brain stretcher.  I don't usually write that way.  It's kind of fun though.  I feel like I'm writing a journal, but in a cool way. 

 Anyone have fun plans for the weekend?  I plan on sleeping...a lot.  Anyone who's read my blog knows this week has been a complete joke, so I really need to recharge my batteries, both physically & emotionally.

 Have a great weekend everyone!

P.S.  This new format is slowly growing on me.  Anyone else? 

I don't like the fact that I have to scroll through posts I've already read to get to the new stuff.  That's gonna get real old when we're on page seventeen.  But otherwise I'm getting used to it. 

I can't stand sleeping with dogs.  I've had to do it a couple of times when taking care of my brother's dogs, but I hate it.  They never stay asleep, they're always snuffling in my ear (or licking me) and I can never stay in deep sleep.  Drives me batty. 

 Splurged a bit yesterday & bought some books!  I know, it's shocking.  LOL!  I bought The Demon You Know by Christine Warren, a book by Suzanne Enoch, Prince of Magic by Linda Winstead Jones, and Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase.

LoS was sooooo good!  I'm not a huge fan of historicals (except for Lisa Kleypas), but I'd heard so many things about that book I had to try it.  There were some points I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes.  Sexy and fun read.

 Today I plan on being a lazy slug.  I've got to do some cleaning and such, but after that I don't plan on doing much of anything.  I plan to watch North and South...again.  Yummy Richard Armitage.  *sigh*  Sexy, sexy, sexy.  He's the guy plastered all over my blog. 

Welcome Rosko.  I admit that I'm not published yet and I've been writing seventeen years.  However, up until January of 2007 I never really tried to publish anything so I'm not sure that counts. 

I hope that you decide to come back and actually delurk in the next bit.  :)

Well, I must admit a sin now too, While I always did send my novels out, the first novels I'd ever written I'd send them off to a publisher or two, wait for a rejection, and then stop sending them out. Looking back at them though, I realize that was probably the best choice as they really are unpublishable.

 I have also heard of writers who would write their first novels, have only one or two drafts, and then they would be published, and my teacher in Romance Writing class warned us about books that might be similar to ours as a cause for rejections. 

The good news is that I'm learning that I need to have more than one draft of a story, and am on the second draft of my book right now and still don't hate it yet. In fact I think I like doing second drafts better than the first Go figure.

hey amber....do you have a list of those publishers you put up on Tales every week? If you have that information saved somewhere or know where one could find it, you would totally be saving my tush.

Thanks!

K.C. 

I decided to treat myself & bought a new MP3 player.  I've never had one & felt that it would do me good to get something to listen to while writing.  It's really, really clear.  Yay!    I went & bought a bunch of music from walmart.com.  I know, walmart sucks, but their mp3's are really cheap, but really good quality.  I'm enjoying myself.  he-he

 KC-Did you get my story?  I hope you like it so far.  I've got a bit more written, but haven't had a chance to send on the rest.  I'm really excited by this one.  Whee!!!

Okay, this is just plain annoying.  I erased the pic that's my pic & tried to put in something else.  Stupid thing keeps putting the other pic in! 

To get the new pic to show, close your browser and open it again. Or do a hard refresh. Your comp is caching. 

Hope that helps!

Dee