Like a magpie to shiny things, those ideas, lol. I had a great imagination but I wasn't very good at putting it into words. Even now the words I want always seem to fail me, which is pretty annoying. I find that with my stories the first chapter or two are great, the middle meanders around a bit not sure what it really wants out of life, and then the ending is a spectacular idea but not done justice by the words and grammar and stuffs. Very much like a Stephen King novel, lol.
It's fun editing old stuff, you can just cringe over how bad everything is, but there's always such a good idea in there that needs to be seen.
I too can't keep my stories to myself, I feel the need to share it with everybody so they can all see how amazing I am :D or not, lol.
Writing stories actually did teach me more about grammar and spelling than school ever did, which is really weird, if you think about it. Considering I spent tweleve years of my life in school and only five writing.
The grammar checker on Word really creeps me out, because it keeps accusing me of mistakes that can't be right and offering me solutions that make no sense, I lose faith in it after that, I just make my own grammar up, lol.
That's what I should have been doing for the last few days, but being ill really drains it from you. I'm not good with the whole internet thing, I never understand it, personally. I mean, Mibba confused the hell out of me at first, I still don't understand all of it though, lol.
I saw "aliens" and just had to read, lol. You're definitely going on an updating spree aren't you? That's some determination. I got way-laid from writing by series three of Doctor Who (the new ones) I'm just re familiarising myself with all the amazingness that is Doctor Who.
I know what you mean about knowing where stories are going to go, it's a wonderful feeling when you've got a destination in mind. I sort of have that in Siren's Song, except the middle is pretty vague, you'll have this big amazing bit with the club and such, and then you'll get all the catch up with series two, and then the next big thing ;)
My boss said something similar to that when I asked his advice, that I should hear her out and then tell her I'll be there for her once she's stable again (my mother is an abusive alcoholic you see). She also turned up at work demanding money and my boss said "would you kindly leave my staff alone while they're trying to work" but he looked like he was going to explode, it was very nice of him. He's just had a baby, his son is extremely cute, no doubt about that. Though I understand about the whole baby thing, I don't want to touch them in case they break.
Apart from being ill, fretting about what work will do to me for being off this long and feeling generally icky, I'm really enjoying my time here, I'm being creative once again, I get time to myself, there are home cooked meals every night, the three year old girl is really sweet and likes me (I have a phobia of children so it's a real bonus lol) and my cat's settling in fine.
Though I don't know where my mum is at the moment, the house got repossessed last week and she keeps ringing, texting and emailing me but I haven't been replying, I don't want to talk to her, I want to grow up and live my own life now, I am twenty after all.
As in, I ran away from home after a horrible incident with my mother (I'd been supporting her for four years previous to this because she 'couldn't' get a job, more like wouldn't) and I kind friend of the girl I was dating at the time let me stay at her house. I've been here two weeks now and everything is still so new and weird, I mean, they have a dishwasher and a washing machine! I used to have to do everything by hand. I also took my cat with me too, because it was the only thing my mother loved, just to hurt her more.
Assumptions are always very useful, as I have found out, lol.
I hate being ill, it's a lovely sunny day, the family I'm staying with are putting out the paddling pool for their three year old daughter and I'm stuck inside with a fever and unable to move my neck :(
I think I might actually crack on with my next chapter today as my head is no longer spinning and the words are making more sense to me now, lol.
my life is basically made up of v-ball, school, friends, staying away from my mom and dad, and music.
but i will watch it when it comes out.