February 2012
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My 'aha!' moment, amongst other things.
You know when you go your whole life not fully understanding something (but also not fully paying attention to it, so you don’t even register that you don’t understand it), and then all of a sudden, it catches your eye – and in a moment of brilliant clarity, you suddenly realize what it’s all about? Those are ‘aha’ moments.
I had one today on my dinner break at work. It was about description. For...
Here are some more things that tumblr won’t let me answer individually:
I think the internet is the coolest thing ever. Sure it has its downs, but if the internet didn’t exist, I would never have discovered you and your amazing talent as a writer. I’m from Denmark and the chances of meeting you is really low, but I wish I could. For now I just following your blog.
You’re...
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When it comes to my ask box, tumblr has not been particularly friendly lately and deletes my answers no matter how many times I type them in and press ‘send’. This is stupid, so here are my answers to the two questions in there:
How old are you and where do you live (not in a creepy way, just as in what country and city do you live in)? :)
Haha. Fair enough. I’m 22 and I live...
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Anonymous asked: Can you write a description of yourself? I kind of need for my German presentation. I have no I idea what to write (mainly because I have to do it in German, which I speak poorly). Just write about you as a person, maybe about how you look and your reason for writing. :)
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elle-atfirstsight asked: WEEPING BECAUSE REASONS INVOLVING FINNICK/ANNIE. I CAN'T HANDLE EMOTIONS LIKE THIS!!!!!!!
greaterthanthesum asked: Oh my god CAT! How did I miss the post about Knotted! Finnick is my favorite too and I KNOW that you'll do him justice! I plan on reading it ASAP. Which might not be until next weekend but I have it bookmarked and ready to go :)
adriftinwonderland replied to your post: Knotted.
Eek! I’m excited to read it!
Well, I certainly hope you enjoy it. Thanks for your support!! :)
erincognito replied to your post: Knotted.
The tears I cry when I think about the character history of Finnick Odair could fill the whole of Hudson Bay so I am so excited to read this!
RIGHT?! I can barely contain myself from...
kaislinn asked: You have no idea how excited I am about Knotted! I've followed your writing since the JB days and I'm so psyched that you're taking on Hunger Games fanfiction. Finnick is my favorite character too, I've always found his story so interesting, and so far you're telling it beautifully :)
thewriterlylife asked: I'm sure you're really sick of this, but I was wondering how you dealt with bad roommates, if you'd ever had one?
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Knotted.
So you know how I really used to let words run away with me and write obnoxiously long stories with obnoxiously long chapters? Yeah, that’s completely unnecessary and the mark of an undisciplined writer, and I know that, so that’s something I’ve really been working on.
When I got really, really inspired to write something, my idea was that it would be a one-shot deal. The more I thought about it,...
Anonymous asked: What is your proudest moment in life?
January 2012
23 posts
Word Count Chart.
Since January 1, I’ve been keeping track of how much I write each day - but maybe not for the reason you’d think. It’s true that it’s interesting to see how much I write each day and setting a fairly reachable goal each week helps me to stay focused, but I don’t normally write based on word count. They say you should write every day, but I don’t force myself....
thewriterlylife asked: Also, this is pretty random, but I was wondering if you still go back and read your reviews sometimes? I just went back and read some of them just because I like seeing what other people think about your stories (they're all incredible reviews, of course, no doubt), and I just...I don't know, I was curious if you did the same! I don't mean to pry or ask too much, and you can...
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adriftinwonderland replied to your post: OH. MY. GOD.
I just downloaded the first novella! So excited to read it. Never got to read Queen of Glass, but I’m super stoked about the upcoming release of Throne of Glass!
Ahhhh! That is awesome. I know you won’t regret it! :)
OH. MY. GOD.
My week has been downright awful. Seriously shitty. But guess what? There’s a light at the end of every tunnel, because the amazing part of my week is that I found out that one of my FAVOURITE authors EVER finally has a release date for her book – AND is releasing three (four?!) prequel-novellas before the book even comes out. SKGHASKFHASKJDFHASKJDFH. How amazing is that?! I discovered Sarah J....
Anonymous asked: I love you as a writer. I love it whenever you answer my questions. I always write to celebrities on twitter and they never answer me, but you do (technically you're not an celebrity, but still) and it makes me happy somehow, it gives me the same feeling. Well I have nothing to compare it to, because no one as ever answered my tweets.
Anonymous asked: It's my birthday today (Jan 17th) and it would be a great birthday present, if you posted a new story. I'm just kidding, you don't need to post a new story for my sake. :) But I'm looking forward to when you're posting something new.
Anonymous asked: Do you ever write more than one story at the same time?
Anonymous asked: I have to do a German presentation, where I describe one person I admire. I decided I want to talk about you. You're a great writer and I really wish I could just as amazing as you do. I realized something though, I have no idea what you're real name is. It wouldn't sound too good to say "Ich liebe die Schriftellerin Grün und Gelb", so I guess I want to know what your...
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Anonymous asked: When you have an idea for a story, do you just start writing it or do you plan everything out before even starting on chapter one? What do you think is best? To just write and go with the flow, or plan everything before writing?
Anonymous asked: Congratulations on winning 3 JBFA awards including Best Story! Well deserved.
New Year's writing resolutions.
I wrote a post about half a year ago called “A checklist for the first ten pages of your manuscript”, in which I outlined a few things agents are looking for right off the bat in your novel.
Well, after reading dozens more books, book partials, proposals, etc., there are a few more things that I’ve picked up and can share with you – while these can be taken with a grain of salt, because writing is...
Anonymous asked: When you're writing a story and you get stuck in the middle of it (if it ever happens), what do you do? I'm currently in the state that I don't know what to write. Well I know what I want to happen, but I can seem to write it.
Anonymous asked: I feel like asking you a question to read what you write, because I absolutely love the way you write. :)
almostforgotme asked: Just wanted to congratulate you on your numerous JBFFA Awards nominations! (: You deserve them!
Holiday book review.
New year, clean slate! Hope everyone had a great holiday and is stoked for the year to come – I know I have a lot of great things planned, and hopefully you do, too!
But before we all get too established in 2012, let’s journey back a year to 2011 so I can give some book recommendations from what I’ve read over the holidays. I went home for Christmas, way up north, and it was bloody...
Anonymous asked: I have very low self-esteem and I feel like everything I write sucks. I know my confidence is what sets me back, and I should probably start believing in myself. But sometimes it's hard. I want to write, because I really like it. I just hate it when I can't come up with something good. I was wondering if maybe you had some advice on how to be a good writer. :) I'm asking because I...
almostforgotme asked: Hi! It's your mental patient, Mikayla. I feel like such a stalker. But anyways, just wanted to say I like your URL because I'm currently in France/learning French and so... yeah? That's all. Have a good day. (:
December 2011
12 posts
larshoneytoast asked: Hey! I told Marisa but I just wanted to tell you too. Thanks to your advice I managed to get an A in my fiction writing class!
The Book Job.
I have to say that I was a huge fan of The Simpsons between the ages of 10-13. I’ll still watch a rerun (one of the oldies) if nothing else is on and enjoy myself, but I haven’t kept up with it in years.
A few weeks ago I was channel-flipping and looked ahead to see what would be on later that day. I read the info for the upcoming new Simpsons episode, called ‘The Book...
Welcome, boys and girls... to my latest obsession.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.
And by The Vampire Diaries, I mean Ian Somerhalder and all things Damon.
For the past month, I have been furiously watching this show to dull my pain over my lack of Lost. You see, I’m watching Lost with my family, and we bought my uncle the 2nd season for his birthday (Dec. 12) all the way back in the beginning of November. So, when we finished the 1st season halfway...