Perhaps…

Perhaps I can calm down now. I’ve handed in my coursework for writing fiction and non-fiction, which were two huge proposals. I’m very glad they’re out of the way. I wrote the first three chapters of a fiction book about a mute child and the non-fiction proposal was for a textbook on pinhole photography- which, if I get a good grade, I will send off to the good people at Collins & Brown and await a rejection letter It’s all good fun. If you’d like to have a read, the chapters are here:

Chapter one- http://loveforgotten.deviantart.com/art/The-Silent-Violin-Chapter-One-286860523

Chapter two- http://loveforgotten.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4qsf31

Chapter three- http://loveforgotten.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4qsf63

I’ve been in a bit of a creative rut lately, and am going for a walk around town later, which usually helps. I’ve been practicing guitar a lot more lately, and after 5 days consecutive practice, I can see some improvement- which proves it pays off.

What else is happening lately? Hmm…my housemate, Matt’s birthday came on pancake day, and I made pancakes for everyone in the house, including a soy version for myself (which weren’t too bad actually- good news for the lactose-intolerants out there.)

I’ve also been reading Anne Rice’s new book- which I can’t say I’d recommend. She’s moved from vampires, to christian literature and now onto werewolves. I did not think that it was a particularly inspired work. Nicely written, with huge appeal to the senses, but it does not explore anything new in the fantasy genre. Personally, I would have stopped typing before she ends the book, because all the werewolves sit around a table talking about religion and philosophy. All off the characters seem very aware of right and wrong, are extremely moral and are very well read in christian texts- even if they don’t believe. There are some wonderful descriptions of the house where the story is centered. The male protagonist is supposedly beautiful- a fact which Rice labors throughout the book…eugh. A good read if you really don’t want to think at all, but other than that, I’d say don’t bother, which is a shame, because I loved the vampire chronicles. It’s a piece of genre fiction which will sell well because it’s Anne Rice. Well done, you’ve become a brand, and sell on your name rather than quality of prose. Congratulations.

*ahem* Sorry about that. What else have I been doing? Of course! The anthology. Submissions are now in and chosen, the book is going to run to just over 200 pages, and now we’re moving onto editing.

I’ve also been making a few crochet gifts- pokemon to be exact. A squirtle and a gloom; for Grace and Matt respectively, I’ll get pictures and post them up soon.

I think that’s all for now,

I really need to get back into the habit of posting!

Emily