Shannon Some More

A couple of people have been asking how long Shannon's Story is. Short answer is "I don't know."

The long answer:
I love writing it and have so many ideas I want to work with in this. I'll be getting to them eventually but I only every write a few pages at a time so be patient.

My intention with Shannon was to see if I could write a novel-length story. Not necessarily a novel, but perhaps with some heavy editing and tweaking I could turn what I have into one.

Since I started the write blog I learned how easy it is for me to write. I spent a chunk of time working on short stories and learned how to handle that format. I felt I couldn't commit to characters or settings so I set out to write something longer, hence the murder mystery in May. But I never wrote something novel length. We're talking somewhere around 200-300 pages. Last I checked, unedited and without page breaks Shannon's story was close to 85 pages. That was a few weeks back too. Just so you get an idea of how long this going to be.

Maybe when I finish it I'll make a compilation post with the edited story and chapters and everything. We'll see.

In the mean time enjoy the next segment!

Octopus Pie

So I feel like I'm starting to slow down here. I feel I need some time off. Maybe I just need time off from work. I just want to wander around the city for a week. I don't know why.

I think every year around this time I get enamored with big city life. Probably because I live in suburbia, and have all my life.

On a brighter note I found another webcomic to love! Octopus Pie!

Shannon finished segment

As promised I finished Thursday's part. It was always intended to go here but on Thursday I was just in a funk and couldn't write for long. It's kind of the same today.

Short Stories

I was going to write a different story today, but it seemed way too "free verse" to be considered a story. Instead I headed over to Short Story Ideas...

Free Verse

This one wrote itself absurdly quickly...

Shannon!

Another short one.

The problem with writing is I love to leave cliff hanger endings. I'll continue this segment later on Sunday like I did last week.

IKEA

I love IKEA. It's a great source of cheap (both cost and material-wise) furniture!

I saw a rocking chair there. It was WAY too low to the ground. It got me thinking. Where does one buy a rocking chair these days?

Shanon once more

The next segment of Shannon's story! This actually played out a lot differently in my head than I imagined. I like it anyway.

Return of the Italian Sonnet

The Italian Sonnet I attempted before was kind of lack luster. I've written a new one, a better one. It's also more proper in the sense of structure and rhyme scheme. It's still not perfect, (counting syllables and stresses on parts of words is enough to give someone a migraine!) but I'm still trying!

Shannon Continued

This was the rest of the chapter I wanted to post on Thursday. Combining it with the previous entry makes it regular Shannon story length. Enjoy!

Short Story Saturdays

This one is a little more, confusing. It's not so structured and it's meant to be that way.

Free Verse Friday

Free Verse Friday is my favorite. It really is.

Today's entry was inspired by how my life seems to be set up lately. It's pretty interesting...

Shannon!

I want to write more for this but I have to work earlier today, so enjoy the first part of this segment.

Sumo

I thought up this joke on the weekend and held onto it for today.

I woke up today and labored over how to time it and panel it properly for maximum funny.

Shannon!

It's Tuesday! So more Shannon!

Spenserian Sonnet

Today's is Spenserian Sonnet which will be the last specific kind of Sonnet you'll be seeing since the only other variety (to date) is the Indefinable Sonnet, which follows no specific structure.

As with all my sonnets, the structure is there, but the rhyme scheme is not. I'm not gonna pretend I at all know what I'm doing, but I'll be doing more research on it in the future.

Shannon Supplamental Chapter 2

I like writing supplemental chapters. It informs the reader/audience of what's going on without revealing it to the protagonist. Especially in a story that's very focused on one charter, like Shannon.

Anyway, some more Amanda and Aberdine antics after the break!

Short Story Saturday

Today is Short Story Saturday! I actually wrote this while visiting with my brother on the deck.
I had to use my mom's laptop cause my computer was shut off. We were installing new light fixtures and it was safer to turn the power off everywhere in the house, not just the kitchen.

Free Verse

I've been having really weird dreams. A lot of them involve being back in school.

Last night I dreamt that I was going to school that had a prom-like scenario mid winter. Tradition was for all the men (after the dance) to go outside, strip down, and do a lap around campus naked. I was about to join them, but it was called off because it was too rainy and not snowy enough. Apparently snow is necessary for streaking.

Anyway, as a safer alternative the school filled their gymnasium with a snow-like substance that was softer than clouds. I remember diving into it and thinking "This is what fun should be like. Soft. Safe."

I really wish the places I visited in my dreams were real. They're so much more fascinating than the real world.

Shannon Time!

I couldn't get out of bed today. It was so hard. Even now I wanna crawl back under the covers and sleep my day away.

That's why today's update is later than normal.

Comic Wednesdays

Boston Tom returns today on the Write Blog!

I want to do more with these cats. I really like them.

Some Shannon

I'm not in a writing mood lately. I just want to sleep a lot right now. Maybe I'm sick....

Anyway. Just a small Shannon segment today.

More Sonnets

My quest to write sonnets continues! This week, Shakespearian or English Sonnet.

It appear that most of the internet thinks that Shakespearian Sonnet is the ONLY form of sonnet. It's certainly the most popular but there are a few other forms (including the Italian Sonnet I wrote last Monday).

Anyway, Enjoy the English Sonnet after the break.

Short poem

Just a short poem today.

Short Story Satruday!

I have a bit of a headache so today's short story won't be so good.

Freedom of Verse

Free Verse Fridays wade dangerously close into "Dear Diary" entries some weeks. It can't really be helped.

More Shannon!

So it's Thursday! Which is Shannon's story continuing!

I started to think about where I am in the story and how much further I have to go. It's crazy. I wonder how many pages the unedited first draft will be when I'm finished?

Comic Hump Days!

Sometimes its hard to figure out what to do on Wednesdays...

Shannon' Story!

Apparently the sonnet was a big hit yesterday! Wow!

I'll do another one when I get a chance. In the meantime I have a schedule to keep.

And that schedule demands more Shannon!

Sonnet Attempt

Today is Poetry Monday. I usually write a limerick or some rhyming couplet or something. Something I've actually never tried to write was a sonnet.

So....

I did some research and learned somethings about sonnets. Now, this is just my first attempt. It's written in Italian Sonnet octave but with none of the sestet. I just can't wrap my head around that. One day...

Sundays!

It's been a while since I got to write a silly poem. I like this one, enjoy it!