No, I'm not talking about Domino's Pizza when I say "heat wave", although a slice or two really does sound appetizing at the moment... Just came back from school after being exhausted all day with a bit of a headache and issues of the nose kind. Unfortunately, it probably doesn't help that I'm the only person in the school wearing pants instead of shorts - religious reasons, let's leave it at that - and I don't have issues with that since I love my dark jeans, but the only thing I wanted to do all day was wear my light cotton salwar kameez that would keep me cool without violating any religious or cultural morales. So now I'm sitting at home, in my favorite green salwar kameez (to get an idea of what salwar kameez looks like, just take a look at the photo. And no, that's not me. The only way I'd ever be that tall is with seven-inch heels on.), trying to do something to beat the heat - currently it's watching clips on YouTube. On the writing front, I've edited True or False? about three times now and have finally got it down to a decent word count, eliminating anything that either made no sense (I believe I've mentioned this before, but when I refer to something that made no sense in my writing, I probably wrote it past midnight when my brain apparently switches off automatically) or just didn't move the plot anywhere. Some scenes I left to add to the humor quotient but cut down on. I've started A Hidden Danger, which is going along well, as well as Bleeding Heart, that vampire novel I've been wanting to work on. I haven't been working on it for long, so I've only got about three chapters, but I posted an excerpt from the first chapter on Yahoo! Answers and got some pretty good responses, most of them asking me to finish it, three asking me to change the vampire's name from Fletcher to something else (not likely; names that start with the letter F appeal to me for sentimental reasons and the fact that his name is Fletcher has to do with his talent for archery which in turn relates to the plot), and a couple telling me to come up with something original. In other words, something that wasn't Twilight. I didn't post details that would have separated my work from Twilight but would also have ruined the story for any potential readers. The response I was personally most impressed though was this one:Holy Hippogriff, you really have some talent! However, I strongly recommend that you don't waste it on a human-vampire love story, as if we need more of those. You have me Rowling (Harry Potter pun completely intended) my eyes, because you have so much talent, and you are wasting it on an overused plot. Your grammar skills far surpass Stephenie Meyer by a mile. So please, for the sake of literature, write something more unique and creative, like you!
My screenname on Y!Answers is UniqueGirl (I know, I know, but I made it up when I was 14. Give me a break.), in case you were wondering about that last part. I completely agree with Luna Loves Lucius (who wrote that post) - I never saw myself writing a vampire novel. But I figure that if I do, I might as well put a unique spin on it to make it genuinely memorable, add a little spice and excitement to the mix.
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