You know, I mean to write at least once a week, I really do.
Not very good at keeping that promise, though.
So, in March, I passed a birthday and also completed a goal I've aimed for since I was little: I finished my first novel before age thirteen. (Granted, it was 3 am the day after, but I added in the time difference, and voilà.) I'm pretty excited about that, though not about the editing. I've never properly edited before, like, rewriting and all. I'm more of a spontaneous writer; what comes out, comes out. But I'll have to buckle down and edit eventually. :P
I'm participating in Camp NaNoWriMo this month. For anyone who doesn't know what that is, it's the 'camp' version of National Novel Writing Month, in November where the goal is to write 50k words in that month. Camp is the same thing essentially, but more free, so you can pick what projects you work on and pick your word count.
At the moment, though, I'm spending the first week of Camp 'studying' for exams. And maybe other things. (shh.)
Hm.
I don't really know what I wanted to talk about in this post. I just really want to write something. I could talk for a while about how much I love music, because I really do, it's the best thing ever. Or I guess I could talk about the wonderful friends I've made over the internet.
I have so many more close friends on the internet that I've never met than the ones in real life. Don't get me wrong, I have a few close IRL friends that are just the best people ever. But to be honest, I'd rather hang out with some of my internet friends more. And as bad as that seems, with the whole 'stalker thing', I just think it's easier. Whether it's because I'd rather not show my face while talking, r whether it's just because my area doesn't seem to have the people I click with, I don't know.
And if any of my IRL friends are reading this, don't be offended. You might be one of the few I don't hate. Might.
Heh.
I'm joking.
(Mostly.)
But I know the dangers of meeting people online, and I do try to be careful, I do. I get a little sloppy sometimes, but I do genuinely try. The ones who I'm closest with have Skyped with me a few times, and I think it'd be just the best thing ever if I met them in person.
What if they're nothing like I expect though? I expect they will be different. And I guess that's okay. Perfect friends are annoying anyway.
-Maddie the Mermaid
