Introducing the 30 Minute Friday Link up!

Hey, bloggers and writers! I have an exciting announcement!

Over on 30 Minute Fiction, I've started a new weekly link-up/blog hop!

30 Minute Friday

You can post any piece of fiction (or piece of a piece of fiction) that you've written anytime, anywhere, in any genre, in less than 30 minutes!

So head on over to

30 Minute Fiction

for the first

30 Minute Friday!

Seriously, go there now and post your stuff!

Started a New Blog! Presenting "30 Minute Fiction"

So, I have some exciting news! With my lack of writing initiative, I've decided to force myself to get into the habit of writing a lot of different stuff frequently.

So I started a Word Press blog! That's right, I know have a blog on Word Press.

30 Minute Fiction

Basically, I write something in 30 minutes or less and post it. Standard title is standard.

Anyway, I'm really excited about this! I'd love it if you'd guys would subscribe to 30 Minute Fiction! I promise I won't spam you with ten crap tons of crappy writing. I promise.

Although you're probably wondering what kind of stuff will end up there. Well, everything. Poetry. Short stories. Snippets from novels I'm working on. Random monologues that don't seem to have a place anywhere. Anything I think up and write in 30 minutes or less.

Personally, I think this is a fun exercise. What do you guys think?

I actually something up there already, a short story entitled "Dorian." If you time, I'd love it if you'd check it out and leave some comments. =)

In case you're still unsure, here's what the "About" page of 30 Minute Fiction has to say about it:

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30 Minute Fiction is a blog dedicated to raw, unedited, uncensored, spur-of-the-moment fiction. Prose and poetry. Fantasy and Sci-Fi. G-rated and R. The genres don’t matter. The ratings don’t matter. What matters is that the fiction here is thought-incarnate. No worries about “which words to choose” and “showing not telling.” No getting hung up over a missing comma or a misused word.

This is not the publishing industry. This is the industry of imagination.

These are thoughts that are free flowing. These are words that are once-written, with all their mistakes and awkwardness and rampant uncomfortable disassociation to their ideas. These are characters with a hundred flaws or none at all. These are places with a million colors or no more than black and white. These are plots with a thousand points or a single point. These are things that makes perfect sense or complete nonsense.

30 Minute Fiction is not the place to come for perfection.

It’s the place to come for truth.

In mind.

In thought.

In writing.

-Nick Rolynd

News: 10/24

I have news! Well, not really too much.

This weeks, I have quite a few things to do.

- Calculus Test on Wednesday
- Drama Presentation on Wednesday

Plus several Japanese tests and a lot more homework.

Anyway, those are the two big things, so I wouldn't expect anything substantial from until Wednesday night or later this week. I'll probably spend all of tomorrow night studying for my Calculus test...I need to do a bit better on this one than I did on the last one. -cough-

Anyway...

Things that should be popping up in the near future:

1.) The Three Day Photographer: Still working on it; Once I finishe writing it, I'll be submitting it to my critique site, editing it, and repeating that a couple of times. After that, it should be out for your consumption. So, like...hm, three weeks or so, maybe? I need to finish writing it first off. I'll be adding a bit more onto it tonight, but I don't want it to interfere too much with either my schoolwork or NaNo, so we'll see.

2.) The Bombardiers: I got to Chapter 11 on my outline (but, of course, all the chapters are just tentative for now). It's clocking in at about 5,000+ words at this point, so I'll guess I'll be expecting another 15k or so outline. Bah! Anyway, it's sounding good for now, but I'll obviously need to flesh it out a bit more in the actual writing.

And...that's pretty much all I have. Um, expect more poetry, like usual? I can't really think of anything else.

How would you feel about a free ebook?

Hey, guys! So, I've been doing some thinking. (Oh dear, I know.) I was going to take a creative writing writing class that required a portfolio, and so, I started writing a short story, remember? The Three Day Photographer? Yeah?

Well, I don't think I'm going to apply for that class anymore, but I don't want to, you know, abandon the story totally. So, what do you say I finish writing it and then put it up as a free ebook or something? Would you consider reading it?

Just in case you're wondering, it's sort of a horror short story combined with a mystery short story. So, I guess it would count as a free horror ebook? Or perhaps a free mystery ebook? Well,  I don't know. I'll figure out a genre once I finish writing it, yeah?

Hm, I should write some kind of summary, huh? To see if you guys would read it?

Wallace Beaumont is a detective. In the late summer of 1875, he is called in to solve a case that has mystified the police: the disappearances of several men. Disappearances that happened in the span of mere seconds, in the midst of daily activities, with friends and loved ones and neighbors mere feet away. Baffled, Wallace painstakingly searches for some kind of connection between the missing men, but he only comes up with a single fact: every last one of them went to the same photographer three days before they vanished.

So, sound like a short story you'd be willing to read for free?

News: 10/17

That time again, guys.

Let's do a quick recap first.

1.) I posted a new poem the other day, entitled "The Silence of Decay". If you have time, take a look at that.

2.) I posted some quotes from my in progress outline of The Bombardiers. So far, I have two pages, creatively entitled Quotes 1 and Quotes 2.

Now, onto next week.

Since next week is my hell week, expect me to be noticeably absent. I have a Calculus test on Wednesday, which is the only thing I'm really worried about. On the up side, I know the material for this chapter better than last chapter, so we'll see how it goes. Really, my quiz this Wednesday should tell me where I'm at.

I also have another Drama paper to write and yet another Data Structures project to complete. However, I can tell you to expect a couple things.

1.) This Wednesday, I'll be posting the next part of "The Division & The Conqueror". After that, it'll just be my grand finale left.

2.) Expect another poem, like usual. I tend to write at least one a week these days.

3.) I'm currently writing a horror short story called "The Three Day Photographer". I'm not sure when I'll be posting it though. I'm submitting it as part of a required portfolio in order to get into a creative writing class at my school. So, perhaps I'll post it after the teacher makes her decisions on who gets in?

So, I guess that sums up my next week or so. I have more The Bombardiers quotes, but I'm entirely sure when I'll be posting more. I don't want to spoil everything, after all. 

News: 10/12

Well, it's news time again. This week I don't have anything planned. At all. I might be able to churn out a poem, but I definitely won't be getting out much else. I have the worst two weeks of my academic life coming up. Tomorrow, I have an English Romantic Period midterm. Next week, I have a computer science project due (that I haven't started), an English Romantic Period essay due (that I haven't even thought about), and a Calculus Lab and Quiz (again, haven't even thought about).

The week after that will quite possibly be the worst week of my entire life. Monday, another computer science project. Tuesday, Japanese speaking test. Wednesday, Calculus Test and Drama Presentation. Thursday, Japanese writing test. Friday, 4-5 page Drama Paper due. If I screw up any single one of those? Bye bye GPA.

If I'm still alive after that point, I'll let you know. But I'm not guaranteeing anything.

This, unfortunately, also means I won't be able to plan The Bombardiers for NaNoWriMo, which means I'll be writing it from scratch come November. Wonderful.

You know, it's time like these I wish my school had an English minor. But it doesn't. So it's major in English and Computer Science, or just major in Computer Science. -twitch- Sometimes I wonder why I bother.

Anyway, if you don't see me around for a while, I'm probably off doing 6,000 Calculus problems or trying desperately to finish my computer science project before the deadline...

Until next time,
Nick

News: 10/6

Whew, lots of stuff going on for the next few weeks, guys.

First off, a recap of this week.

1.) I joined the Rule of Three Blogfest, a month-long writing challenge.

2.) I have decided to stop reviewing The Secret Circle for several reasons, including my disinterest and lack of reader interest. But don't be dismayed. This move will let me focus more on Vampire Diaries and Supernatural.

3.) Today, I had something cool happen. I met the poet Robert Mezey. I also bought his award winning poetry book, which he autographed for me. =3

Now, onto next week.

1.) I will continue with the REN3 blogfest. A new prompt will be out tomorrow, and my continuation of The Division & The Conqueror will be posted next Wednesday.

2.) Expect more poetry. Like always.

3.) The final The Bombardiers summaries will be posted, followed up by a character listing that will tell you much more than my obscure little synopses do.

4.) The typical Vampire Diaries and Supernatural reviews.

And, I believe that is all. Unless something unexpected comes up.

News: 9/29

So, I have a lot of schoolwork to do, but I'm trying my hardest to keep up. Here's what's on the plate for next week. As you've probably noticed, I'm doing construction on the blog. I'm going to add some more pages (WIPs and things), but everything should remain available through the changes. =) Now, onto the news.

1.) More reviews are coming! The Vampire Diaries Season 3, Episode 3 review has already been written. I'm just waiting on the screen caps to come out. The Secret Circle Episode 3 review should follow sometime soon. And of course, I can't forget Supernatural Season 7, Episode 2.

2.) Expect more poetry. I'm still planning out The Legionnaire and The Visionary (for my maybe-e-book), but I have a lot of other shorter poems in store!

3.) More The Bombardiers synopses are on the way! Expect a summary for each of the major characters (there are five in total, and you've seen Xi's, so that leaves four heading your way soon). After I've posted all four, there will be a character listing which explains in much greater detail just what the hell is going on in that novel (which you will probably be grateful for).

4.) As for that short story I mentioned, expect it the week after next. I'm on Fall Break for four days, which is long enough for me to churn it out (finally, a break!).

And that is all! See you next post.

News: 9/20

So, I've been thinking about my line up for the next week or so, and here's what I've come up with.

1.) A Review of the Vampire Diaries episode 2 (sorry I missed the premiere)

2.) A Review of The Secret Circle episode 2 (also sorry I missed that premiere)

3.) A Review of the premiere of Supernatural

4.) At least 1 or 2 more poems

5.) Perhaps a short story may be in the works?

That's all I have for now. I need to organize my upcoming book list in order to figure out which book reviews to do first.

Anyone have recommendations on some new books hitting the market soon? I want to know what you all would be interested in seeing a review of.

So, with that, see you next time!

Welcome to the New Window!

So, after neglecting Whispers for the longest time, I've finally gotten around to redoing the layout and creating a new angle for it. I intend to add a review element this time around. Books, movies, TV shows...anything with a plot is at my mercy! I already have several books on my radar due for fall and winter releases, so you can expect to see some literary criticism hit the blog in a couple months. Until then, I have quite a few shows I'm looking forward to critiquing.

Poetry will return too, of course! It's my staple. You should start seeing new works in a few days. I'll also be keeping track of my NaNo project again this year, so look out for it come November!

And for anyone who wondered where I ran off to, so sorry I didn't get back into this sooner! But I'm here now, and that's what matters, yeah?