magicalbookworm

I started a job at the start of January - Working at JCPenney. Surprisingly nice and I've had a ton more hours then I thought I would be - so I've been more thaen busy with that.

On the writing front - haven't worked on Nano novel sense the end of Nano. I did however get caught up in a new project.

At the end of January I started a shared world for a superhero idea.

Now in the middle of April, the world has grown so much faster and larger then I thought possible.

It's been fun creating characters, learning to write scripts.


Not so fun is hunting for new members and trying to find artist that want to work for free for a little while.

The groups hoping to use a Kickstarter Campaign to pay for artists and printing the actual comics.

Lots more to do though.

Learn about copyright and trademark laws and a whole list of other things.

I made the mistake (will not really a mistake) of reading an article at io9.com http://io9.com/5878720/how-to-create-a-brand-new-iconic-hero-or-villain and started thinking about creating a world for superheroes. Thus making me wonder if anyone wanted to do a shared world (sadly the last one I started feel apart, between Nano, the holidays and everything. everyone that joined up was so busy.) The idea is for a new and original take on superheroes and the world they live in.

So I've put some feelers out and I'll see what happens. I need to get back to do something writing wise, maybe making something that's not fully a fantasy (swords and magic) world I'll get back to doing something fun.

Comment if you want to know more.

I didn't write much of anything in Jan. No idea why.

mizkit just suggested doing a Nano in Feb. and I'm thinking of doing that. Just to get the Nano novel done.

We'll see how it goes.

mmm couldn't get the photo's to show, so links. :\

Plot bunnies. I think they change each time I make one. But group picture of this year's bunnies. This year Nano Plot bunny contest was amazing. Thank you for everyone who signed up :D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41908346@N05/6258995703 more at my flicker page.

All the Butterfly necklaces that I made this year. Sold one out of 8 and gave one as a Christmas gift.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41908346@N05/5682177822

The Jewelry Tree. Worked wonderful for the few months in was inside a store and lived through a handful of outdoor art fairs and the wind storms. (Though I need to fix a few branches).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41908346@N05/5553867435

And the earrings, and more earrings. I went earring crazy this year. But there fast and fun and I can make a dozen in a few hours. :)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/41908346@N05/6616069027

I don't feel like I got a lot of writing done, but I did get through an edit on Fairies and Ghosts. I wrote 50K during Nano and kept up with Crits at DII and The Novel Club.

Goal for the coming year. Find some place to sale my jewelry that doesn't charge me more then I'm making from the jewelry. Start and write at least two novels (finish nano book) and edit at least two and get one ready for agents. well see how that goes.

First day of nano started out good. 2000 words after writing nothing for months. Yay.

Turned on computer for Nano Day 2 and the computer decides to buzz for hours :\. It had been buzzing for a few minutes every time you turn the computer on, then stop. So I really didn't think much of. But after Nano day 2 and the hours of buzzing I knew something wasn't right.

Thankfully I had just gotten some extra money from a full week of work so I was able to bring it into the computer doctor. Needed to be dusted and a new power supply. Done in 6 hours. (I dreaded that it would take days!!)

Thankfully it wasn't as much money to fix everything as I thought it was going to be. Yay. And that I could get it fixed now and not later or later when the computer really crashed.

Didn't loose anything. Even though I scrambled on the 1st backing up novels and maps and outlines and bunny photos. Between flash drive and drop box I had hoped I got everything important.

Computer is running nicely now. Nothing lost. And moving the tower made me actually clean off the computer desk. (Wow as it dusty ugh).


Nano and computer problems go hand in hand. Glad I was able to catch this one before everything fell apart.


Back to writing now.

Great start to the Nano contest! 32 entered all ready!

I have some more bunnies up on my website http://creationsbycynthia.webs.com/plotbunnies.htm I also got around to finally making a Super Bunny!

It's that time again. Nanowrimo! Thought I'd get this contest up and going!

I'm doing what I did last year.

A Clay Plot Bunny Drawing!

You can sign up starting now, the 11th of October! Sign up ends midnight November 1st! After midnight on the first all entries will be ignored.

The contest is open to everyone, everywhere.

There will be ONE drawing this year. Winners from last year and the years before are more then welcome to sign up. This drawing will be random.

How to enter:

To sign up: Email me at magicalbookworm@gmx.com

Place in the subject line Clay Plot Bunny Drawing.

In the main email your Nanowrimo ID. Nothing more until the end of November.

At the end of the month, you email me again saying you've cross the 50K mark for Nanowrimo. (If you cross 50K before the end of Nanowrimo, please email right away.) You'll have 72 hours after Nano ends to send me an email saying you've crossed the finish line.

On December 4th all names who have emailed me back will be placed in a hat and ONE winner will be drawn out. I'll send out an email and they can pick their bunny!


Now what bunnies can you win?

There are some bunnies here:

http://creationsbycynthia.webs.com/plotbunnies.htm

If one of the winners wants a bunny from here, tell me and I'll take it off the shop list. Winners do not need to go through the check out process.

Here's a full list of what bunnies I have. If I don't have a picture, there should be one somewhere on my computer I can place up on my webpage.


Angel
Fairy
Geek
Ghost
Historic
Holding a Coffee cup
Mermaid
Yellow Pen bunny
Princess
Bright Gold Punk
Turquoise Scroll
Painter
Mummy
2 Witch – orange with broom
Wizard
Witch Green with caldron
Archer
Purple Bedtime
Devil
Purple Editor
Vampire with cloak wrapped around face.
Pirate
Vampire with cloak spread
Space
Vampire victim
Western
Murderess bunny
Unpainted (fully white) captain bunny
Zombie
Purple bunny holding a pen with a stack of papers.
Light purple bunny collapsed on paper.
Yellow laptop bunny
Light green bunny holding books.

If you still want a bunny but know that you won't win. They are 11$ a piece and 5$ to ship please email me (magicalbookworm@gmx.com) or contact me through the website

http://creationsbycynthia.webs.com/contactus.htm

I can send and invoice via paypal.

I do make custom bunnies and I do have a great list of ones to make. Any custom orders that come in will be done in December and shipped after they are created.

Again the email to sign up is

magicalbookworm@gmx.com with Clay Plot Bunny Drawing in the subject line and your Nanowrimo ID in the main message.

Pass the word!

Utah has a League of Utah Writers. Every year they have a “Roundup” a state wide get together. This year it’ll be in my city.

The price for the whole thing is a lot out of my price range $180 for the full day of workshops, lunch and dinner. It’s extra if you want to talk to an agent or the editing group that’s going to be there.

The group in my city meets two times a month. I haven’t gone mostly because it sounds like no one there writes fantasy or urban fantasy. It seems like more of a straight fiction group. At least from the bio’s I’ve read on the site. Membership for the group is 25$ a year.

On the bright side you can get into the morning work shop for just 36.00 without a membership to the group.

Morning workshops include:
Anyone can write and sale a novel part 1 and 2
Problem, the core of the story.
Dialogue, it’s not just people talking
The Myth of the muse, brainstorming through writers block
Writing the west
Horror and dark fantasy writing
Voice and style part 1 and 2
Tips on selling and promoting your writing
Whipping up a poem
Writing action

It seems like a lot of money, but I’m hoping I can swing it. I have a big art fair coming up on the 5th. Hopefully I’ll be able to have extra money left over from that to be able to go to this workshop. I would love to take the afternoon classes as well, but that’s another 36$ *ugh*

Hopefully I’ll sale enough jewelry on the fifth to at least go to the morning classes! That or suddenly sell a few clay plot bunnies!

Everyonce in awhile I start thinking and once I get started I can get that thought about of my head.

That said I'm looking to start a shared world group, maybe 5 to 8 people that can create a world, creatures, magic, history, etc. The world could be used for gaming or novels.

Post here or email me at magicalbookworm@gmx.com

I started a shared world a few years ago and it ended up focus more on the writing part and that was great, but I really want to try and focus on the world part of this project before the writing starts. I hope it'll turn out a lot differnet then the last shared world.

Dreaming In Ink has a lot of openings! Two crits a month needed to keep in the group. You can post chapters of a novel or short stories.

Information here

http://www.dreaminginink.com/main.php

Hope to see some new members there!