Leap Into Life
Just a note to my subscribers: If you got an email about a post today and thought it looked familiar, you're not crazy. I made an edit last night on a post from last spring and it resent. Sorry. And, as always, thank you for subscribing! Am I the only one who reads fortune cookie fortunes? No, right. You at least read them. What I'm really wondering is if you devour these fortunes like I do (no pun intended, because you know, you're eating the cookie)? I was going through one of my camp journals and out came three fortunes from fortune cookies. I actually remember reading this and being furious about them (especially the first one- am I not doing the right thing? I thought money didn't mater?!) If you can't see it, the fortunes are:
I'm a pretty wordy person, but no, I'm not going to come up with fortunes. Instead, I'm going to tell you about the power they hold. Now, I'll tell you that all of this is based off my experiences with fortune cookies, so don't think I know what I'm talking about. When we first read our fortune, we think "wow, what does that mean?" because all fortune cookies are metaphorical. Now, you're probably thinking that mine didn't seem too metaphorical. Look up in the sky tonight. That's a command. Is there a hidden meaning in that? There are hidden meanings in everything. But, anyway, I'll continue. Our subconscious mind then starts thinking about what the fortune means. Do I need to take a minute for myself? Am I not doing the right thing? The tiny fortune that someone spent a minute or so writing is causing us to ponder our lives! Wow! Deep, huh? And it gets even crazier! The fortune starts controlling us! We look up at the sky or, more likely, we take a moment for ourselves. It's probably not on purpose and we probably never think about it, but it's true and the evidence is there, even if it's something small and silly. How does it feel to be controlled by a fortune cookie? Half of me feels like it's awesome! To think that just a little piece of paper can have such an impact on our lives. It's like me and my quotes or even my blog posts. Those are all impacting people. The other part of me is like if a piece of paper can control us/ change us, what else controls us?! So yeah. That's all I got on the power of fortune cookies. I hope you get a good one next time you eat one! P.S. I see subscribing in your future.... Just kidding, but, really, please subscribe- there's a box on the side of my blog page.
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I've written for National Novel Month Young Writers Program for the past two years, and I have two odd/ un-plotted/ messy manuscripts to prove it. For all of you planning to write for National Novel Month (if you've never heard of it, go to: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org!), I decided to start coming up with writing exercises... based off my unique personality.
Have you ever read a boring book? Have you ever thought characters were unrealistic or boring? Have you ever tried to guess the plot line of the next book in a series? I have and trust me, I have witnesses (my friends). Today, you can try to do this creative activity. It will help your writing and get your creative juices flowing! ***Disclaimer: Rick Riordan owns Percy Jackson AND his books are great! It's just that his books are so good that it makes it hard (yet fun) to guess the plot line. His characters are relatable, too. (I love the Percy Jackson books!) This is for creative purposes ONLY.*** **I'm going to give examples; if you don't understand: pick up the Lighting Thief and read the series! You'll be changed for life.** *There might be spoiler alerts, but based on the titles of the books, you probably guessed what happened (The House of Hades).*
Tips: *Be sure your friend is okay with you guessing the plot line *If not, write it down and read the book *Make sure no one tells you the plot What can you gain from guessing the plot/ character personalities? You can understand how dimensional personalities are essential in writing. It is evidence that plot twists are really important... and, maybe, your crazy ideas will give you more ideas for your next novel! Good luck on the guessing! |