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Been waiting my whole life..
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..For you to come and waste a while.
Morning Parade
I realize I have been absent for DA for 123456789 years but I'm back now, so forgive me?
I've been buried under a mound of coursework and literature and exam prep and have only recently resurfaced but I guess that comes with the whole college territory.
The good news: I got selected to apply to study English Lit at Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge University for you non Englanders) and if initially accepted, will have my interview in December
The bad news: I have to attend extra classes on pre 1600's literature which I usually wouldn't complain about if there wasn't a whole section on Chaucer. Don't get me wrong, I love old poetry and I can even handle the Meta-Physical stuff, but Chaucer just doesn't roll with me. It takes about an hour to de-code a single verse and even then I can't say the end result is rewarding.
On the positive side, there's a class dedicated to Defoe next month, so I guess it's rain clouds and rainbows
Anyhoo, I have a 1500 word speech transcript in for tomorrow, so I shall continue to slave away. I'm far too hyperbolic for my own good sometimes.
Ta raa.
Morning Parade
I realize I have been absent for DA for 123456789 years but I'm back now, so forgive me?
I've been buried under a mound of coursework and literature and exam prep and have only recently resurfaced but I guess that comes with the whole college territory.
The good news: I got selected to apply to study English Lit at Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge University for you non Englanders) and if initially accepted, will have my interview in December
The bad news: I have to attend extra classes on pre 1600's literature which I usually wouldn't complain about if there wasn't a whole section on Chaucer. Don't get me wrong, I love old poetry and I can even handle the Meta-Physical stuff, but Chaucer just doesn't roll with me. It takes about an hour to de-code a single verse and even then I can't say the end result is rewarding.
On the positive side, there's a class dedicated to Defoe next month, so I guess it's rain clouds and rainbows
Anyhoo, I have a 1500 word speech transcript in for tomorrow, so I shall continue to slave away. I'm far too hyperbolic for my own good sometimes.
Ta raa.
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I like the way you sound in the morning,
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..We're on the phone and without a warning, I realize you laugh is the best sound I have ever heard.
Oh my..
'Kay so I got my GCSE results back, straight A's which was a pinch-me-how-the-hell-did-i-manage-that kinda shock. Already enrolled in college, picked my courses; English Lit, English Language, Philosophy, Law, and because I got put into gifted & talented, I have to take Critical Thinking too.
AND to top it off, on the same day I got my results, I got a letter from Red House publishing to say I'd been featured as one of their top young writers of 2010
They also invited me down to a workshop with some author so I've got all that going on too.
I think this is another of those pinch-me-how-the-hell-did-i-manage-that moments.
Oh my..
'Kay so I got my GCSE results back, straight A's which was a pinch-me-how-the-hell-did-i-manage-that kinda shock. Already enrolled in college, picked my courses; English Lit, English Language, Philosophy, Law, and because I got put into gifted & talented, I have to take Critical Thinking too.
AND to top it off, on the same day I got my results, I got a letter from Red House publishing to say I'd been featured as one of their top young writers of 2010
They also invited me down to a workshop with some author so I've got all that going on too.I think this is another of those pinch-me-how-the-hell-did-i-manage-that moments.
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And it's always summer back in Alabama..
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And I miss you forever, honey
More than you will know.
Oh my, my Summer so far has been insane!
Stupid Little Love Notes ended up being nominated in the Under 16's Short Story category of the Brit Writers Awards 2010, and as one of seven finalists my parents insisted we flew back from Spain for the ceremony. The whole evening seems like a dream now; I met Terry Pratchett, one of my all time writing hero's, and Feargal Sharkey from The Undertones presented the overall award
I didn't win, but I can't say I'm too fussed as just to be considered one of the top seven young writers in the country is enough of an honour
If you're interested, here's the official website www.britwriters.co.uk
Besides that, I somehow have managed to complete my GCSE exams, possibly met the love of my life, and spent excessive amounts on clothing, all in the past two months, which to me doesn't seem too bad for one summer
But enough about me, hows things with you? :')
More than you will know.
Oh my, my Summer so far has been insane!
Stupid Little Love Notes ended up being nominated in the Under 16's Short Story category of the Brit Writers Awards 2010, and as one of seven finalists my parents insisted we flew back from Spain for the ceremony. The whole evening seems like a dream now; I met Terry Pratchett, one of my all time writing hero's, and Feargal Sharkey from The Undertones presented the overall award
I didn't win, but I can't say I'm too fussed as just to be considered one of the top seven young writers in the country is enough of an honour
If you're interested, here's the official website www.britwriters.co.uk
Besides that, I somehow have managed to complete my GCSE exams, possibly met the love of my life, and spent excessive amounts on clothing, all in the past two months, which to me doesn't seem too bad for one summer
But enough about me, hows things with you? :')
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Brit Writer's Awards Unpublished 2010 (update)
So guys, I got an email a month ago to say I'd made it through to the second round, and Tuesday I got an email announcing I'd made it through to the final round of judging!
Only 100 entrants made it through to the final round, and overall, 21,000 people entered, which is pretty damn mind-blowing seeings as I'm one of the successful 100!
I find out at the beginning of June whether I have been nominated for an award & am therefore going to the awards at the 02 Arena London
If I am successful (fingers crossed aye?) I have to arrange for a time for a film crew to come over to film my nomination video and re-schedule my flights to Spain as I'm on holiday the day of the Awards
it still feels completely unreal.
keep your fingers crossed for me?
<3
So guys, I got an email a month ago to say I'd made it through to the second round, and Tuesday I got an email announcing I'd made it through to the final round of judging!
Only 100 entrants made it through to the final round, and overall, 21,000 people entered, which is pretty damn mind-blowing seeings as I'm one of the successful 100!
I find out at the beginning of June whether I have been nominated for an award & am therefore going to the awards at the 02 Arena London
If I am successful (fingers crossed aye?) I have to arrange for a time for a film crew to come over to film my nomination video and re-schedule my flights to Spain as I'm on holiday the day of the Awards
it still feels completely unreal.
keep your fingers crossed for me?
<3
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Hollywood infected your brain..
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..You wanted kissing in the rain.
Apologies for my general laziness regarding journal updates, I have nothing to blame accept my own cba-ness. ALOT has happened in the crazy, pastel-coloured world of me; it's been honestly insane!
In the past three months, I have entered two short stories and a poem collection in the under sixteens category of the Brit Writer's Awards, the short-list of which is revealed at the beginning of May, so fingers crossed (:
I have also been chosen from thousands to receive a Writing Achievement Award from the Young Writers publishing house which is just mind-blowing, & I'm so happy and grateful to be recognized for something I love (:
So despite the general insanity of coursework deadlines/exam revision/college interviews, everything's going pretty damn well!
xxx
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