Good night!
When was the last time I posted a blog post?
A very long time ago! lol.
Well, time to fix that!
Recent news includes-
I have a new Doctor Who obsession. (That's actually not new anymore, but it's new since I last posted on here)
I have 20,000 total views on youtube! And 70 subscribers.
I am writing fanfiction again. (Half of you just yelled "No!" the other half went "yes!")
I can now speak in fluent British.
The year is ending!!! Well, the school year is anyway. Unfortunately Brit-lit will be going into the summer (blegh!) but nearly everything else is done! French will be done in a couple weeks, and I will be done with Human Anatomy by the end of the week.
Family wise, things have gotton crazy! I seriously can't even start on everything that has been going on there. Just know things have been psychotic!
Em, yeah. That's all I can think of. Aside from posting the links to my past few vids in say... two months since I last updated this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qca7epr9mjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc-x4itIf7w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4IQ21wLCQs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYcWyUvtrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiFC4RXEORI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WDgqxwd6I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7Gk7KuHc4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg6BJipyX6I
KMP
Oh yeah, and the fanfic link http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5965051/1/One_Heart
Tuesday, May 18
Saturday, May 8
Sunday, May 2
Sunday, April 18
Wednesday, April 14
Brief youtube post
I'm starting a multifandom video, and here are all the fandoms I am including, if you think of one that I am missing please let me know.
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
Stargate
Merlin's Apprentice
Star Wars
Alice
Alice in Wonderland (old and new)
Criminal Minds
Alias
The Princess Bride
The Matrix
Dr. Horrible Sing-Along-Blg
Doctor Who
Primeval
Narnia
The Labyrinth
Flash Forward
Dollhouse
Sanctuary
Star Trek
The 4400
Pirates of the Caribbean
Lost
Eragon
Avatar
Dead Poet's Society
All to the song Icarus by Mythos. Am I forgetting any other epic fandoms?
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
Stargate
Merlin's Apprentice
Star Wars
Alice
Alice in Wonderland (old and new)
Criminal Minds
Alias
The Princess Bride
The Matrix
Dr. Horrible Sing-Along-Blg
Doctor Who
Primeval
Narnia
The Labyrinth
Flash Forward
Dollhouse
Sanctuary
Star Trek
The 4400
Pirates of the Caribbean
Lost
Eragon
Avatar
Dead Poet's Society
All to the song Icarus by Mythos. Am I forgetting any other epic fandoms?
Monday, April 12
Monster Blog post!
Early Warning, this is going to be a long one folks.
So long, that I am putting a "directory" here beforehand on what I'm talking about
1. The Trip! My trip to Cincinnati
2. Writing! Major changes, and a new project, plus NaNoWriMo talk
3. Youtube! Increasing hits, contests, vlogging, and my original channel
Lots to cover, because all of these things could be a blog post by themselves.
1. The Trip! My Trip to Cincinnati
So, last Thursday I went to Cincinnati for a HUGE Homeschool Conference, as most of you know. Me and the other 5 members of my immediate family packed ourselves into our minivan and drove 7 hours to Cincinnati. We had tons of fun and learned a lot, I won't bore you with a blow by blow. But remember that I am a writer and I tend to go off on whims...
Back on track, the conference was in a huge convention center downtown, and it started Thursday afternoon and ended Saturday night. Oh, and before I forget, I should mention the time change. There is 1 hour difference. Not that much of a change, except for when you have to get up at 6 A.M. meaning it feels like 5 every morning.
You people who know me in real life (and most of my online buddies) know that I have a touch of insomnia issues, and thus 7 A.M. is really pushing it for me. So yeah, 5 was miserable. Luckily there was coffee.
To cut down on blogspace, I am going to give my top 3 things of my trip.
3. The Cubs game. Sunday we went to the Cubs/Reds Game. I got a sunburn and we got overpriced hot dogs, but it was my first game in about 5 years, and the first time all 6 of us went to a game together.
2. Victoria Kasten. She is a homeschooled self published author who I had the privilege to listen to speak, and later meet. I learned alot from her, and she was the 2nd author that I have met now. I was also able to get a signed copy of her book Ironheart, which I am not quite done with just yet.
and nubero uno is...
1. Tim Hawkins. For those of you who don't know, Tim is a Christian Comedian, and he had me laughing hard!
That covers most of the conference. The good parts anyway.
OK. Writing. Have a big topic.
Here is my big news. I am not working on The Witness anymore. Not forever, but I am taking a few steps back. Putting it on the shelf to let it and me breathe.
What does this mean for JuNoWriMo? I don't know. It is already being moved back to July if I keep it at all. A new project has been presented to me and I am using it to get into the habit of writing everyday, and letting go while I write. No restrictions, and especially in this, I will write graphically if the scene is presented. I avoided that in the Witness and as a result half the people who read it do not understand what happened to Jules.
The Binder will continue its rounds. And I will continue the questioning however I will not act on recommended changes.
Instead I am working on something new. Because I had an idea.
90% of you just said "uh oh." That's ok. I did too.
I had one of those dreams where I woke up and said, "That's a great idea!" and then wrote it onto paper in the dark and then fell back asleep. The next morning I forgot most of my dream, save for a few random parts and don't understand half of what I wrote down.
But then when I went to the convention center I combined my dream with the setting of the convention center and BOOM! Two days later I have 20 written pages.
So I am working on that.
S'all for now because I am tired. I will post a part 2 of sorts tomorrow.
KMP
So long, that I am putting a "directory" here beforehand on what I'm talking about
1. The Trip! My trip to Cincinnati
2. Writing! Major changes, and a new project, plus NaNoWriMo talk
3. Youtube! Increasing hits, contests, vlogging, and my original channel
Lots to cover, because all of these things could be a blog post by themselves.
1. The Trip! My Trip to Cincinnati
So, last Thursday I went to Cincinnati for a HUGE Homeschool Conference, as most of you know. Me and the other 5 members of my immediate family packed ourselves into our minivan and drove 7 hours to Cincinnati. We had tons of fun and learned a lot, I won't bore you with a blow by blow. But remember that I am a writer and I tend to go off on whims...
Back on track, the conference was in a huge convention center downtown, and it started Thursday afternoon and ended Saturday night. Oh, and before I forget, I should mention the time change. There is 1 hour difference. Not that much of a change, except for when you have to get up at 6 A.M. meaning it feels like 5 every morning.
You people who know me in real life (and most of my online buddies) know that I have a touch of insomnia issues, and thus 7 A.M. is really pushing it for me. So yeah, 5 was miserable. Luckily there was coffee.
To cut down on blogspace, I am going to give my top 3 things of my trip.
3. The Cubs game. Sunday we went to the Cubs/Reds Game. I got a sunburn and we got overpriced hot dogs, but it was my first game in about 5 years, and the first time all 6 of us went to a game together.
2. Victoria Kasten. She is a homeschooled self published author who I had the privilege to listen to speak, and later meet. I learned alot from her, and she was the 2nd author that I have met now. I was also able to get a signed copy of her book Ironheart, which I am not quite done with just yet.
and nubero uno is...
1. Tim Hawkins. For those of you who don't know, Tim is a Christian Comedian, and he had me laughing hard!
That covers most of the conference. The good parts anyway.
OK. Writing. Have a big topic.
Here is my big news. I am not working on The Witness anymore. Not forever, but I am taking a few steps back. Putting it on the shelf to let it and me breathe.
What does this mean for JuNoWriMo? I don't know. It is already being moved back to July if I keep it at all. A new project has been presented to me and I am using it to get into the habit of writing everyday, and letting go while I write. No restrictions, and especially in this, I will write graphically if the scene is presented. I avoided that in the Witness and as a result half the people who read it do not understand what happened to Jules.
The Binder will continue its rounds. And I will continue the questioning however I will not act on recommended changes.
Instead I am working on something new. Because I had an idea.
90% of you just said "uh oh." That's ok. I did too.
I had one of those dreams where I woke up and said, "That's a great idea!" and then wrote it onto paper in the dark and then fell back asleep. The next morning I forgot most of my dream, save for a few random parts and don't understand half of what I wrote down.
But then when I went to the convention center I combined my dream with the setting of the convention center and BOOM! Two days later I have 20 written pages.
So I am working on that.
S'all for now because I am tired. I will post a part 2 of sorts tomorrow.
KMP
Wednesday, March 31
Announcing Summer NaNo
So, I am announcing an unofficial NaNoWriMo event
In the month of June, I am going to do my own NaNoWriMo. There are several reasons for this including the removal of an excuse for many of my friends. There is no school in June! You can do it with me!
This is how it's going to go. Starting at midnight on June 1st you may start writing. By writing I mean typing, but you can just write in a notebook, however you will have to count all the words yourself. Everyday of June, because we are in a 30 day month, you will have to write 1667 words a day.
This is how the official NaNoWriMo site explains it,
Just substitute November for June and instead of submitting your stuff to the NaNo site, simply post a screencap of your word processor's wordcount.
We will be entirely on the honor system, because I can't hijack the NaNo-site. My mad skillz don't work that well. If you do want to do this, I suggest getting a twitter to update with your wordcount. Just so that you can tell the word how far you are. If I get enough people, then I will make a great list of people and their progress.
Now, because this is an unofficial NaNoWriMo we don't have the supercool option of getting a free copy of our novel if we win. However, you have two months to come up with something for me to do if you win. Make you cookies, cast you in the E.P.I.C. Productions upcoming Narnia spoof, give you a copy of my first novel, something.
We will be going by the official NaNoWriMo rules, and they are
* Write a 50,000-word (or longer!) novel, between November 1 and November 30.
* Start from scratch. None of your own previously written prose can be included in your NaNoWriMo draft (though outlines, character sketches, and research are all fine, as are citations from other people's works).
* Write a novel. We define a novel as a lengthy work of fiction. If you consider the book you're writing a novel, we consider it a novel too!
* Be the sole author of your novel. Apart from those citations mentioned two bullet-points up.
* Write more than one word repeated 50,000 times.
Any other questions? Please either message me, or comment, or something. If you decide you want to go on this journey with me, please also message me or comment.
KMP
In the month of June, I am going to do my own NaNoWriMo. There are several reasons for this including the removal of an excuse for many of my friends. There is no school in June! You can do it with me!
This is how it's going to go. Starting at midnight on June 1st you may start writing. By writing I mean typing, but you can just write in a notebook, however you will have to count all the words yourself. Everyday of June, because we are in a 30 day month, you will have to write 1667 words a day.
This is how the official NaNoWriMo site explains it,
What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month's time.
Who: You! We can't do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let's write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together.
Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era's most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.
When: You can sign up anytime to add your name to the roster and browse the forums. Writing begins November 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by November 30 at midnight. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.
Just substitute November for June and instead of submitting your stuff to the NaNo site, simply post a screencap of your word processor's wordcount.
We will be entirely on the honor system, because I can't hijack the NaNo-site. My mad skillz don't work that well. If you do want to do this, I suggest getting a twitter to update with your wordcount. Just so that you can tell the word how far you are. If I get enough people, then I will make a great list of people and their progress.
Now, because this is an unofficial NaNoWriMo we don't have the supercool option of getting a free copy of our novel if we win. However, you have two months to come up with something for me to do if you win. Make you cookies, cast you in the E.P.I.C. Productions upcoming Narnia spoof, give you a copy of my first novel, something.
We will be going by the official NaNoWriMo rules, and they are
* Write a 50,000-word (or longer!) novel, between November 1 and November 30.
* Start from scratch. None of your own previously written prose can be included in your NaNoWriMo draft (though outlines, character sketches, and research are all fine, as are citations from other people's works).
* Write a novel. We define a novel as a lengthy work of fiction. If you consider the book you're writing a novel, we consider it a novel too!
* Be the sole author of your novel. Apart from those citations mentioned two bullet-points up.
* Write more than one word repeated 50,000 times.
Any other questions? Please either message me, or comment, or something. If you decide you want to go on this journey with me, please also message me or comment.
KMP
Tuesday, March 16
Interesting and odd
I am reading a book on writing, and it describes the 7 basic plots. After much thought, I have realized that based on what is in my head, each of the three books in my The Witness trilogy will be different.
Book 1, which I am officially letting people know will be called First Freedom, is what is described as Rags to Riches/Voyage and Return. As much as I understand anyways.
Book 2 will likely be described as Tragedy (that's the one that fits). I say likely because I have not written it, but I do know how it will end and how it will lead into book 3, and I can tell you it will be tragic.
Book 3, and this both contains the most spoilers and is the most subject to change because I have looked into this one even less than the other two, would be described as Overcoming the Monster/Rebirth.
Well, I thought that was interesting.
KMP
Book 1, which I am officially letting people know will be called First Freedom, is what is described as Rags to Riches/Voyage and Return. As much as I understand anyways.
Book 2 will likely be described as Tragedy (that's the one that fits). I say likely because I have not written it, but I do know how it will end and how it will lead into book 3, and I can tell you it will be tragic.
Book 3, and this both contains the most spoilers and is the most subject to change because I have looked into this one even less than the other two, would be described as Overcoming the Monster/Rebirth.
Well, I thought that was interesting.
KMP
Thursday, March 11
No time!
I know, I havn't blogged in ages. There hasn't been alot of time recently!
So, a few things that have happened recently. I released my Star Wars video, which I have been assured it Epic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM1fT2XakzA Enjoy :D I worked much longer on this one than usual. Including the downloading process I worked on this for about a week.
I got my driver's license. That's right I can now legally drive anywhere and everywhere. Within reason. Sorry Jay, 5 hours is too long especially with the traffic in the city.
I have died and cut my hair. It needed to be done. My hair is red again, though I did not go red like Jean Grey (we all know how that worked last time) But it feels good to get some of that weight off.
And, the true reason for this blog post. I have reached the point in editing of my novel where I now have more than I did in the first draft! After cutting Zach's perspective (something that had to be done. I'm sorry, I know some of you liked that) along with a few other scenes that only me and Amelia will ever know about. I am now up to 50,016. That is 5 more words and when I crossed the finish line officially at 50,011. And I am nowhere near done.
Many of you know that I want to extend certain parts, including the flashbacks. When I first wrote them, I was afraid of going too far and being too graphic. After some reassurances that I can take things a little farther and confirm instead of hint. (though I am still not going into full detail. Its hard enough for me to deal with Jules/Jessica's memories without getting seeped into that) Those of you who have actually read everything will (hopefully) understand that.
And I will leave you all with that. I remain a frustrated vidder,
KMP
So, a few things that have happened recently. I released my Star Wars video, which I have been assured it Epic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM1fT2XakzA Enjoy :D I worked much longer on this one than usual. Including the downloading process I worked on this for about a week.
I got my driver's license. That's right I can now legally drive anywhere and everywhere. Within reason. Sorry Jay, 5 hours is too long especially with the traffic in the city.
I have died and cut my hair. It needed to be done. My hair is red again, though I did not go red like Jean Grey (we all know how that worked last time) But it feels good to get some of that weight off.
And, the true reason for this blog post. I have reached the point in editing of my novel where I now have more than I did in the first draft! After cutting Zach's perspective (something that had to be done. I'm sorry, I know some of you liked that) along with a few other scenes that only me and Amelia will ever know about. I am now up to 50,016. That is 5 more words and when I crossed the finish line officially at 50,011. And I am nowhere near done.
Many of you know that I want to extend certain parts, including the flashbacks. When I first wrote them, I was afraid of going too far and being too graphic. After some reassurances that I can take things a little farther and confirm instead of hint. (though I am still not going into full detail. Its hard enough for me to deal with Jules/Jessica's memories without getting seeped into that) Those of you who have actually read everything will (hopefully) understand that.
And I will leave you all with that. I remain a frustrated vidder,
KMP
Wednesday, March 3
I wish I could be this cool
Greetings all,
I wanted to share a bit of awesome genius with you all. Recently I have become really active in the Vidder community and somebody introduced me to the concept of "Meps" or Collab videos. This is essentially where several vidders all work together on one video. This lets each of them focus their amazing talent on a small section of a video instead of the entire thing.
Well, I saw this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzpbjXqX588 and I have to say it is a work of pure genius. 9 different vidder editors, and I can not believe I know two of them. The editing is fast and amazing in a way I don't think I will ever be able to do. Though I havn't even seen all of the first season of Legend of the Seeker (The fandom which this vid is for) I feel like this is the best show ever.
Each editor truely outdid themselves and the entire video flows perfectly.
Just had to share this bit of awesome genius,
KMP
I wanted to share a bit of awesome genius with you all. Recently I have become really active in the Vidder community and somebody introduced me to the concept of "Meps" or Collab videos. This is essentially where several vidders all work together on one video. This lets each of them focus their amazing talent on a small section of a video instead of the entire thing.
Well, I saw this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzpbjXqX588 and I have to say it is a work of pure genius. 9 different vidder editors, and I can not believe I know two of them. The editing is fast and amazing in a way I don't think I will ever be able to do. Though I havn't even seen all of the first season of Legend of the Seeker (The fandom which this vid is for) I feel like this is the best show ever.
Each editor truely outdid themselves and the entire video flows perfectly.
Just had to share this bit of awesome genius,
KMP
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