tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098512770111278812024-03-18T21:49:33.059-07:00A Gypsy's PenA journey in becoming a writer, starting at the beginning. With learning alongside me the tricks of the trade and tips you, and I, need to know.Gypsy Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774912470549499007noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409851277011127881.post-28915228760624827422012-07-09T12:51:00.004-07:002012-07-09T12:53:31.434-07:00Starting at the Beginning<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Quick note, I'd like to apologize for not posting on the day that I said I would, but I've recently got my first job at a fast food restaurant and was working all day on Saturday and Sunday. Now moving on!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Being a beginning writer you want to wade into the publishing world and not jump in with a book right away. You can try, but as for me, I have a plan of building up to that. The plan is that while I'm still living at home with my parents and don't need money to support myself in the real world yet, that I'll start with publishing for no money, just to get my name out there and hopefully somewhat noticed. Then when I'm ready to start publishing for money hopefully then magazines will </i>want<i> to pay me. After that try for novels. I think it's a well thought out plan and I'm finally starting.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>I've so far submitted a story to the magazines, Danse Macabre and Inwood Indiana Press, I've also submitted three poems to the magazine, NAP. We'll see how well the poems go because I don't really like them at all and know for sure I'm not a poet, just thought I would try.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #ead1dc;">The process of submitting your work, so far seems pretty simple, though we'll see how well I did it. So you have to usually write a Cover Letter </span><span style="color: #ea9999;">(a website I found useful in case like me this'll be your first one and you don't know how: <a href="http://voices.yahoo.com/how-write-cover-letters-short-story-submissions-358314.html?cat=44">http://voices.yahoo.com/how-write-cover-letters-short-story-submissions-358314.html?cat=44</a>) </span><span style="color: #ead1dc;">to go with your submission. Then you'd copy and paste your story into the correct area. </span><span style="color: #ea9999;">WARNING: Be sure to read the magazines submission guidelines, most should have them somewhere on their website and you should read all of it because each magazine is different.</span><span style="color: #ead1dc;"> They also suggest on the magazine's website that you read some of their latest entries to be sure for yourself if the story you're submitting, or your style, would fit into their magazine. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>So far this is all the advice for you who are in the same boat as me that I have. I'll let you know on the outcome of my submissions and if you have any advice for me on the process of beginning publishing I would very much appreciate it. You can leave your advice in the comments below.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i> Gypsy Ink</i></span></div>Gypsy Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774912470549499007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409851277011127881.post-65372094334060324742012-06-30T13:54:00.002-07:002012-06-30T13:55:46.000-07:00Your Voice<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">As a writer you have what we call a "voice". Your voice is the arrangement of certain words that creates the personality of a character, but also the feel of the narrative. For example, putting the words </span><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"rather"</span><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"not at all"</span><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> into a sentence could create a more pompous or intelligent feel to the narration. Though I'm not saying that intelligent people are pompous.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">When Lady Eclaire got back, she found her house a disarrayed state and she was not in a very happy mood.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">When Lady Eclaire got back, she found her house in a </span><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">rather</span><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">disarrayed state and she was not in a very happy mood,</span><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">not at all</span><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So you see just by adding a few certain words I have taken a somewhat okay sentence that would fit into this story and made it work very well indeed. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Though, don't get me wrong, I am not an expert BY FAR in this field because I'm still messing around with what I want my voice as a writer to be. One thing I do recommend, mostly because I hear many people say this to me, is that when you're in the same boat as I am, that you should read, Read, READ! Because when you're experimenting with the voice that you will be using in the future it doesn't just come to you in a lighting bolt struck down from Zeus himself. Oh, no. It's a collage of others' voices put together in a new way that describes you. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It's like technology. Thomas Edison, and shoot me down now if I got this wrong, created the light bulb which was very basic compared to technology today and was also the basis of the technology we now use today. Our technology didn't just come out of nowhere, it was inspired by another machine or idea that predates our inventors' time.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And so, dear gypsies, if you're out there, and even if you're not a writer, if you're trying to find your voice or style, or technique; look at someone else's, the classics of your field, and draw on them to create your own unique voice.</span></i><br />
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<br />Gypsy Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774912470549499007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409851277011127881.post-1502559615879235052012-06-24T15:58:00.003-07:002012-06-24T16:28:48.316-07:00Sorry for the disappearance<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>So I would like to apologize to any of you who have been following this blog before my disappearance. Sorry to say that it wasn't for travelling around like our dear friends the gypsies, but instead because life at school (high school, senior year, to be exact) had caught up to me. I also believe that I was adding to many things for me to do before I even got the hang of writing a blog. Oh ambition, what would I do without you?</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>I would like to say thank you to those who have stayed with me thus far. I'm sorry again for me checking out of my blog, but here I am ready to re-start! Thank you all, and sorry again. I hope you enjoy the hopefully new style and journey this blog will soon be taking.</i></span></div>Gypsy Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774912470549499007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409851277011127881.post-49187408104051042782012-01-14T11:45:00.000-08:002012-06-24T16:54:51.040-07:00Inspiration: Week 2<div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">I would first like to say Merry Christmas!/Happy Hanuka!/Happy Yule! and I hope your holidays are going exceedingly well. Now onto business.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"> I was browsing through my Facebook page when I noticed my friend put up a link for "The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011". Naturally, I clicked on it and started looking, some were powerful, beautiful, others sad and kind of disturbing. Now when I came to the last picture, picture 45, that one made me smile and I couldn't stop looking at it, I haven't written a story or anything to fit it, but it did give me an idea. So here's the picture and I hope it gives you even more Holiday cheer.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">To think that a little boy would high-five a US solider and smile so widely when everything around them is destruction. This is true Christmas spirit, to still be so happy and friendly when your world is not. Take this and either write a story about something it reminds you of, or apply it to your life.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">I would first like to say Merry Christmas!/Happy Hanuka!/Happy Yule! and I hope your holidays are going exceedingly well. Now onto business.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"> I was browsing through my Facebook page when I noticed my friend put up a link for "The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011". Naturally, I clicked on it and started looking, some were powerful, beautiful, others sad and kind of disturbing. Now when I came to the last picture, picture 45, that one made me smile and I couldn't stop looking at it, I haven't written a story or anything to fit it, but it did give me an idea. So here's the picture and I hope it gives you even more Holiday cheer.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">To think that a little boy would high-five a US solider and smile so widely when everything around them is destruction. This is true Christmas spirit, to still be so happy and friendly when your world is not. Take this and either write a story about something it reminds you of, or apply it to your life.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Gypsy Ink</span></span></i>Gypsy Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774912470549499007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409851277011127881.post-53632816780776639432011-12-22T10:30:00.000-08:002012-06-24T16:27:59.983-07:00New Comings Announcements<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So it's kind of early for this announcement, but I'm just too excited to keep it in any more. I've had a couple ideas for this blog that I was going to start after New Years, but these ideas were, that along with the every week posting, I'll also include a weekly challenge, and give you a picture, song, ect. that has been my inspiration that week.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Along with all these new comings on this blog, would you also like to see me preform critiquing books I read? (and you can suggest books for me to read too, and I'll try my best to read all your suggestions, but if there gets to be a lot it may take a while)</i></span></span>Gypsy Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774912470549499007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409851277011127881.post-37433622229758649992011-12-17T17:51:00.000-08:002012-06-24T16:27:41.420-07:00Artists/The Weird People<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">This week I'm going to talk about artist, who are also known as "The weird people" to many. Now I'm not saying all "the weird people" in the world are artists, but I bet most of you can agree with me that all artists are weird in some way. Even the conservative artists are weird because it's weird for an artist to be conservative. This isn't a bad thing at all so please don't press that red "x" button like I know some of you are thinking about quite yet.</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">Here are my reasons why artists or "the weird people" in the world are a positive thing, why it's not bad to one. </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">My sole is empty.." - </span></i><span style="font-size: large;">A House Without a Home</span><i><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">http://rosebryer.tripod.com/id21.html</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">3)Without us the world would be primitive (ex: When Galileo said that the Sun was the center of the universe, not earth. When Benjamin Franklin preforming his lighting/kite experiment which has been followed by the invention of the battery. The legend of the vampire (I don't actually know where this originated from or who it was, but I'll let you know when I do) without that we wouldn't have some of the greatest books, Dracula, Interview with a Vampire, </span></i><span style="font-size: large;">TWILIGHT REALLY ISN'T ONE OF THEM THOSE ARE OVER SIZED FAIRIES WITHOUT WINGS</span><i><span style="font-size: large;">, and many, many more.)</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;">So you see gypsies, we maybe called weird, but this is a good thing! Next time someone calls you weird smile at them, say "Thank you", maybe even give them a hug. For without us weirdos, and especially us artists, the world would a floating dead rock with absolutely no life on it! </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"><i>I don’t know how many of you know about fanfiction, but in short it’s where you write your version of a story, movie, anime, comic, ect. that you like or don’t like. And I know what some of you are thinking, why spend any time and energy on re-writing an already published, maybe even popular, story?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"><i>The answer, to practice. I see fanfiction as not any basis for my actual writing, other than a way that I can practice my character development or plot outline. Being a beginning writer getting in over her head with more advance projects, I need as much practice as I can get! Another way I see it is as my version of gaming. Some people go around shooting virtual creatures, I write fanfiction. Although, I haven’t actually written a fanfiction story in a while, guiltily leaving a story to rot on the 9<sup>th</sup> chapter, but that’s because I found roleplaying websites, which are more interactive and let’s just face it, more fun.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"><i>Though out of all this practice I do read a little of others’ writings, and there is one thing that I have a problem with most of all, besides those you have bad grammar and spelling. It’s when people take a perfectly good character and re-write them. Such as stories I’ve read about Pirates of the Caribbean. They take Jack Sparrow…excuse me…CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, a drunk sometimes wise, one night stand kind of pirate and put him with a girl next door type. This is perfectly fine, for just a night. But when I think of Jack I see him thinking that they have too much baggage and leaving them before they wake up. But these writers don’t stop, they then take him make him fall in love with said girl and then make him </i><u>faithful</u><i>. FAITHFUL?! A pirate? Really? Jack wouldn’t be faithful to anyone, under any circumstances. The love part however isn’t too far off, but honestly he loves anyone with breasts. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"><i>Personally if I knew Jack, and if he was a real person, I would happily settle for friends with benefits with him. Here’s my reasoning, you get his friendship which is great because he seems to keep in touch with his friends pretty well for a pirate, and well I’m sure you can guess the other reason.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"><i>Though I guess if you like Twilight and its characters you would think I’m being hypocritical, and I might, but not in my head. Because in my head Twilight isn’t all that special or even that good, but we’ll talk about those reasons on a later date.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"><i>Backing up to before all the distractions of teenage writer, fanfiction is a great way to practice or just play, for lack of a better word. Though be careful with what you make your characters do, especially Captain Jack Sparrow, because I may just come out of your computer and strangle you. Please keep your characters realistic, and if they change have that be gradual is my advice. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14pt;"><i>Welcome all gypsy writers to a haven. I'm a first time blogger so please bear with me if these first posts are kind of slow or odd. I'm going to be posting every week during the weekend since I'm a senior in high school and have tons of homework including College Algebra and Music Theory. This blog is all about writing, my writing, my thoughts on certain writing topics or stories, and if I'm having a bad day expect some ranting. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14pt;"><i>Writing is my life and I learned that in 9th grade when I started writing my first book, about half way done with that book, I've started at least two other books. I've writing at least ten or so short-stories/flash fiction, and I'm also currently working on my try at a musical. All this is currently at a stand still, for school, but I'm hoping with Winter Break comes time to work further on my many many writing projects. Welcome again my fellow gypsies and hope you enjoy our writing haven!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14pt;"><i> Free to write forever,</i></span></div>
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